HISTORICAL FACTS: 9 | History Defined

Rishi Sunak bows to Tory rebels to boost online safety for children

Fifty MPs backed a change to the Online Safety Bill that would see tech bosses jailed for failures to protect minors

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023

Labour vows to hand ‘weak’ Rishi Sunak first defeat over Online Safety Bill

Exclusive: PM failed to ‘read the room’ over criminal penalities for social media giants, says shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell – as Labour plans to vote with Tory rebels

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023

Sunak urged to accept rebel MPs’ amendment to boost online safety for children

Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan-Smith said tech giants ‘shouldn’t be so big that they cannot face punishment for failure’.

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023

China removes 6 diplomats after Manchester consulate violence: UK

Britain had asked they waive diplomatic immunity and be questioned by police over attack on pro-democracy activist.

Al Jazeera · Dec 14, 2022

Iain Duncan Smith condemns reliance on cheap goods from ‘brutal’ Chinese regime

Former Conservative Party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has described the UK’s reliance on cheap goods from the “brutal, dictatorial” Chinese regime as a “trade-off of human lives”.

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2022

‘Golden era’ of UK-Chinese relations is over, says Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking at the annual Lord Mayor’s Banquet in London’s Guildhall

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2022

Sunak takes aim at China with promise of ‘evolutionary leap’ in foreign policy

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking at the annual Lord Mayor’s Banquet in London’s Guildhall.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

PM Rishi Sunak says no room for ‘short-termism’ in dealing with Russia and China

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said “short-termism” or “sentimentality” will not help Britain stand up to global competitors like Russia or China.

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2022

Sunak signals ‘evolutionary leap’ in British foreign policy

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking at the annual Lord Mayor’s Banquet in London’s Guildhall.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

Rishi Sunak warns against ‘cold war’ with China despite growing ‘authoritarianism’

Prime minister accused of being ‘weak’ as he unveils policy of ‘robust pragmatism’

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022