The UK’s House of Lords has inflicted a defeat on the government over its plans to introduce photographic voter ID. Voters casting their vote in polling stations in England, Scotland, and Wales currently do not need to present any form of identification, though photographic voter ID is a requirement in Northern Ireland. The Conservative Party’s…
UK Lords Challenge Government Over Chinese Takeover of Semiconductor Firm
April 7, 2022
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Members of the upper house of the British parliament have questioned the government over the planned Chinese takeover of one of the UK’s biggest microchip factories, warning that the deal could threaten the UK’s “national resilience.” Newport Wafer Fab (NWF), based in Wales, specialises in manufacturing the more advanced compound semiconductors, which is the key…
UK Opposition Questions Non-Dom Tax Status of Finance Minister’s Wife
April 7, 2022
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Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has urged finance minister Rishi Sunak to explain why his wife has claimed non-dom status, which allows her not to pay tax in the UK for her foreign income. Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty, whose father is an Indian billionaire, is an Indian citizen and holds non-dom status, which means her…
Biological Males Should Not Compete in Women’s Sports: UK’s Johnson
Biological males should not compete in women’s sports, and children should not be allowed to make decisions about changing their gender, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. Talking to reporters during a visit to a hospital in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, on April 6, Johnson said: “I don’t think that biological males should be…
UK’s Johnson Defends Tax Hike as ‘Necessary’ and ‘Responsible’
April 6, 2022
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended the decision to raise national insurance (NI) contributions for millions of workers, arguing that the manifesto-breaking rise is “necessary, fair, and responsible.” The government has raised national insurance contributions by 1.25 percentage points from April 6, breaking a pledge Johnson personally made in the Conservative Party’s election manifesto…
Australia, US, UK to Collaborate on Hypersonic Weapon Development
April 5, 2022
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The heads of Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom have vowed to cooperate on the development of hypersonic weapons as the three nations push to advance the trilateral AUKUS agreement amid increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. On April 6, U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Ministers Scott Morrison (Australia) and Boris Johnson…
Chinese Takeover of UK Tech Firm Not Probed Despite Prime Minister’s Pledge: Lawmakers
April 5, 2022
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A security review pledged by Prime Minister Boris Johnson into a Chinese takeover of one of Britain’s biggest microchip factories does not appear to have taken place, a UK parliamentary committee has said. Newport Wafer Fab (NWF), based in Wales, specialises in manufacturing the more advanced compound semiconductors, which is the key technology used in…
UK Government’s Former Ethics Chief Fined for Attending Party During COVID-19 Lockdown
A former official who was responsible for “propriety and ethics” in the UK government has confirmed she has paid a fine for attending a party during the lockdown, in violation of CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions. In a statement issued on Monday, Helen MacNamara, who served as director-general for propriety and ethics in the…
UK to Push for Tougher Sanctions on Russia, More Military Aid to Ukraine
April 4, 2022
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The British government has said it will push for tougher international sanctions against Russia and further increase supplies of weapons to Ukraine. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will use a trip to Poland this week to call for more sanctions against Russia ahead of talks with NATO and G-7 allies later in the week, the Foreign…
UK Sanctions Russian TV Figures in Bid to Crack Down on ‘Kremlin Disinformation’
The UK has imposed new sanctions on a number of Russian “propagandists” and media organisations for spreading “lies and deceit” about the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin-backed TV-Novosti, which controls the RT news channel, and the state-owned Rossiya Segodnya, which is responsible for the Sputnik news agency, were among 14 new entries added to the…
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