Politics
Fishing industry could be ‘destroyed’ without customs changes, MPs warn
SNP MP Stuart McDonald told George Eustice, the environment secretary, that Scottish seafood companies were concerned they were “going out of business” with their produce “sitting in lorry parks in Kent waiting for customs clearance”.
‘Ghastly stuff’ – Rees-Mogg offends SNP, ‘Woke’ people and Teeside
Even by his standards it was a busy day of offending people.
Wales would vote to rejoin EU in referendum
The country narrowly voted out in 2016, but has seen manufacturers jump ship to remain in EU markets.
“Beyond Parody”: North Korea raises concerns about human rights in Australia
They called on the country to end racism, cease inhuman treatment in detention centres and ensure the right of all to participate in elections during the meeting.
UK labelled ‘petty’ for refusing to give EU ambassador full diplomatic status
"Biden commits to strengthening alliances and we engage in silly spats. We are better than this.”
Tory donor Lord Ashcroft’s firm handed £350m coronavirus testing contract
Billionaire Lord Ashcroft last year gave £175,000 to the Tories and their London mayoral candidate.
Watch – It’s Carry On in the Commons over sausage comment from Minister
Babs would have been proud
Sunak ‘wrong time and again’ due to ‘false choice’ between protecting public health and economy
“At the heart of the Conservative Government’s mishandling of this crisis over the last 10 months has been an insistence that you can treat the health of a nation and its economy as distinct entities, to be traded off against one another."
Biden rejoins Paris Agreement, halts WHO withdrawal and reverses Muslim ban in first 5 hours of presidency
He also cancelled Keystone XL and added LGBTQ employment discrimination protection.