Category: Commonwealth of Nations

Louise Haigh and deputy Conservative leader Alex Burghart clash over welfare spending at PMQS – UK politics live

The first secretary of state says the government will bring welfare spending downLouise Haigh starts by saying she is standing in for Andy Burnham.She says this weekend the whole country will fall silent to mark Remembrance...

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UK makes huge aid cuts to Commonwealth nations despite warm words at Chogm summit

Nations in the group fare worse than others, with funding for nature projects especially hard hit even as climate crisis intensifies global needThe UK government has slashed overseas aid to Commonwealth countries, the Guardian...

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King tells Commonwealth leaders that Britain’s role in slave trade was ‘shameful’ but stops short of apology – as it happened

Speech by Charles marks formal opening of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in AntiguaQ: Do you think the UK should reconsider Commonwealth membership, given other countries just keep asking us for slavery...

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King tells Commonwealth leaders that Britain’s role in slave trade was ‘shameful’ but stops short of apology – UK politics live

Speech by Charles marks formal opening of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in AntiguaQ: Do you think the UK should reconsider Commonwealth membership, given other countries just keep asking us for slavery...

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Ex-Reform UK MP cleared after standards watchdog overruled over N-word rules breach – UK politics live

The Commons standards committee decided that James McMurdock will not be subject to further actionQ: Do you think the UK should reconsider Commonwealth membership, given other countries just keep asking us for slavery...

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Burnham says he has not proposed return to EU freedom of movement – UK politics live

The prime minister wants an ‘honest discussion’ about how immigration has changed since Brexit Good morning. In a Today programme interview broadcast this morning at 8.10am, Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, ended by saying...

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Home secretary Shabana Mahmood to set out changes to settlement rules – UK politics live

Mahmood will outline the final version of her plans to make foreign workers wait longer before they can apply for indefinite leave to remainDowning Street has declined to say how much it cost for the plane carrying Andy Burnham...

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Tories accuse Shabana Mahmood of ‘U-turn’ on indefinite leave to remain policy – UK politics live

Chris Philp says the home secretary is giving in to ‘open-borders Labour left’ ahead of an announcement this afternoonDowning Street has declined to say how much it cost for the plane carrying Andy Burnham and UK delegates to a...

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UK was ‘vehement’ slavery reparations should not be on Commonwealth summit agenda

British prime minister has now agreed to structured dialogue on reparatory justice but issue remains off formal Chogm agendaBritish officials initially insisted that discussions of reparations for slavery should not be on the...

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Andy Burnham open to calls for formal apology for Britain’s role in slave trade

Exclusive: UK PM to launch drive to restructure debt of poorest Commonwealth countries but rejects demands for reparations• British people can’t be made to pay for the wrongs of slavery – but we must confront our complicated...

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UK MPs push for extra aid and visas as Jamaica reels from Hurricane Melissa

Dawn Butler leads calls for humanitarian visas and fee waivers for vulnerable relatives of UK nationals affected by stormBritish MPs have joined campaigners calling for more aid and humanitarian visas for Jamaicans to enter the...

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The Windrush generations were proudly British. Yet immigrants are still fighting to be seen that way | Diane Abbott

This week’s Windrush Day reception at No 10 was joyous – but also a reminder of the ugliness behind the ‘island of strangers’ rhetoricThis week I went to a Windrush Day reception in the gardens of 10 Downing Street. Standing in...

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