A video released by the Treasury on Twitter to promote the Budget by mocking Matt Hancock’s leaked WhatsApp messages has been labelled “contemptuous”, “shameful” and “cringe”. Jeremy Hunt’s first full Budget as chancellor – following November’s mini budget to repair the damage done by Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss – also drew fire for giving […]
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Welcome to the UK in 2023, a true Blue Monday where King Charles is suing Elon Musk for unpaid rent while new investigations have been launched into more Tory shenanigans. The third Monday of January, aka ‘Blue Monday’ is, for a combination of factors, considered the most depressing day of the year. This particular Blue […]
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MPs have invited billionaire Elon Musk to give evidence to a parliament committee about his plans for Twitter. Concerns have been raised over Musk’s intent to champion “free speech” on the platform as well as introducing fees for governments and organisations to use it. Chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMSC) Julian […]
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UK imports of goods from the EU fell 25% in the first year of the post-Brexit trade agreement as compared to the rest of the world, a major study has found. The report by the LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science) – which claims to be the most comprehensive study into the effects […]
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Health secretary Sajid Javid has come under fire for telling people not to “cower” from the virus in a tweet announcing his “full recovery from Covid a week after testing positive.” Javid said his symptoms were “very mild, thanks to amazing vaccines”, before adding: “Please – if you haven’t yet – get your jab, as […]
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The UK’s domestic intelligence agency, MI5 is joining Instagram in what is being described as the latest step by Britain’s spy agencies to the step out of the shadows. From today (April 22) users of the social networking site can follow the secret service via @mi5official with the platform being used for online Q&As with […]
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Boris Johnson has delivered his New Year message saying 2021 will herald the return of “things that seem lost in the past”. The prime minister said the UK now has “our freedom in our hands” thanks to the Brexit deal and claimed in 2021 “it will be the overwhelming instinct of the people of this […]
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