Whitehall civil servants camouflaged sparkling wine acquisitions and five-star hotel catering as ‘bookkeeping services’ and ‘administration’, as part of a £145 million of government debit card spending. Rishi Sunak has been accused of overseeing a shameful chronicle of waste as it was disclosed how officials splurged on booze, luxury furnishings and costly dinners abroad. OppositionContinue reading “Fury At Whitehall Staff’s £145 Million Spending Spree”
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For Sewage Spills, Water Companies Are Set To Avoid ‘Disproportionate’ Fines Of £250 Million
Water companies are set to evade fines of up to £250 million for spilling sewage into rivers and seas. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is understood to believe the fines are disproportionate. Ministers last year pledged a rise in the maximum penalties from £250,000 following persistent spills, but Therese Coffey is said to have declined toContinue reading “For Sewage Spills, Water Companies Are Set To Avoid ‘Disproportionate’ Fines Of £250 Million”
Those Who Illegally Crossed The Channel In Small Boats Will Not Be Able To Appeal Their Deportation
Ministers are drawing up plans to stop Channel migrants from lodging legal challenges against deportation. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has already outlined how the Government plans to automatically bar migrants from claiming asylum as part of his promise to stop the boats, but additional steps are being formulated to strip back migrants’ ability to launchContinue reading “Those Who Illegally Crossed The Channel In Small Boats Will Not Be Able To Appeal Their Deportation”
Editors Say New Privacy Code Will Threaten Press Freedom
Ministers have been warned that press freedom is in serious danger from a proposed new data protection code of practice. The editors of newspaper outlets have urged the Government to use the proposed Bill of Rights legislation to exempt journalism from data protection law. In a joint letter, they said the draft code, which willContinue reading “Editors Say New Privacy Code Will Threaten Press Freedom”
Britain Returns To LOCKDOWN After Mick Lynch Loses Support For Crippling Strikes
Public support for Mick Lynch’s crippling Christmas walkouts is draining away as Britain faces a lockdown by industrial action with the festive season in ruins for the third year running and businesses face losing billions. Millions of employees must now work from home, some until 2023, due to union tycoons such as Mick Lynch shuttingContinue reading “Britain Returns To LOCKDOWN After Mick Lynch Loses Support For Crippling Strikes”
Last Resort!
Channel migrants could be put up at a Pontins holiday camp in a bid to cut taxpayers’ £6 million a day hotel bill for small boat arrivals. The Home Office is in negotiations to hire an 820-chalet camp at Camber Sands in East Sussex. Pontins offers budget holidays at the camp, which was purpose-built inContinue reading “Last Resort!”
Nursing Union Leaders Have Offered To ‘Pause’ Strike Due To Crippling The NHS, But Ministers Refuse To Meet
Ministers have refused an offer from nursing union leaders to delay a walkout due to incapacitate the NHS in exchange for face-to-face discussions over pay. The Royal College of Nursing had offered to ‘press pause’ on a strike in exchange for talks with Health Secretary Steve Barclay, amid fears that the action by thousands ofContinue reading “Nursing Union Leaders Have Offered To ‘Pause’ Strike Due To Crippling The NHS, But Ministers Refuse To Meet”
Biden and Sunak Are On The Verge Of A Major Deal
The Prime Minister hopes to reach an agreement with Joe Biden this month that could see the US supply billions of cubic feet of natural gas to Britain in the coming months to help reduce the energy crisis triggered by Vladimir Putin. The deal, which was initiated by Liz Truss, would shore up the UK’sContinue reading “Biden and Sunak Are On The Verge Of A Major Deal”
Council Tax Is Set To Soar
Council tax bills could skyrocket next year under government plans to reduce the strain on public finances. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is looking at relaxing the decade-long cap that presently allows town halls to increase their annual bills by just 2 per cent a year for their core services. Although the move would not directly raiseContinue reading “Council Tax Is Set To Soar”
A ‘Devastating’ New COVID Wave Has Already Begun In The United Kingdom, Say, Experts
Experts have warned that Britain is already at the start of a devastating new COVID spiral that may incapacitate the NHS this winter. Early data showed that new subvariants of Omicron are developing around the immunity that was built up through vaccinations and COVID infections. Some scientists fear the new immune evasive variants may causeContinue reading “A ‘Devastating’ New COVID Wave Has Already Begun In The United Kingdom, Say, Experts”
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