カテゴリー: Politics
Kanbar Hossein-Bor, who says his mother once feared he ‘might not be British enough’, lands Fiji post“In her mind this was a bastion of the establishment, she was a little worried of rejection,” Kanbar Hossein-Bor said of his mother’s reaction, two dec…
Row over exemption of national insurance contributions for Indian short-term workers overshadows deal A multibillion-pound free trade agreement with India has long been touted as a big Brexit boon.Cheaper clothes and shoes for British shoppers, a huge …
India has made concessions in trade negotiations, leaving UK heralding deal as ‘most significant’ since BrexitIt is not exactly the deepest and most comprehensive trade deal the UK has ever entered, but the timing of the announcement that Keir Starmer …
Deal could help UK industries hit by Trump tariffs, as ministers say it will add £4.8bn a year to economy by 2040 Britain and India have agreed a long-desired trade deal that ministers said would cut tariffs and add £4.8bn a year to the UK economy by 2…
Jagtar Singh Johal’s hopes of being freed on bail have been dashed for now despite being cleared of charges in one caseHopes that Jagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh man held in an Indian jail for seven years, would be released on bail were dashed on Th…
Former City minister denies allegations she received land illegally from her aunt, the ousted PM Sheikh HasinaThe former City minister Tulip Siddiq has said an arrest warrant issued against her in Bangladesh over allegations she illegally received a pl…
Former City minister accused of illegally receiving plot of land from her aunt, ousted PM Sheikh Hasina An arrest warrant for the former City minister Tulip Siddiq has been issued in Bangladesh with a new allegation accusing her of illegally receiving …
Foreign secretary calls Hong Kong’s denial of entry for Wera Hobhouse ‘deeply concerning’ after she flew there to visit her newborn grandsonForeign secretary David Lammy said he was deeply concerned after a British politician was denied entry to Hong K…
Lasting damage has been done not only to Trump’s political credibility but to globalisation as a systemAt the beginning of this helter-skelter week, Downing Street was declaring globalisation not only dead but a failure. Now, only five trading days lat…
Daughter of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, 79 and 75, says they have ‘no idea’ why they have been in jail for two monthsAn elderly British couple taken captive by the Taliban have been interrogated 29 times since they were imprisoned more than two months a…
Nirmala Sitharaman says turmoil forcing countries to seek accords beyond old ideological and political tiesIndia is seeking to strike more trade deals with other countries at a time of “global uncertainty”, its finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, sai…
Group received emails about Ahsan Mansur, the central bank official investigating money laundering allegationsBritish MPs believe they may have been targeted by a “disinformation” campaign aimed at discrediting the man leading efforts to trace funds al…
Group received emails about Ahsan Mansur, the central bank official investigating money laundering allegationsBritish MPs believe they may have been targeted by a “disinformation” campaign aimed at discrediting the man leading efforts to trace funds al…
Measures blocking companies involved in modern slavery from receiving public money could be overturnedMeasures that would have blocked companies found to have used forced labour in any part of the state-owned Great British Energy supply chain from rece…
Business secretary says negotiations – now in their 15th round – are a ‘top priority’ for Labour governmentMinisters are relaunching negotiations with India this week in an attempt to clinch a multibillion-pound free trade agreement that they hope will…