Rishi Sunak cracks the whip to get benefits claimants into work
Rishi Sunak is backing a drive to get more people on benefits into work, as data show more than one in five people in some parts of the country are claiming support.
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May 20, 2022 Three ways EU could retaliate if UK ditches Northern Ireland protocol
The EU could impose tariffs on UK fish and agricultural goods in just seven days if Boris Johnson goes ahead with moves to disapply parts of the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol, legal experts have said. The short, sharp shock is one of the three key retaliatory weapons available through the trade agreement, according to Catherine Barnard, a professor […]
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May 15, 2022 Boris Johnson backs away from Northern Ireland protocol threat ahead of talks
Boris Johnson will vow not to scrap the Brexit deal governing Northern Ireland and instead back reform that has “the broadest possible cross-community support”, in an attempt to cool tensions over the issue.
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May 7, 2022 PM Boris Johnson admits he’s not doing enough in the cost of living crisis
Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted the government is failing to help families struggling with Britain’s cost of living crisis. The admission came in an interview with ITV’s Susannah Reid.
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April 29, 2022 Athens says it will ‘respect’ Finland’s decision to join NATO
Greece will respect Finland’s potential decision to join NATO, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday at a meeting with his Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin in Athens.
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April 23, 2022 EU chief assumes Putin is disinformed about the war
European Council President Charles Michel made an effort to open Russian President Vladimir Putin’s eyes to his country’s losses in Ukraine and to the effect of sanctions in a phone call on Friday (22 April).
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April 16, 2022 EU socialist leaders call on Greek progressives to join forces
Greece’s former prime minister and main opposition leftist leader Alexis Tsipras vowed a “strong progressive” comeback at his Syriza party conference on Thursday (14 April), a call that was backed by leading socialist politicians across Europe.
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April 13, 2022 Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak ‘must resign’ after police fines, says Keir Starmer
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak “must both resign” following the probe into partygate, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
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April 2, 2022 Nicola Sturgeon: Government must prove nationalising ScotRail is a good thing
The Scottish Government has to prove to the public that nationalising ScotRail is a good idea, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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April 1, 2022 EU leaders to press China on stance towards Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
EU leaders will press their Chinese counterparts on Beijing’s position and potential role amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a virtual meeting on Friday (1 April), marking the first EU-China summit since June 2020.
