LONDON | Xinhua | The British government last week unveiled one of the most sweeping overhauls of immigration policy in decades, in a move analysts believe was driven by the significant gains made by the right-wing Reform UK party in recent local elections. The Labour government’s Immigration White Paper, released …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | The British government has expanded its overdraft with the Bank of England to help weather coronavirus disruption, it said Thursday. The government’s “ways and means facility” — effectively its overdraft account at the BoE — is also being used to temporarily help finance spending on …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | The British government on Thursday said English Premier League footballers should take a pay cut, amid outrage at top-flight clubs using a furlough scheme for non-playing staff. Tottenham, Newcastle and Norwich have said they will use a government scheme to guarantee 80 percent of salaries …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Hillary Clinton said Tuesday it was “shameful” that the British government had not published a delayed parliamentary report into possible Russian interference in British politics ahead of December elections. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has previously rejected claims it was suppressing the report to avoid a scandal ahead of …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
