The UK government has ditched its promise to complete a post-Brexit “bonfire” of remaining EU laws by the end of the year. Under the government’s draft Retained EU Law Bill, almost all EU laws copied into the UK statute book following Brexit would be automatically revoked at the end of 2023, unless a statutory instrument…
Sunak Backs Met Over 64 Coronation Arrests
The prime minister has backed the Metropolitan Police after the force was criticised for arresting dozens of protesters during the coronation of King Charles III. As tens of thousands of people, including foreign heads of state, gathered at London’s Westminster Abbey to celebrate on Saturday, 64 people were arrested, including anti-monarchy protesters, climate activists, and…
Charles Crowned King in Britain’s Biggest Ceremonial Event in 7 Decades
King Charles III has been crowned in London’s Westminster Abbey in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades. In front of a congregation of about 100 world leaders and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby placed the 360-year-old St. Edward’s Crown on Charles’ head as he sat upon a 14th-century…
65 Percent of Illegal Immigrants Facing Deportation Claim to Be Modern Slavery Victims
May 5, 2023
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Most illegal immigrants arriving in the UK by small boats who were detained for removal have claimed they were victims of modern slavery, Home Office figures show. Such claims would delay the deportation until a decision is made on their modern slavery claims. According to data released by the Home Office on Thursday, in 2021,…
Tories Suffer Major Losses as Labour and Lib Dems Win Key Battlegrounds in Local Elections
The Conservative Party suffered a series of losses after voters across England headed to the ballot box for May local elections, with Labour as well as the Liberal Democrats, and the Green Party seizing control of several councils. Counting is underway in the 230 local authorities in England that held elections on Thursday, with many…
Britain Goes to the Polls With Mandatory Voter ID for First Time
This year’s local elections are under way in England, which mark the first time it has been compulsory for all voters in England to have to show photo identification when arriving at polling stations. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to face his first major electoral test since entering Number 10 Downing Street just over…
Sue Gray ‘Declined’ to Cooperate With Investigation Into Offer of Labour Party Job
Partygate investigator Sue Gray “declined to make representations” to an investigation into whether she broke the Civil Service Code by accepting a job as chief of staff of the Labour Party, it has emerged. Gray—who led an investigation into allegations of parties being held in Downing Street in breach of the COVID-19 lockdown rules—accepted a…
BBC Chairman Resigns After Report Finds He Breached Rules Over Boris Johnson Loan
BBC Chairman Richard Sharp has resigned after being found to have broken the rules by failing to disclose his role in securing an £800,000 loan guarantee for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The former Conservative Party donor announced his resignation after a review found that he twice breached the code governing public appointments, risking the…
UK, Italian Prime Ministers Vow to Work Together to Tackle Illegal Immigration
The leaders of Britain and Italy have vowed to work together to tackle illegal immigration and other common challenges, as they hailed the “very strong” relations between their two countries. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni to Downing Street on Thursday, who is on a two-day visit to the UK….
British Military Evacuates 301 From War-Torn Sudan
Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has airlifted 301 people out of Sudan over four flights, Downing Street has announced. Another RAF flight was preparing to depart the Wadi Saeedna airstrip near the capital of Khartoum on Wednesday afternoon, with a further three flights expected later in the day. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman told…
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