Government triggers confidence vote in itself after rejecting Labour move
Downing Street has triggered a de facto vote of confidence in itself, conceding that it cannot block Labour’s attempt to hold a vote on Boris Johnson and the Government.
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POLITICS 
June 29, 2022 Government to focus on booster uptake as it prepares mask legislation
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said that the Government is to consider whether to introduce legislation on mandatory face coverings later this year, but will focus on the vaccine booster campaign in the interim.
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CYPRUS
June 18, 2022 Government will support entrepreneurs and vulnerable groups, at Cyprus Export Awards
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades has said that the government will support entrepreneurs and the vulnerable groups of the population in relation to the significant increase in basic consumer goods, in particular fuel and electricity, in the same manner as it addressed the financial crisis of 2013 and the health crisis of 2020, within […]
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CYPRUS
May 12, 2022 Government announces new relaxations as Covid-19 situation in Cyprus improves further
The Cypriot government announced on Tuesday new relaxations in the measures aiming at containing the spread of Covid-19, as the epidemiological situations improves further, Minister of Health Michalis Hadjipantela has said.
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POLITICS
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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AUTO MOTO
March 26, 2022 Government EV charging plan a ‘missed opportunity’ for drivers
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published plans outlining how it seeks to significantly increase the UK’s electric vehicle charging capacity.
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POLITICS
February 17, 2022 Government asks Met Police not to publish ‘partygate’ investigation photos
The Government has asked the Metropolitan Police for assurances that it will not publish 300 photographs from its investigation into Downing Street parties amid concerns they would allow staff members to be identified.
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POLITICS
January 19, 2022 Government beats off a legal challenge to development of oil and gas in the North Sea
The government has defeated a legal challenge brought by environmentalists who argued that maximising North Sea oil and gas production was unlawful.
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POLITICS
December 10, 2021 Government faces Tory backbench revolt over plan B Covid measures
Downing Street is facing a damaging revolt over planned Covid restrictions after dozens of Tory backbenchers threatened to rebel or abstain in fury over the proposed new rules and Boris Johnson’s handling of the Christmas party scandal.
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HEALTH
December 2, 2021 Omicron could fuel largest wave of pandemic, government advisers warn
The omicron variant could cause the biggest wave of Covid cases yet in the UK if allowed to spread unchecked, leading government scientific advisers have warned.
