Ministers wait to learn if they face ‘freedom day’ in quarantine
Ministers and officials across Whitehall are waiting anxiously to learn if they will have to isolate on so-called “freedom day” after it was confirmed Sajid Javid has Covid-19.
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July 17, 2021 Furlough is Rishi Sunak’s greatest triumph but it could soon become a political headache as it winds down
The furlough scheme has been Rishi Sunak’s greatest triumph. A few weeks after being catapulted into the Treasury, this lifelong free-marketeer agreed to underwrite nine million jobs, spending a total of £65bn of taxpayers’ money – and counting.
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July 13, 2021 MPs to vote on foreign aid budget cuts, but tax rises are threatened if government loses
Boris Johnson has called the bluff of rebel Tory MPs demanding a Commons vote on Rishi Sunak’s controversial decision to cut spending on overseas aid.
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July 12, 2021 Dubrovnik: Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias “How to end the quarantine”
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias’ address at the Dubrovnik Forum 2021 and the panel discussion “The international community and the Western Balkans: How to end the quarantine” (Dubrovnik, 10.07.2021)
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July 11, 2021 Rishi Sunak’s ‘huge prize’ for British taxpayer on brink over frugal EU states infighting
Finance ministers from the world’s 20 biggest economies are meeting in Venice this weekend to discuss the landmark move aimed at getting multinationals, especially tech giants, to pay more into COVID-19 pandemic-hit government coffers. Mr Sunak, who said the deal would be a “huge prize” for the British taxpayer, got backing from the G7 last […]
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July 10, 2021 Boris Johnson may tone down ‘freedom’ rhetoric amid reopening jitters
Boris Johnson is expected on Monday to urge the public to behave responsibly as he confirms plans for the 19 July reopening in England amid government jitters about the risks of the big-bang approach.
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July 8, 2021 Huge ‘triple lock’ pension rise could be scrapped as Rishi Sunak admits it may not be ‘fair’
A huge increase in the state pension next year could be scrapped because voters will not consider it to be “fair”, the Chancellor has suggested.
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July 7, 2021 Home Office plans to use ‘pushbacks’ in Channel as part of asylum overhaul
Small boats of migrants making the dangerous journey across the Channel are to be forcibly turned around at sea by the UK’s Border Force and sent back to France under Priti Patel’s proposed asylum overhaul.
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July 5, 2021 British government attitude to Brexit deal will cause ‘huge problems’, Irish government says
The British government’s approach to the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland is set to cause “huge problems”, Ireland’s foreign minister has said.
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July 4, 2021 Matt Hancock could be MUCH better off following bombshell kiss scandal
The former Health Secretary could find himself a lot better off following the scandal that forced him out of office, one of Britain’s top divorce lawyers has said.
