Long-awaited transgender guidance for schools will be delayed, the education secretary has confirmed. Gillian Keegan said on Wednesday that the government advice won’t be in place ahead of Parliament’s summer recess, but did say schools will be required to get parental consent for pupils to identify as a different gender. It followed reports that the…
Education Secretary Confirms Trans Guidance to Schools will be Delayed
Sunak Says He Refused Johnson’s Request to Overrule House of Lords on Vetoed Honours Names
The House of Lords Appointments Commission (Holac) has confirmed it vetoed eight names former Prime Minister Boris Johnson had put forward for peerages in his resignation honours list. On Monday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak accused Johnson of asking him to “do something I wasn’t prepared to do,” by overruling Holac. Johnson’s resignation honours list was…
‘Eco-Zealots’ Drive Labour’s Energy Policy, Says Sunak
Labour’s energy policy is written by “eco-zealots” who are leading Britain into an energy surrender, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. The Conservative Party leader accused his counterpart Sir Keir Starmer of allowing the Just Stop Oil group, that stages disruptive protests, to affect Labour’s policies. “Not content with disrupting our summer and cherished sporting…
Rishi Sunak Says Illegal Immigrants Taking Advantage of Britain’s ‘Generosity of Spirit’
Rishi Sunak says the British government has bought or rented three barges to house up to 1,500 illegal immigrants and has said he makes no apology for “tough measures” which are being used to stem the tide of small boats crossing the English Channel. The first of the barges is due to dock in Portland,…
Rishi Sunak Signs Hiroshima Accord With Japan to ‘Defend Peace’ Amid Growing CCP Threat
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has arrived in Hiroshima, where he will sign a new agreement with Japan designed to boost defence ties and tackle the growing military and cyber threat from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing. Sunak—who arrived in Tokyo on Thursday before flying on to the city made infamous as the…
PM Swerves Recommitment to Lowering Legal Immigration
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has swerved questions on whether or not he would recommit to his party’s pledge to bring down legal immigration levels. Speaking to journalists as he travelled to the G7 summit in Japan, Sunak said he wants to see figures fall but repeatedly would not reaffirm the Tory manifesto pledge made under…
Rishi Sunak Tells DUP to do the ‘Right Thing’ and Return to Power-Sharing in Northern Ireland
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to do the “right thing” and restore the power-sharing executive and assembly at Stormont. Sunak made the comments on Wednesday night during a speech at Queen’s University in Belfast to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The…
Modi Urges UK Leader to Take ‘Strong Action’ After Protest Outside Indian Embassy
India’s prime minister has demanded “strong action” from the British government after Sikh separatists conducted protests and vandalism outside the Indian High Commission in London last month. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a phone conversation with his British counterpart, Rishi Sunak, on April 13 and raised the security issue of Indian diplomatic establishments in…
Biden Warns of the Danger Posed by ‘Enemies of Peace’ During Speech in Northern Ireland
April 12, 2023
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland—U.S. President Joe Biden has urged politicians in Northern Ireland to sort out their differences and restore the power-sharing executive which was a key part of the Good Friday Agreement, and has warned of the threat posed by the “enemies of peace.” Biden told an audience at Ulster University on Wednesday the 1998…
Belfast Locked Down Ahead of Biden’s Visit
April 11, 2023
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A ring of steel surrounds Northern Ireland’s capital city as the province prepares for U.S. President Joe Biden’s first ever official visit. Parts of Belfast city centre are in complete lockdown as police carry out a huge security operation in the midst of an ongoing severe dissident republican terror threat. Roads have been closed and…
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