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Sunak refuses to commit to Commons timetable for Bill of Rights

Sunak refuses to commit to Commons timetable for Bill of Rights

Sunak refuses to commit to Commons timetable for Bill of Rights

20 December 2022

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said the legislation to replace the Human Rights Act is ‘ready to go’.


Jeremy Clarkson to remain Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host for ‘the moment’

Jeremy Clarkson to remain Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host for ‘the moment’

Jeremy Clarkson to remain Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host for ‘the moment’

20 December 2022

The presenter hit headlines over the weekend for comments he made about the Duchess of Sussex in a column for The Sun.


Ministers warned not to delay release of papers in PPE Medpro row

Ministers warned not to delay release of papers in PPE Medpro row

Ministers warned not to delay release of papers in PPE Medpro row

20 December 2022

MPs have been told the release of documents on coronavirus contracts awarded to PPE Medpro might have to wait for criminal investigations to end.


Judge rules that man has mental capacity to refuse hospital treatment

Judge rules that man has mental capacity to refuse hospital treatment

Judge rules that man has mental capacity to refuse hospital treatment

20 December 2022

A Court of Protection judge ruled that the father of two, in his 40s, made a valid ‘advance decision’ to refuse hospital treatment.


Tory MP reads out AI-generated speech in Commons ‘first’

Tory MP reads out AI-generated speech in Commons ‘first’

Tory MP reads out AI-generated speech in Commons ‘first’

20 December 2022

Luke Evans, the MP for Bosworth, told the Commons: ‘I think this may be a first’ as he shared a speech created by ChatGPT.


Sunak refuses to rule out fuel duty hike, insisting it is a matter for Hunt

Sunak refuses to rule out fuel duty hike, insisting it is a matter for Hunt

Sunak refuses to rule out fuel duty hike, insisting it is a matter for Hunt

20 December 2022

The Prime Minister said decisions on taxes are for the Chancellor to announce.


Royal Mail strikes to go ahead after company ‘rejects union offer of pay talks’

Royal Mail strikes to go ahead after company ‘rejects union offer of pay talks’

Royal Mail strikes to go ahead after company ‘rejects union offer of pay talks’

20 December 2022

The Communication Workers Union said its members will walk out on Friday 23 and Saturday 24.


London bus drivers to stage fresh wave of strikes

London bus drivers to stage fresh wave of strikes

London bus drivers to stage fresh wave of strikes

20 December 2022

Drivers for Abellio in south and west London will strike for 11 days in late December and throughout January 2023.


Protesters gather at hotel after asylum seekers told of move to Napier Barracks

Protesters gather at hotel after asylum seekers told of move to Napier Barracks

Protesters gather at hotel after asylum seekers told of move to Napier Barracks

20 December 2022

Last week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to end the use of hotels for migrants.


Elon Musk ‘looking for new Twitter chief executive’

Elon Musk ‘looking for new Twitter chief executive’

Elon Musk ‘looking for new Twitter chief executive’

20 December 2022

It comes after more than 57% of users who voted in a Twitter poll said he should step down.


Consideration of amendments to gender reforms begins after Tory delays

Consideration of amendments to gender reforms begins after Tory delays

Consideration of amendments to gender reforms begins after Tory delays

20 December 2022

More than 150 amendments will be debated by MSPs before the final vote on Wednesday.


Sunak says focus should be on ‘most pressing’ issues not Scottish independence

Sunak says focus should be on ‘most pressing’ issues not Scottish independence

Sunak says focus should be on ‘most pressing’ issues not Scottish independence

20 December 2022

Rishi Sunak said his Government was focused on ‘delivering for the people of Scotland’.


Talks over ambulance strike fail to break deadlock

Talks over ambulance strike fail to break deadlock

Talks over ambulance strike fail to break deadlock

20 December 2022

Health Secretary Steve Barclay met unions on Tuesday afternoon but declined to discuss pay.


Who were the 11 victims of the Shoreham Airshow disaster?

Who were the 11 victims of the Shoreham Airshow disaster?

Who were the 11 victims of the Shoreham Airshow disaster?

20 December 2022

The 11 men killed in the plane crash were unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.


ScotRail tells passengers to be aware of Christmas strikes and plan ahead

ScotRail tells passengers to be aware of Christmas strikes and plan ahead

ScotRail tells passengers to be aware of Christmas strikes and plan ahead

20 December 2022

Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union employed by Network Rail will walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions.


Police arrest 14 people after dogs are stolen from a research facility

Police arrest 14 people after dogs are stolen from a research facility

Police arrest 14 people after dogs are stolen from a research facility

20 December 2022

Some 18 beagles were taken on Tuesday morning, protest group Animal Rebellion said in a statement.


Pilot’s poor flying led to 11 unlawful deaths in Shoreham Airshow, coroner rules

Pilot’s poor flying led to 11 unlawful deaths in Shoreham Airshow, coroner rules

Pilot’s poor flying led to 11 unlawful deaths in Shoreham Airshow, coroner rules

20 December 2022

Andrew Hill was flying a Hawker Hunter aircraft when he crashed into the A27 in August 2015.


Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie joins tributes to late keyboardist Martin Duffy

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie joins tributes to late keyboardist Martin Duffy

Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie joins tributes to late keyboardist Martin Duffy

20 December 2022

Duffy also played with Oasis, The Chemical Brothers and Beth Orton.


Vital to ‘maintain and evolve’ UK support for Ukraine, says Rishi Sunak

Vital to ‘maintain and evolve’ UK support for Ukraine, says Rishi Sunak

Vital to ‘maintain and evolve’ UK support for Ukraine, says Rishi Sunak

20 December 2022

The Prime Minister offered his full backing to Ukraine, as MPs grilled him on the future of UK support for the war-torn country.


Reconsider contact sports and alcohol, public urged during ambulance strike

Reconsider contact sports and alcohol, public urged during ambulance strike

Reconsider contact sports and alcohol, public urged during ambulance strike

20 December 2022

The warnings come as concern grows ahead of planned strike action on Wednesday, when the NHS is set to be hit by major disruption.


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