Tag: Government
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Sunak braced for fresh wrangling over Rwanda Bill as Parliament returns
[ad_1] The Commons returns from Easter recess on Monday with the legislation high on the agenda. [ad_2] Source link
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Joseph Fiennes and Mark Gatiss call for more arts funding at Olivier Awards
[ad_1] Gatiss agreed, saying: “There’s a lot of sort of negative publicity about this, because people just sort of look at the obvious as it were – it is extremely expensive to see a play in the West End, but the National, for instance, 50% of their tickets are under 50 quid. [ad_2] Source link
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Tens of thousands gather in London to call for Gaza ceasefire
[ad_1] Pro-Palestinian protesters marched from Russell Square to Parliament Square where speakers led chants calling for a ceasefire. [ad_2] Source link
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What the papers say – April 12
[ad_1] The death of OJ Simpson is among the topics featuring on the front pages of Friday’s newspapers. [ad_2] Source link
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UK’s nuclear deterrent ‘bedrock’ of Labour’s plan to keep Britain safe – Starmer
[ad_1] Labour said it is set to campaign on its commitment to the nuclear deterrent in key communities in the nuclear supply chain, such as: Plymouth Moor View, home to the Devonport shipyard; Filton and Bradley Stoke, home of Abbey Wood; Derby North and South, home to Rolls-Royce’s Raynesway site; and Argyll, Bute and South…
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Irish premier Harris’s speech ‘absolutely clear’ despite Israeli criticism
[ad_1] “Simon Harris, the new Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland, chose to refer to the war in Gaza in his inaugural address but ‘forgot’ to mention the 133 Israeli hostages who have been rotting in Hamas tunnels for the past six months,” a statement by the Israeli ministry of foreign affairs said. [ad_2] Source link
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Government faces High Court challenge over ‘inadequate’ climate protection plans
[ad_1] The case has been brought by an activist who lost his house to coastal erosion, a disability campaigner and Friends of the Earth. [ad_2] Source link
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Labour pledges to ‘take back control’ of bus services and accelerate franchising
[ad_1] Since de-regulation in 1985, the party said services outside of London have collapsed. [ad_2] Source link
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Julie Hesmondhalgh: Wife of Alan Bates is wind beneath his wings
[ad_1] She said she hopes the campaigners finally get some time to themselves. [ad_2] Source link
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Government U-turns on new offence of assaulting shopworkers
[ad_1] The Government had previously said creating a separate offence of assaulting a retail worker was not necessary and would not be ‘most effective’. [ad_2] Source link