News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
In case there was any doubt that civil servants are biased against Conservative administrations and prefer Labour policies, a series of Guardian columns by a Labour superfan civil servant should put the matter to rest.
Illegal immigrants in northern France have celebrated Labour's landslide victory and said they will cross the Channel at the "first chance" they get.
Is a U.K. court about to declare that civil servants must obey 'international law' over the clear will of Parliament? That's a very real prospect as a key hearing takes place this week, says Dr David McGrogan.
Amid outcries over Gary Lineker's remarks on Rwanda and criticism of its Gaza coverage, the BBC is set to review its portrayal of ethnic minorities and class for "groupthink".
Civil servants are attempting to stop Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan by mounting a legal challenge to the legislation, arguing that international law is binding on them.
Rishi Sunak called for a change in global refugee laws in Rome last week. Or did he, asks Alp Mehmet – the message was not repeated in any official communications and there is a notable lack of concrete action.
Germany and the EU have funded Covid vaccine-maker BioNTech's expansion into Africa to the tune of £500m. But what vaccines are the new facilities going to be making exactly when BioNTech only has one product?
Western Governments are stuck in a bind of their own making with the unworkable Refugee Convention preventing effective control of their borders – a prime example of a luxury belief, says Dr. Prakash Shah.
Gary Lineker breached the BBC's social media rules in tweets about Tory MPs during a row about the Government's Rwanda policy, the incoming corporation Chairman Samir Shah believes.
The Government’s Climate Minister has been flown thousands of miles back from the COP28 environment conference in Dubai to vote for the Rwanda bill and will then be flown back again, it has emerged.
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