Jeremy Hunt this morning said there is a ‘serious risk’ to UK tech firms following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank – but Labour’s Rachel Reeves said she is concerned about the urgency shown by the government. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned that the collapse of a US bank could
- March 12, 2023
The EU and UK want to put an end to more than a year of wrangling over post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. Will the new deal mend strained ties between Belfast, London and Brussels? The United Kingdom and the European Union have struck a new deal on post-Brexit trading
- February 27, 2023
Speaking at a joint press conference at the Lulworth military camp in Wareham, southern England, Sunak said the priority must be to “arm Ukraine in the short-term” to ensure the country is not vulnerable to a fresh wave of Russian attacks this spring | Peter Nicholls/WPA Pool/Getty Images Ukrainian President
- February 9, 2023
UK Prime Minister has announced the UK will send Challenger 2 main battle tanks and AS90 self-propelled artillery to aid the Ukrainian offensive. “Sending Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine is the start of a gear change in the UK’s support,” a Downing Street spokesperson said. According to a press release,
- January 16, 2023
Border Force officials found small amount on passenger flight from Oman on 29 December. Counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after Border Force officials seized material containing uranium at Heathrow. Scotland Yard confirmed its counter-terrorism team was investigating after the contaminated material was discovered as part of a routine security
- January 14, 2023
The two-day visit bears political significance as it’s the first trip by high-level British official since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took office. China on Monday hit back at British Trade Policy Minister Greg Hands over his visit to Taiwan for talks with senior officials defying Beijing’s warnings not to have
- November 7, 2022
Information revealed by the UK. It is a hypersonic weapon and very difficult to stop. A satellite image released by the British Ministry of Defense reveals that a Russian missile with nuclear capabilities was flown last week to Machulishchi airport in Belarus. This missile, by name of Killjoy, is
- November 7, 2022
The Bank of England is also set to release long-term inflation forecasts, which are expected to show that the cost of living next year will be much higher than its target of 2%. A rise of 0.75 percentage points is anticipated, the biggest since 1992 – pushing the base rate
- November 3, 2022
Political leaders in the United Kingdom have called for an investigation into the government’s handling of national security, after an unconfirmed report claiming that a personal phone used by former Prime Minister Liz Truss was targeted by suspected Russian hackers. The Mail on Sunday report, which cited unnamed sources, suggested that private messages exchanged
- October 30, 2022
Liz Truss’s phone, which contained private messages and official messages on top secret details of negotiations, was hacked by Russian agents when she was the UK foreign minister. The personal phone of former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who lasted just 44 days in power amid a massive economic crisis
- October 30, 2022
Production of the first coins of the King for circulation has started at the Royal Mint, beginning the transition from Queen Elizabeth II to her son’s portrait on the nation’s coinage. The move represents the biggest change to UK coinage since decimalisation, with a memorial 50 pence in honour of
- October 28, 2022
Rishi Sunak will succeed Liz Truss as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the Conservative Party leadership race. The former finance minister (in the government of Boris Johnson) will be the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, and the first non-white in British history,
- October 24, 2022