The agriculture minister sparked anger by ordering a halt on all EU post-Brexit checks on food and farm products Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister, Edwin Poots, issued a unilateral order on Wednesday to end all Brexit checks on food and farm goods from midnight, sparking a potential conflict with the EU and drawing immediate pushback from […]
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Greece sent migrants to their deaths, Turkish minister claims
Minister says 12 of 22 migrants ‘pushed back’ by Greece were stripped of their shoes and froze to death Turkey’s Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu, accused Greek authorities of allowing a dozen migrants to perish in the cold without their shoes, after turning them back from the Greek border. Soylu shared photos supposedly showing the migrants’ […]
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” […]
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 […]
Prime minister cancels wedding due to Omicron curbs
‘Such is life,’ New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern said as she announced the decision New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has called off her wedding as the island nation is set to introduce the highest ‘red light’ restrictions in order to stem the spread of the super-mutant Omicron variant of Covid-19. With the country about to […]
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 […]
French minister urged to resign over Ibiza trip
Jean-Michel Blanquer unveiled new testing and isolation rules from the Spanish party island Speaking on Tuesday, France’s education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer told lawmakers that he had done nothing wrong but admitted that he should have chosen a different place to announce the new Covid test rules. “I regret the symbolism,” he added. Blanquer’s admission of […]
Minister falls victim to ‘moronic’ Covid prank
A positive Covid-19 test was logged under a senior Australian health official’s name Brad Hazzard, the health minister of Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), said people are undermining pandemic response efforts by registering fake positive Covid test results. Under the system launched in NSW last week, people must log their positive rapid […]
Prime minister under fire for hiring illegal immigrant
The Swedish politician says anyone can be fooled by ‘dishonest companies’ Recently appointed Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has become the target of increased scrutiny by the media and political opponents after an illegal migrant cleaner was found working in her home. According to Expressen newspaper, which was the first to break the news over […]
Minister gets trapped in BBC lift, misses interview slot
The incident took place in the broadcaster’s central London HQ The UK’s leveling-up secretary has missed an interview slot at the BBC after being stuck in an elevator in the corporation’s central London HQ. Appearing later on Radio 4, he joked it could be something from a comedy show. On Monday morning, cabinet minister Michael […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]






