MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Gordon Brown pledges to “fight, fight and fight again” for the union
Source: Labour List UK Share this article: Gordon Brown will pledge to “fight, fight and fight again” to keep the United Kingdom intact, warning today that the union is at serious risk due to Conservative Party attitudes and the rise of “narrow nationalism”. Speaking in Westminster Cathedral Hall this morning, the former Labour leader and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Progress on tackling childhood obesity moving at ‘snail’s pace’ – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK One year after the government announced its second Childhood Obesity Plan, Labour reveals that deadlines for four of the six policy consultations have been missed. The plan committed to consult on six policies “by the end of 2018” as part of efforts to halve childhood obesity by 2030. However, only two […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: International Trade Secretary’s vision for new UK-USA trade agreement
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements A new UK-USA free trade agreement should be ambitious in emerging sectors such as fintech and data-driven technology. In a speech at the Centre for Policy Studies, International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox will set out how the UK and USA can both benefit from striking a bold and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Labour frontbench update: Reed and Foxcroft reshuffled
Source: Labour List UK Share this article: South London MPs Steve Reed and Vicky Foxcroft, already in Labour’s frontbench team, have been reshuffled today into new positions. Former social worker Emma Lewell-Buck quit in March as shadow minister for children and families, a position she had occupied since October 2016. As a representative of South […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Cat Smith comments on EU complaints about obstacles to EU citizens voting in European elections – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK Cat Smith MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement, commenting on reports that the EU Commission has complained to the UK government over obstacles that prevented many EU citizens from voting in the UK in the European elections, said: “Labour repeatedly warned the government that European citizens living in the UK […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Speech: PM statement on European Council: 24 June 2019
Source: United Kingdom – Prime Minister’s Office 10 Downing Street Delivered on: 24 June 2019 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Mr Speaker, before I turn to the European Council, I am sure the whole House will join me in sending our very best wishes to the former Deputy Prime Minister John […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: PM statement on European Council: 24 June 2019
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements Delivered on: 24 June 2019 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Mr Speaker, before I turn to the European Council, I am sure the whole House will join me in sending our very best wishes to the former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. All our thoughts […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Jeremy Corbyn EU Council response – The Labour Party
Source: Labour Party UK *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Responding to the Prime Minister’s EU Council Statement, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Labour Party, said: Mr Speaker, I would like to thank the Prime Minister for an advance copy of this statement. Last week we came within minutes of the USA launching a military […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Latest Tory Brexit proposals show detachment from reality – Hazzard
Source: Sinn Féin 24 June, 2019 – by Chris Hazzard Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard has said the latest Brexit proposals from the British government once again show how detached the Tories are from the realities of the devastating impact of Brexit. The South Down MP said: “The latest proposal from the British government’s Alternative […]
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