S teve Barclay has said he is “open to requests” for patients from Wales and Scotland to be treated on the NHS in England amid record waiting lists. The Health Secretary has invited Scottish and Welsh ministers to discuss what “lessons can be learnt” from the different approaches taken byContinue Reading
T he Government is under renewed pressure to tackle the crisis of migrant crossings in the Channel following the deaths of six people after a boat sank off the coast of France. Campaigners described the incident as an “appalling and preventable tragedy” while MPs called for action to stop criminalContinue Reading
S ir Tony Blair’s institute has continued to advise and receive money from the government of Saudi Arabia since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, it has emerged. The Sunday Times reported the former prime minister’s organisation is involved in a multimillion-pound partnership helping with a modernisation drive in the countryContinue Reading
C ampaigners have called for a “humane” approach to the asylum system after six people died following the sinking of a boat carrying migrants in the Channel. The Refugee Council urged the Government to respond with “compassion” to the incident while Freedom from Torture accused ministers of “hostile” attitudes towardsContinue Reading
A rtificial intelligence will have a more significant impact on Britain than the industrial revolution, Oliver Dowden has said. The Deputy Prime Minister said AI had enormous potential to speed up productivity and perform boring aspects of jobs, but also posed a significant threat to democracies. Speaking in an interviewContinue Reading
A sylum seekers have been evacuated from the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset just days after arriving following a detection of Legionella bacteria. All 39 on board have been taken off the barge after the Home Office said environmental samples revealed levels of legionella bacteria in the barge’s water system.Continue Reading
A sylum seekers are being removed from the Bibby Stockholm barge due to the discovery of Legionella bacteria in the water supply. The Home Office has said it is removing all 39 asylum seekers who arrived on the vessel, docked in Portland Port in Dorset, this week as a “precautionaryContinue Reading
S adiq Khan has issued a stark warning that London house building could “grind to a halt” in a “perfect storm of pressures” without an extra £2.2bn in Government funding. In a letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove on Friday, Mr Khan called on the Government to stump up £2.2bnContinue Reading
S everal migrants have been rescued from the English Channel as the number of people crossing on small boats in the last five-and-a-half years appeared to reach 100,000. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), which aided the UK Coastguard with the search and rescue operation, said lifeboats from Dover, Ramsgate,Continue Reading
T he UK has sanctioned Lebanon’s former central bank governor, according to a statement. Britain, the US and Canada have announced coordinated designations against Riad Salameh and his three associates for allegedly diverting 300 million dollars (£235 million) for personal gain, the Foreign Office said. Mr Salameh, who has repeatedlyContinue Reading
