Posted by The Guardian | Apr 22, 2021 | Boris Johnson, Climate change, Cop26: Glasgow climate change conference 2021, Environment, Green politics, Greenhouse gas emissions, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, World News |
Prime minister calls on countries to come to Cop26 ‘armed with ambitious targets and plans’With just over six months to go until vital UN climate talks, Boris Johnson has urged world leaders at a virtual White House...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 22, 2021 | Civil service, Conservatives, David Cameron, Greensill, Lobbying, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Sir Tom Scholar says former PM called and texted his mobile phone seeking help for GreensillDavid Cameron personally lobbied the Treasury’s most senior civil servant on his mobile phone, securing nine meetings with another...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 22, 2021 | Ben Wallace, First world war, House of Commons, Military, Politics, Race, The Guardian, UK news |
Defence secretary Ben Wallace also says he will explore ‘decolonising’ schools’ teaching of first world warThe defence secretary has apologised for Britain’s failure to properly commemorate tens of...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 22, 2021 | Biden administration, Climate change, Environment, The Guardian, US news |
Move comes as the US scrambles to regain international credibility after the climate denialist presidency of Donald TrumpThe US has vowed to cut its planet-heating emissions by at least half by the end of the decade, in a...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Apr 22, 2021 | First world war, Military, Politics past, Race, The Guardian, UK news |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission apologises after report shows thousands of black and Asian troops not commemoratedThe failure to properly commemorate hundreds of thousands of black and Asian troops who died fighting for the...
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