Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Bill of Rights: Call to scrap plans to rewrite human rights law

Government proposals "damage people's ability to enforce their rights", a group of MPs and peers say.

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Chris Mason: Can Nadhim Zahawi survive tax row inquiry?

The PM's ethics adviser is examining if the Conservative Party chairman broke the ministers' rule book.

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About 200 asylum-seeking children have gone missing, says minister

Minister Robert Jenrick says it is "extremely concerning" that about 200 children have gone from hotels.

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Aquind: Government loses bid to block cross-Channel electricity cable

Kwasi Kwarteng's rejection of electricity link from Portsmouth to France is overturned in High Court.

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Energy bill help pushes UK borrowing to 30-year high

Government borrowing hit the highest level for a December since records began in 1993.

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New Scottish fox hunting bill to pass 20 years after ban

The Scottish Parliament is set to introduce stricter legislation on hunts involving packs of dogs.

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NI Troubles: Government to attempt to amend legacy bill

The controversial bill offers a conditional amnesty to those accused of Troubles killings.

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Green defectors become Your Party's first Scottish councillors

Dan Hutchison, Seonad Hoy and Leodhas Massie have become the first elected Your Party representatives in Scotland. from BBC News https://i...