The breakthrough came after the U.K. government last week gave Northern Ireland politicians until Feb. 8 to restore the collapsed government in Belfast or face new elections. Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party has agreed to end a boycott that left the … Read More
The UK government said Monday it would issue “hundreds” of new oil and gas licences in the North Sea to secure energy reserves while still aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The announcement angered environmental groups and comes … Read More
The United Kingdom on Sunday formally signed a treaty to join a major Indo/Pacific block, in what is described as the biggest trade deal since the country left the European Union, (Brexit) at the beginning of 2020. Business Minister Kemi … Read More
LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt has set out proposals to unlock at least 50 billion pounds ($64 billion) in investments to bolster London as a competitive global financial centre. The so-called Mansion House Reforms come … Read More
Home Office sent 24,083 letters of intent warning refugees they were being considered for forcible removal More than 24,000 asylum seekers from about one-third of the world’s countries could face removal to Rwanda by the UK Home Office in the … Read More
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is delaying its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia’s occupying forces, saying that while such a campaign would succeed, too many of his troops’ lives would be lost KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in remarks … Read More
The chancellor has said it would be a “terrible mistake” to give pay rises above the rate of inflation, even though strikes are hitting the economy. Jeremy Hunt said the impact of the junior doctors’ strike on NHS patients was … Read More
The United Kingdom and European Union have announced changes to the mechanism governing trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the three years since the UK’s official withdrawal from the EU, the Northern Ireland Protocol has been an ongoing … Read More
The government has been urged to “get a grip” of the crisis in England’s hospitals amid claims that up to 500 people a week are dying because of delays with emergency care. The president of the Royal College of Emergency … Read More
Westminster looking at ‘nuclear option’ to stop bill on self-identification for people wanting to change legal gender Rishi Sunak has waded into the row over Scotland’s gender recognition bill, insisting it was “perfectly reasonable” to assess its potential impact on … Read More