Kemi Badenoch tonight hit back at Tory critics over the scaling down of a post-Brexit bonfire of EU laws. Brexiteer Conservative MPs have reacted with fury to the decision to axe just 600 retained laws from Brussels rather than the 4,000 pledged.
Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused Rishi Sunak of “behaving like a Borgia” after the Government scaled back its promised post-Brexit bonfire of EU-era laws. The Prime Minister has faced anger on the right of his party after the Government announced that around 600
Remainer Peers are attempting to scupper the Government’s efforts to crack down on small boat crossings. Tomorrow, dozens of peers will demand changes to the Illegal Migration Bill, claiming it is unworkable and unethical. The Immigration Bill passed through the House of
Formula One star Lewis Hamilton defied FIA rules and spoke out about what has been dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” laws in Florida as the sport prepares for the Miami Grand Prix over the weekend. Florida legislators passed a parental rights bill that
Mexico’s Senate has approved a wide-ranging reform of laws governing the mining industry, including a requirement that companies pay 5% of profits to local communities. The mining bill was among 18 pieces of legislation, some controversial, that were passed in a frenzied
A court in Thailand handed a craft beer enthusiast a $4,360 fine and a suspended six-month prison sentence for violating a law on advertising alcoholic beverages by posting a photo of a beer with his evaluation of it on Facebook. Artid Sivahansaphan
Japanese LGBTQ activist groups delivered a statement to the government on Friday urging that Japan enact an anti-discrimination law and legalize same-sex marriages ahead of a summit of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations being hosted by Japan in May. Japan
Two families in Arizona have filed a lawsuit challenging a state law that bans transgender girls from participating in school sports, with one parent citing concern for their child’s “self-esteem” and “confidence.” The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Tucson
A free climber known as the “French Spiderman” scaled a 38-storey skyscraper in Paris on Wednesday to demonstrate his support for protesters angry about a pension law that will delay the age at which people can retire in France. Alain Robert, 60,
Rishi Sunak skewered Sir Keir Starmer during PMQs today as he produced his “special law” on pensions. The Prime Minister said: “I can’t quite remember but I think he started by talking about when he was DPP in 2013. “I’m actually glad