'The policy was misrepresented.' Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss says she will not proceed with plans to link public sector pay to regional living costs, adding it's 'important to support people in this difficult economic time'. Latest: 📺 Sky 501
The government has extended its visa route from Hong Kong to allow young people born after the handover to China to come to the UK.
The visa route for BNs and their dependents was launched last year after the imposition of a controversial new security law in Hong Kong by China, which has since been described by the UK as means to"crush dissent" against Beijing.The chancellor is throwing his weight behind a new £3bn export finance package aimed at bolstering the Ukrainian military's defence against Russia, and the country's future reconstruction.
The Battle for Number 10 will see both candidates answer questions from undecided Conservative Party members. Mr Lord added that as online voting becomes an"inevitability" in the near future,"integrity is paramount". A TikTok account for the UK Parliament has been closed down after MPs raised concerns about the company's links to China.In a joint letter from the Speakers of the Houses of Commons and Lords, it was said the decision was made to close the account"with immediate effect".
The letter was posted by Nus Ghani, one of several MPs to have been sanctioned by the Chinese government for criticising them. "They may have misled parliament on this point, a matter which Nus Ghani has raised with you separately."Calls for leadership contest to be halted over cybersecurity concernsMembers were delayed getting their ballot papers due to the issue.He has repeatedly tried to have Boris Johnson included in the ballot.
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