Starmer accused of hypocrisy over opposition to relaxation of pension tax rules The Labour leader reportedly enjoyed a special ‘tax-unregistered’ pension scheme. The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023
Grant Shapps insists he will keep using TikTok on personal phone The Energy Secretary took inspiration from the Wolf Of Wall Street as he informed his followers: “I will not be leaving.” Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023
Grant Shapps stays on TikTok and cites ‘I’m not f***ing leaving’ meme Energy secretary took inspiration from famous DiCaprio scene in Wolf Of Wall Street The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
Rishi Sunak accused of ‘kowtowing’ to China by Tory hawks PM sparks backlash as foreign policy review stops short of classifying Beijing as a ‘threat’ The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Prime Minister defends China engagement policy Rishi Sunak said he remained aware of the challenges posed by Beijing. The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023
What is cuckooing and why do people want it to be criminalised? Cuckooing involves gangs and criminals taking over vulnerable people’s homes Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2023
Jess Phillips and Iain Duncan Smith lead calls to criminalise ‘cuckooing’ Practice of taking over people’s homes should be included in an overhaul of the Modern Slavery Act, say MPs The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023
UK ministers urged to get off TikTok as EU bans staff from using it over security fears Former Tory Party leader has described the government's response to TikTok security fears "pretty weak" after the European Commission banned staff from using it on work devices Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023
A ticking off for Grant Shapps over TikTok video posts Shapps’s posts including with an ‘elf on the shelf’, have been called a security risk Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2023
China should be barred from Coronation, sanctioned parliamentarians say A ‘litany of crimes against humanity’ would make the attendance of Chinese officials unacceptable, senior Tory Sir Iain Duncan Smith said. The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023
Chaos and conspiracy — inside the secret Brexit summit Was the Ditchley meeting an innocent case of cross-party co-operation or something more sinister? Either way, a whiff of Bregret is in the air, says Anne McElvoy Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2023
Governor of China’s Xinjiang cancels UK visit after British MPs call for his arrest Erkin Tuniyaz was due to visit London as part of his EU trip The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023
Governor of China’s Xinjiang cancels controversial visit to UK China is alleged to have forcibly sterilised women and put children in ‘concentration camps’ in the province. The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023
‘Friction’ with EU due to Brexit has had impact on UK economy, Tory minister admits – as it happened Mel Stride says business opportunities of Brexit emerging but divide with major trading partner has hurt UK The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023 Iain Duncan Smith accuses Xinjiang governor of ‘murder’ at Uyghur protest Demonstrators gathered in Westminster after reports Erkin Tuniyaz was to meet UK officials
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023 Sir Iain Duncan Smith joins protest by Uyghur activists at FCDO The protesters stayed outside the FCDO’s headquarters on King Charles Street in Westminster throughout Monday.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2023 Iain Duncan Smith calls for arrest of Chinese governor for ‘crimes against humanity’ Erkin Tuniyaz is head of the Xinjiang region, where human rights abuses are alleged to be taking place
The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023 UK MPs call for arrest of visiting Chinese governor over Uighur ‘genocide’ MPs condemn foreign, commonwealth and development office for planning talks with Erkin Tuniyaz
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023 UK urged to arrest visiting Xinjiang governor over Uighur ‘genocide’ MPs also condemned the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for planning talks with Erkin Tuniyaz.
Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023 Dis Life: 'Tories' spending small fortune making poor disabled people live in penury' Anna Morell asks when will the Tories begin to listen and stop the bone-exposing cuts that are leading to actual loss of life, as the Government spends a small fortune on trying to deliberately put poor disabled people back in their box
Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023 Fury over government plans to meet with genocide 'mastermind' in London The Commons heard that Erkin Tuniyaz, governor of Xinjiang in China, plans to travel to the UK on a diplomatic passport, and could meet Whitehall officials next week - despite being branded a "mastermind" of the genocide of Uyghur Muslims
The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023 Nadhim Zahawi position ‘untenable’ after tax admission, say Tory MPs Tory chair ‘unlikely’ to survive in role, warn senior figures – as Zahawi urged to ‘get it all out now’
The National (Scotland) · Jan 22, 2023 Viewers left fuming with choice of guests on BBC's Laura Kuenssberg programme VIEWERS have been left fuming with the choice of guests to appear on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg show.
Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023 Rishi Sunak bows to Tory revolt over tougher punishments for social media bosses The Prime Minister caved to Tory pressure on the Online Safety Bill after an amendment to make tech chiefs criminally liable if they do not block minors from seeing damaging content garnered dozens of signatures
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023 Rishi Sunak ‘bows to Tory rebels’ over prison sentences for social media bosses who fail to protect children Fifty MPs backed a change to the Online Safety Bill