Boris Cabinet Reshuffle: Liz Truss in as Foreign Secretary, Raab Demoted, and Patel Hangs on as Home Secretary
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has demoted his top diplomat and fired the education minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.
Gavin Williamson
Nanny State: Minister Backs Continued Lockdown-Era School Lunch Bubbles to Teach Table Manners
The education secretary has backed schools taking the part of parents by teaching them “family dining” at lunchtime, including table manners and social skills.
Sinister: Minister Tells Pupils Not to Get ‘Too Carried Away with New Freedoms’
Health Secretary Gavin Williamson has dampened the mood ahead of the new school year, saying that despite the impending relaxation of coronavirus restrictions, pupils should not get “too carried away” with their “new freedoms”.
‘Everyone Agreed’ on Vaccine Passports, Says Merkel at EU Coronavirus Summit
Angela Merkel claimed that there is a unanimous agreement within the European Union on implementing a coronavirus vaccine passport system.
UK: Govt Says Masks in Schools Are Recommended – But Not Compulsory
The British government is advising that secondary school pupils wear masks when they reopen — but that they cannot be made compulsory.
Cancel Culture Universities Face Fines for Stifling Free Speech on Campus
The British government will reportedly begin fining universities which embark on cancel culture-style infringements on freedom of speech, as well as mandate that heritage groups remain apolitical, in a major pushback against the Black Lives Matter-inspired attacks on British heritage.
UK Closes All Schools From Friday to Slow Spread of Coronavirus
The Prime Minister and the Education secretary have announced that all schools in England will be closed from Friday.
Ex-Defence Secretary Brands May’s Brexit Talks with Corbyn ‘Naive’, ‘Doomed’
Former Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has described Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit talks with Labour as a “politically naive” and “doomed to fail”.
UK: Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson SACKED over National Security Council Leak
Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Defence, has been sacked by Prime Minister Theresa May after details of a National Security Council meeting in which Chinese tech giant Huawei’s potential involvement in 5G infrastructure was leaked to the press.
UK Govt Voices ‘Grave’ Security Concerns Over China’s Huawei Being Involved in 5G Networks
Britain’s Defence Secretary has articulated “grave, very deep concerns” about the role of Chinese tech giant Huawei in the forthcoming roll-out of the fifth-generation (5G) mobile data network, because of the leverage and access Huawei’s equipment and software could potentially give to the Chinese government.
Revealed: Direct Links Between Jihadists in Afghanistan and Terror Cells in UK
British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has revealed direct links between terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan and cells in both Britain and “the whole of continental Europe”.
May’s Government ‘Wasting Brexit Leverage by Handing EU Firms Big Contracts’
Theresa May’s government is throwing away leverage in the Brexit talks by handing big money deals to European Union (EU) firms, a prominent business adviser has said.
Britain Under Pressure from Trump Administration to Boost Defence Spending After NATO Comments
The United Kingdom government is coming under pressure to increase defence spending from the United States, in revelations that come days after President Donald J. Trump vented frustration over the NATO military alliance and Trump Ambassador Rick Grenell revealed that moving European nations to contribute more to their own defence was a key priority for the administration.
UK to Ease Visa Rules for Afghan Interpreters Who Work With British Forces
LONDON (AP) — British officials say dozens of interpreters who helped British troops in Afghanistan will be allowed to move to the United Kingdom.
