Tag: United Kingdom

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Liz Truss, if PM, looking at “nuclear” option of cutting VAT 5% across the board, media reports

  

  Tory leader candidate and good chances of becoming the next British prime minister, Liz Truss would prioritize tax cuts over giving direct payments to every household to help cover the cost of rising energy bills. Reports suggest Ms Truss is considering cutting VAT across the board by 5%.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Gibraltar included in the Home Office list of recognized cities

  

  Gibraltar has been included in the Home Office's list of recognized cities. Although the Rock was awarded city status in 1842, it was under Diocesan Letters Patent and not under the normal City Status Letters Patent and therefore never ended up on the official list.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Liz Truss and Macron exchange “flowers” on UK/French relations

  

  French president Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Algeria, took time to comment on remarks from the most serious candidate to become the next British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, and said he would not “for a second” hesitate to say “the United Kingdom is a friend of France,” despite its leaders or minor mistakes.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Fears of civil unrest in UK as people are unable to afford heating and power bills this winter

  

  United Kingdom energy executives have warned the country faces the prospect of mass civil unrest as a result of people being unable to afford their heating and electricity bills this coming winter.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  While Tories look for a leader, UK hit by strikes: Felixstowe closed for eight days

  

  On September 5, hopefully the conservative party will have a new leader and the British government should be back on track, leaving aside Boris Johnson. However, in the meantime prices of food and energy have soared and the country is under stress from a raft of industrial actions, the latest of which Felixstowe, Britain's largest container port, with staff walking out of their jobs for an 8-day strike on Sunday demanding better pay to meet the cost of living.

• Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  UK launches new National Maritime Security Strategy; complements the £4 billion shipbuilding industry support

  

  Last week, on 15 August, the UK launched a new maritime strategy that sets out how the UK will enhance its capabilities in technology, innovation, and cyber security.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Falklands Volunteer Defense Force is currently recruiting

  

  The Falkland Islands Defense Force (FIDF) is the locally maintained volunteer defense unit in the Falkland Islands and is currently recruiting. The FIDF works alongside the military units supplied by the United Kingdom to ensure the defense and security of the Islands

• Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:42 UTC

  Chile Day in London next December 12/13. Finance minister attending

  

  Chilean Finance minister Mario Marcel will be attending the eleventh edition of the Chile Day in London scheduled to take place next December with the purpose of strengthening economic and financial relations between the two countries in a raft of disciplines. The two-day event is expected to take place 12/13 December.

• Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  UK launches scheme to cut import tariffs from developing countries

  

  Britain in its post-Brexit policy strategy has launched a new scheme to cut tariffs on hundreds of products imported to the United Kingdom from developing countries.

• Wednesday, August 17th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Truss if elected, will continue deploying the navy to tackle migrant's crossings of the English Channel

  

  Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has vowed to continue deploying the Royal Navy to tackle people making crossings of the English Channel in small boats if she becomes the next prime minister.