UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris met European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic in London
Politics
Conservative MPs express frustration at time limit introduced on stamp duty cut
Treasury minister Victoria Atkins said the UK Government must adopt a ‘fiscally responsible’ approach while it supports businesses and people.
Experts warn over plans to age-check child asylum seekers with X-rays
Then-home secretary Priti Patel said using biological tests would stop grown men seeking asylum while ‘masquerading as children’.
Boris Johnson says the Tories can recover at the ballot box
The ex-PM urged his supporters to stick with the agenda he set out to deliver victory at the next general election.
Sinn Fein ‘were not excluded’ from meeting with Foreign Secretary
James Cleverly said the party’s vice president Michelle O’Neill had been invited to attend.
100,000 civil servants with PCS union to stage 24-hour strike
The union said its members in 124 government departments and other bodies will walk out on February 1.
UK urges Iran to halt execution of British-Iranian dual national
Iranian ex-deputy defence minister Alireza Akbari has been sentenced to death after being accused of spying for the UK.
Sunak vows to tackle NHS backlogs and illegal migration in party broadcast
The Prime Minister reiterated some of the priorities announced in his new year’s speech.
Government will not create specific spiking offence, minister says
A minster said the law ‘already covers spiking and police have never been unable to prosecute somebody’.
Royal Navy tracking Russian warship sailing ‘close to the UK’ in the North Sea
HMS Portland’s commanding officer said: “Escorting warships in UK territorial waters and adjacent sea areas is routine activity for the Royal Navy.”.