More than 100 world leaders have committed to support an agreement to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030, the UK government announced on Monday. The leaders, representing over 86 percent of the world’s forests, agreed to work together on the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use at the COP26 climate summit, also called Conference of…
More Than 100 World Leaders Support Agreement to Reverse Deforestation and Land Degradation by 2030
More Than 100 World Leaders Support Landmark Agreement to Halt and Reverse Deforestation and Land Degradation by 2030
More than 100 world leaders have committed to support a landmark agreement to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030, the UK government announced on Monday. The leaders, representing over 86 percent of the world’s forests, agreed to work together on the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use at the COP26 climate summit, also called Conference…
Johnson Seeks to Calm ‘Turbulence’ in UK–France Ties as Fishing Row Heats Up
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted on Saturday that UK–France relations have been hit by “some turbulence” amid an intensifying dispute about fishing rights, but emphasised that the two countries have more common interests than divisions. France has accused the UK of breaking the UK–EU pact on post-Brexit relations after dozens of applications by French…
UK Finance Chief Rules out More COVID-19 Lockdowns
Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out more COVID-19 lockdowns, saying in a newspaper interview that there must not be a return to “significant economic restrictions.” In an interview with The Times of London published on Saturday, Sunak, the chancellor of the Exchequer, said that Britain is in a different phase of battling the…
Biden and Johnson: Saviours of the World or Just a lot of Hot Air?
Commentary In what has been billed as a last effort to save the planet, thousands of politicians, journalists and all manner of climate experts are due to fly to Glasgow next month for the UN’s COP26 climate summit, but is this a lot of hot air about a lot of hot air? Certainly not according to a…
UK Industry Group Warns Against Business Tax Rises
A leading British industry group has warned the government against announcing new business tax rises in next week’s budget, which it said would dampen the UK’s economic recovery. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said on Friday that UK businesses share the government’s aim to boost private sector investment, but worry that the budget will…
Mask-Wearing ‘Personal Judgment’ for MPs, Downing Street Says
Downing Street said it’s currently “a matter of personal judgment” whether people wear masks or not after Health Secretary Sajid Javid suggested lawmakers should “set examples.” When asked on Thursday about Javid’s remarks made during a televised briefing the evening before, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said “it remains the case that it’s a matter…
UK Government Rejects Calls to Reintroduce COVID-19 Restrictions
The UK government has rejected calls for COVID-19 restrictions to be reintroduced, saying that the number of hospital admissions and deaths are much lower than at the beginning of this year. Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents the whole health care system in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, on Tuesday urged…
UK Minister Escorted by Police After Being Surrounded by Anti-Lockdown Protesters
A senior British Cabinet minister had to be escorted by police away from a protest on Tuesday after he was surrounded by a group of anti-lockdown demonstrators in central London. Communities Secretary Michael Gove was approached by a number of people with video cameras when he was walking in Westminster. Footage shared on social media…
UK Will Not ‘Pitchfork Away’ Chinese Investment: Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he will not “pitchfork away” investment from China despite a long list of ongoing rows with the communist regime over issues such as Hong Kong, the Uyghur persecution, and the South China Sea. “I’m not going to tell you the UK government is going to pitchfork away every overture…
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