Category: UK Government

Does the United Kingdom Protect Human Rights?

June 13, 2022
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Commentary The responses of the UK government to the COVID-19 pandemic had an overwhelming impact on human rights in that country. This is the conclusion of the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI), an international non-governmental organisation, in its 2021 human rights report. According to HRMI, “a detailed survey of human rights experts tells us that a…

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UK Government Seeks to Mitigate Workforce Disruption From Omicron

January 3, 2022
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LONDON—The British government has asked public sector managers to test their contingency plans against a worst-case scenario of 25 percent staff absence as part of efforts to minimise disruption from the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. With daily infection numbers at a record high and people who test positive required to…

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Vaccine Passport, Mask Mandates Remain Plan B in England’s COVID-19 Winter Plan

September 15, 2021
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Vaccine passports and mask mandates are not in the main parts of the UK government’s COVID-19 winter plan, but are kept as part of a contingency plan in case the NHS risks “unsustainable pressure,” according to the government announcement. Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Tuesday announced the government’s autumn and winter plan (pdf) for England to…

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UK Did Not See Taliban Takeover Coming: Foreign Secretary

August 17, 2021
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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has admitted the UK government did not see the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan coming, adding it will have to engage with them in the future in order to hold them to account for their actions. Raab said several nations were “caught off-guard” by the quick and hostile nature of the militant…

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