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UK government publishes plan to secure supply chains for key goods

A new plan will bolster the security of supply chains for key goods from medicines to minerals, the UK government has said.

Ministers on Wednesday published...

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 06:16

Sunak faces crunch vote as Rwanda plan dealt blow by resignations

The fate of Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill is in the balance as a crunch vote looms after two Tory deputy chairmen resigned to join the...

Wed, 17/01/2024 - 06:01

‘Some questions’ to discuss with China’s premier during Ireland visit

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said there are ‘some questions’ he will discuss with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during his visit to Ireland this week.

China’s second...

Tue, 16/01/2024 - 14:06

Labour’s UK election challenge tougher after sweeping boundary changes

Labour will need a historic swing to win the UK general election expected in 2024, as the party’s path to power has been made more...

Tue, 16/01/2024 - 07:29

TOP NEWS: UK jobless rate stays at 4.2% as pay growth slows

UK unemployment was steady in the three months to November, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Tuesday.

The unemployment rate for the period...

Tue, 16/01/2024 - 07:07

Sunak suffers blow as two Tory deputy chairs to rebel over Rwanda bill

Rishi Sunak has suffered a major blow ahead of a Commons showdown over his flagship Rwanda bill as two Conservative deputy chairs said they would...

Tue, 16/01/2024 - 06:19

Houthi missile hits US-owned ship off Yemen - US military

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit a US-owned cargo vessel with a missile on Monday, the US military said, heightening fears for the volatile region after repeated...

Tue, 16/01/2024 - 06:03

Iran urges US, Britain to ‘stop war against Yemen’

Iran urged Monday the US and Britain to ‘stop the war against Yemen’ following their recent strikes on targets of the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels.

US and...

Mon, 15/01/2024 - 13:48

UK’s Shapps makes case for increased Western defence spending

The UK is facing a ‘pre-war world’ and the ‘peace dividend’ that allowed successive governments to ease spending on defence is over, Grant Shapps has...

Mon, 15/01/2024 - 12:16

UK to ‘consider’ whether further Red Sea action needed, says Shapps

The UK will ‘consider’ whether it ‘has to take further action’ to repel Houthi attacks on international cargo ships in the Red Sea, the Defence...

Mon, 15/01/2024 - 10:07

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