Italy’s prime minister known as ‘Super Mario’ waives his £100,000 salary to ‘show solidarity with his nation hit by recession’ Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi, 73, has renounced his £100,000 salary Declaration said he won’t get ‘remuneration’ during term as caretaker leader He took over in February when squabbling parties agreed to unite behind him … Read more
Italy’s prime minister known as ‘Super Mario’ waives his £100,000 salary to ‘show solidarity with his nation hit by recession’ Italy’s prime minister Mario Draghi, 73, has renounced his £100,000 salary Declaration said he won’t get ‘remuneration’ during term as caretaker leader He took over in February when squabbling parties agreed to unite behind him … Read more
Greece will be added to the UK’s ‘green list’ in June allowing holidaymakers to return home from the country without quarantining, Greece’s tourism minister revealed today. Haris Theoharis said he was confident Greece would go green on June 7, but added that they were ‘disappointed’ not to be on the UK’s list with Portugal from Monday, … Read more
A Government minister today refused to rule out tiered lockdowns returning when England’s national measures are planned to end next month. Environment Secretary George Eustice revealed No10 was ‘closely monitoring’ several localised coronavirus outbreaks that have cropped up in recent weeks. Analysis shows that while national infections have continued to plunge, there are 12 boroughs where … Read more
A Government minister today refused to rule out tiered lockdowns returning when England’s national measures are planned to end next month. Environment Secretary George Eustice revealed No10 was ‘closely monitoring’ several localised coronavirus outbreaks that have cropped up in recent weeks. Analysis shows that while national infections have continued to plunge, there are 34 areas across … Read more
Malasyia to go into month-long national lockdown after surge in covid cases and deaths with Muslims ordered not to visit each other to celebrate Eid All of Malaysia will be placed under a near lockdown for about a month The announcement follows a surge in cases and deaths in the country Prime Minister said action … Read more
Health minister Nadine Dorries today said she would not support plans to force care home staff to be vaccinated against coronavirus. The Government last month launched a consultation into whether mandatory jabs for carers would work and be ethical, with a final decision expected by July. Ms Dorries’ boss, Matt Hancock, has publicly endorsed the proposal, arguing … Read more
Former veterans minister Johnny Mercer slams Government plans to ban prosecutions of ex-soldiers who served during Northern Ireland Troubles Sacked Johnny Mercer said Government’s plan would ‘cut off pathway to justice’ Queen’s speech expected to have proposal to block trials linked to the Troubles Ministers hope it would end threat of court hanging over the … Read more
Former veterans minister Johnny Mercer slams Government plans to ban prosecutions of ex-soldiers who served during Northern Ireland Troubles Sacked Johnny Mercer said Government’s plan would ‘cut off pathway to justice’ Queen’s speech expected to have proposal to block trials linked to the Troubles Ministers hope it would end threat of court hanging over the … Read more
Jersey’s foreign affairs minister has hit back at ‘disproportionate’ threats from France to cut off electricity to the island in a row over post-Brexit fishing rites Ian Gorst, external relations minister for the Channel Island, said ‘it is not the first threat that France has made’ over fisheries as he blamed ‘confusion’ around the post-Brexit … Read more