A British MP who resigned as the Conservative Party’s deputy chief whip and had his party membership suspended over groping allegations said on Saturday that he is now seeking “professional medical support.” Christopher Pincher, MP for Tamworth, resigned from the whips office on Thursday after The Sun reported that he had “groped” two male guests at…
Former Conservative Whip Suspended Over Groping Allegations Says He’s Seeking Medical Support
UK Conservative Party Whip Resigns Over ‘Groping’ Allegation
A Conservative party whip has resigned after allegations emerged that he had groped two other men in a drunken incident. Chris Pincher, who was a Tory deputy chief whip responsible for maintaining discipline among Conservative MPs, said he had “embarrassed” himself after having had too much to drink. In his resignation letter to Prime Minister…
UK Defence Spending to Rise to 2.5 Percent of GDP by the End of This Decade: Johnson
June 30, 2022
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Britain will increasing its defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by the end of the decade, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. The pledge could amount to an extra £55.1 billion ($67 billion) cumulatively over the rest of the decade in order to reach the 2.5 percent goal in 2030, based on forecasts of…
UK Pledges Further £1 Billion in Military Support to Ukraine
The UK has announced a further £1 billion ($1.2 billion) in military aid to Ukraine, a significant increase on the £1.3 billion of military assistance already provided to help the country resist the Russian invasion. The extra support was announced at the NATO summit in Madrid by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who said the Russian…
Boris Johnson Under Pressure to Boost Defence Spending to Counter Russia Threat
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure from senior Cabinet ministers and military chiefs to boost defence spending in response to the renewed threat posed by Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. The prime minister, who will call on allies to invest more to modernise European defence at the NATO summit in Madrid, has…
Scottish Government’s Independence Vote Plan ‘Desperate Last Throw of the Dice’: Conservative MP
A Scottish Conservative MP has described the Scottish government’s plans to pursue a second independence referendum as a “desperate last throw of the dice.” In the first independence referendum held in 2014, the Scottish electorate voted 55–45 percent to reject independence and remain part of the UK. But First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who is also…
Scottish Government Sets Date for Second Independence Referendum
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced plans to hold a second independence referendum on Oct. 19, 2023. In the first independence referendum held in 2014, the Scottish electorate voted 55–45 percent to reject independence and remain part of the UK. Sturgeon kicked off a new campaign for independence on June 14, as she claimed…
John Robson: Canada’s Passport Problem a Crisis of Basic Government Competence
Commentary Something does not compute. Well, quite a few things. But here are two. The Canadian government, unable to fulfil the very basic function of getting citizens passports without travel-plan-wrecking delays, leaps into committee by creating a 13-plus-minister task force on how to do something it or its predecessors have been doing since 1862 while…
UK Conservatives Back PM’s Plan to Override Parts of Brexit Treaty
June 28, 2022
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bid to tear up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament, with no Conservative MPs voting against it despite concerns the plans may break international law. MPs voted 295 to 221 to back the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which contains measures to remove checks…
NHS England Offers Long-Term Waiting-List Patients Option to Travel for Surgery
The English branch of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) said it is giving patients who have been on waiting lists for more than two years the option to receive treatment more quickly at hospitals in different parts of the country. Pandemic-related lockdowns caused hospital waiting lists to mount, but NHS Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard said…
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