Digested week: who gets to keep their gong? Let the public decide There’s a dirty election campaign on the way and my clothes smell of skunk, but I’ve got an idea to cheer us all up The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024
Humza Yousaf: UK must prove legal basis for military attacks in Yemen MPs at Westminster should “have their say” before the UK launches military action – and the Tory government must produce evidence of the… The National (Scotland) · Jan 12, 2024
Rishi Sunak says UK acted in 'self-defence' as Government lays out its legal case for RAF air strikes on Yemen Sir Keir Starmer backed the military action but some MPs say there should have first been a vote in Parliament Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024
Ukraine, Britain announce security agreement during Kyiv visit by PM Sunak British prime minister also confirms 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2bn) in new aid for Ukraine for the next financial year. Al Jazeera · Jan 12, 2024
First Thing: Houthis say US and UK airstrikes in Yemen will not go unpunished The allies have launched strikes for the first time since the group began targeting shipping in the Red Sea. Plus, the European royals taking on the climate crisis The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024
Labour 'fully supportive' of UK air strikes against Houthi rebels, says Keir Starmer LABOUR leader Keir Starmer has said he supports targeted strikes against Houthi rebels but has called for a statement in Parliament “at the first… The National (Scotland) · Jan 12, 2024
Mapped: How the US and UK attacks on Houthi rebels took place and what weapons were used? US and UK forces fired at least 100 guided missiles at Iran-backed Houthi positions across western Yemen The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024
Yemen strikes: Sunak says he will make statement to MPs on Monday House speaker had said he would recall parliament at weekend if necessary for update on Houthi-targeted attacks The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024
Post Office provided ‘misleading’ information to inquiry and disclosure of documents has been ‘sub-optimal’, lawyer admits – as it happened Lawyer acting for Post Office agrees that important disclosure questionnaire replicated inaccuracies The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024
What next for the AI revolution? Inside Google DeepMind, the world’s biggest AI company Everyone laughed politely when I asked whether AI might, in the end, kill us all — everyone apart from one researcher from a US-based thinktank who told me that, as a pessimist, he believes there is about a “20 per cent chance that AI poses an existential threat to life.” Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024
All you need to know about the Houthi rebels and the UK's air strikes RISHI Sunak has said that strikes against Houthi rebel sites in Yemen are “necessary and proportionate” to protect global shipping in the Red… The National (Scotland) · Jan 12, 2024
Britain is a poorer, sicker place. No wonder disability claims have trebled in a decade Rishi Sunak denies it: but the government’s own figures tell us how the country’s health has been afflicted by austerity, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to visit Kyiv, pledges bn aid British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is visiting Kyiv to sign a historic security agreement with Ukraine. The UK will provide military aid of over billion... Top News · Jan 12, 2024
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle 'happy' to help Parliament recall to debate UK and US air strikes on Yemen The lack of a say for MPs has been criticised by some Labour Leftwingers and Liberal Democrats Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Jan 12, 2024 'Disgraceful': Calls for Parliament to be recalled after UK launches air strikes A NUMBER of politicians have called on Rishi Sunak to recall Parliament after the UK launched targeted strikes against military facilities used by…
International Business Times · Jan 12, 2024 Sunak To Visit Kyiv Friday To Set Out New 'Support Package' British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will visit Kyiv on Friday to launch "a major new package of support" for Ukraine and increase military funding for this financial year to GBP2.5 billion ($3.2 billion), his office said.
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024 Sunak says Yemen strikes were self-defence amid row over not consulting parliament PM defends Red Sea strikes – as Keir Starmer demands government’s legal advice and MPs call for recall of parliament
The National (Scotland) · Jan 12, 2024 UK launches 'targeted strikes' against Houthi rebel sites in Yemen THE UK has launched targeted strikes against military facilities used by Houthi rebels in Yemen, with Rishi Sunak saying the UK will “always stand…
The Guardian - AU · Jan 12, 2024 Russia-Ukraine war: UK PM warns Putin will not stop if he wins in Ukraine and victory would embolden Russian allies – as it happened Rishi Sunak in Ukraine after saying Britain will boost support to £2.5bn
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024 ‘Done with Labour and the Tories’: Reform UK attracts angry voters The rightwing populist party could play an outsize role in the next UK election – and cost the Conservatives dearly
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024 The UK prime minister is visiting Kyiv to announce a new support package for Ukraine U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is visiting Kyiv to announce a new package of support, including an increase in military funding, a statement from his office said
Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024 Rishi Sunak in Kyiv: Britain and Ukraine sign 'unprecedented' security deal as PM pledges £2.5bn in aid It comes as the Ukrainian president presses allies in the West to provide the country with more support
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024 Rishi Sunak makes surprise visit to Ukraine after launching Yemen strike Britain commits another £2.5bn to wartorn country, as PM given Ukraine’s ‘order of freedom’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024 Friday briefing: What Taiwan’s general election means for the country – and democracy worldwide In today’s newsletter: Taiwan goes to the polls on Saturday, with major geopolitical ramifications on the line
International Business Times UK · Jan 12, 2024 UK Energy Security Assured for 70 years With A Nuclear Roadmap for the Biggest Nuclear Power Expansion The UK government has announced a civil nuclear roadmap that seeks to revive the UK nuclear sector with a plan to build new nuclear reactors, fuels, and technology, adding UK jobs across the country.