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Minister reveals what could prevent full Partygate report being published

Liz Truss claims “security issues” may make the report “problematic to publish” Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday, the Foreign Secretary suggested that Sue Gray’s full report into the Partygate scandal may never be published. Gray’s investigation is expected this week despite the Met Police opening their own probe into a “a number of events” […]

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Minister says ‘thank you & goodbye’ over Covid-19 row

Conservative minister Lord Theodore Agnew quit suddenly on Monday, citing the government’s “lamentable” handling of Covid-19 loan fraud Lord Theodore Agnew, who has served as UK minister for efficiency and transformation in the Treasury and Cabinet Office since February of last year, announced his resignation in the House of Lords on Monday. Agnew criticized particular […]

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Budăi: Fiecare minister de resort trebuie să facă propunerile necesare pentru reforma pensiilor de serviciu

Precizările au fost făcute în cadrul unei conferinţe de presă la Palatul Victoria, după ce Budăi a fost întrebat dacă a purtat discuţii cu reprezentanţii unor ministere precum Ministerul Afacerilor Interne sau Ministerul Justiţiei, pentru a se ajunge la un acord în ceea ce priveşte pensiile de serviciu. „Tot în acel memorandum (privind acordul cu […]

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Minister backs cutting Covid self-isolation period

The UK education secretary said reducing self-quarantine from seven to five days would be helpful British Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has suggested pressure on the UK’s “critical workforce” can be reduced if the self-isolation period for Covid-infected patients is officially cut shorter. A move to shorten the isolation period for those with a confirmed Covid-19 […]

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Minister condemns ‘mob rule’ after jury acquits ‘Colston four’

Grant Shapps said the protesters who toppled slave trader Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol should have done it ‘through the ballot box’ UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps has reacted angrily to a Bristol jury’s ruling, as four people were cleared of causing criminal damage after toppling a listed statue of Edward Colston during 2020’s Black […]

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Ex-defence minister told to ‘burn’ secret Iraq war memo – reports

Former UK defence secretary Geoff Hoon alleges Downing Street insiders ordered him ‘in no uncertain terms’ to burn legal opinion that doubted basis for 2003 invasion During Tony Blair’s time in office, Downing Street allegedly ordered former defence secretary Geoff Hoon to burn a secret memo that questioned the legality of the 2003 Iraq invasion. […]

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Minister reveals source of EU weakness amid 2021’s many crises

The politicization of vaccine and energy issues undermines the EU, the Hungarian foreign minister tells RT Brussels should put politics aside when faced with crucial issues such as vaccination uptake and energy supplies, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RT, calling for “better cooperation” with the East. Speaking to RT on Friday, Szijjarto said the […]

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German Covid data probably inadequate – minister

The German health minister believes infection rates are vastly under-recorded Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach of Germany has said that Covid-19 infections are probably two or three times higher than official data suggests, noting that Omicron will push cases up further. Speaking on Wednesday, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said that the country’s official […]