Yousaf: Conflict of interest claims over Gaza aid fuel ‘Islamophobic pile-on’ March 9, 2024 Humza Yousaf has used social media to vehemently deny the “outrageous” claims reported in the Telegraph newspaper that he overruled officials who advised Unicef receive a donation of £100,000 and £200,000. In November, the Scottish Government announced £250,000 would be given to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) in response to a flash [...]
Ministers demand extra defence spending in the face of rising global threats March 9, 2024 Rishi Sunak is under pressure to boost defencing spending after two serving ministers publicly called for a “much greater pace” of investment. The call from Foreign Office minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan and security minister Tom Tugendhat came after the Budget was criticised for failing to boost defence spending. The two senior Tories said the UK needs [...]
Yousaf says conflict of interest suggestions over Gaza aid are ‘ludicrous’ March 9, 2024 Humza Yousaf has dismissed as “ludicrous” and “completely untrue” suggestions of a conflict of interest over his decision to give £250,000 to an aid agency in Gaza. The First Minister had announced the donation to UNRWA as he met officials from the organisation on November 2 last year while his parents-in-law were among millions under [...]
Gaza protests in London have cost over £32m to police March 9, 2024 The cost of policing Gaza-related protests in London has reached over £32m, as major marches are planned across the capital on Saturday. A Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) march will take place in central London, with this weekend being the fifth major demonstration of the year so far. The group said it was expecting “hundreds of [...]
Man who bought private jet with bankrupt Thurrock Council money is sued for fraud March 8, 2024 Man accused of cheating the bankrupt Thurrock Council out of millions of pounds in order to buy luxury goods, is now being sued.
Theresa May: Former Prime Minister at centre of Brexit talks to quit as MP March 8, 2024 Former prime minister said she will quit as an MP and dedicate herself to causes, including launching a Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.
‘Not fit for purpose’: MPs say Post Office in ‘utter disarray’ and Horizon should be removed March 7, 2024 MPs have said the Post Office is in “utter disarray” and called for the Horizon IT redress scheme to be removed from the organisation.
Jeremy Hunt admits National Insurance won’t be scrapped ‘any time soon’ March 7, 2024 Jeremy Hunt has admitted scrapping National Insurance (NI) - as he hinted at in Wednesday’s Budget - won’t happen “any time soon”.
Spring Budget 2024: UK Silicon Valley dreams far off say tech bosses March 7, 2024 Some tech bosses have been left wanting after Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget 2024 missed the mark by their standards.
‘It’s not uncommon’: Minister defends £15,000 taxpayer payout to settle Donelan libel claim March 6, 2024 A minister has defended a £15,000 payout of taxpayer money to settle a libel case after tech secretary Michelle Donelan falsely accused two academics of "sharing extremist views" and one of supporting Hamas.