03 November 2016 Week in Brief: UK Government HEATHROW: A series of legal challenges is now getting underway against the new runway at Heathrow. One group, representing Teddington residents, has suggested that Sir Howard Davies, who chaired the enquiry which recommended the proposal, was biased because of his links with GIC Private Ltd, an owner… Continue reading Issue 78: 2016 11 03: Week in Brief: UK
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Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Week in Brief: UK
14 July 2016 Week in Brief: UK Politics PRIME MINISTER: Following Andrea Leadsom’s withdrawal from the contest, Theresa May was left as the only candidate for the leadership of the Conservative party and accordingly became Prime Minister on Wednesday. See comment The Chilcot Report and Mrs May. LABOUR LEADERSHIP: Angela Eagle has issued a challenge… Continue reading Issue 62: 2016 07 14: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 59: 2016 06 23: Week in Brief: UK
23 June 2016 Week in Brief: UK Jo Cox ASSASSINATION OF JO COX: The murder of Jo Cox, the MP for Batley and Spen, outside her surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, has been met with revulsion and sadness on all sides of British politics. Parliament was recalled to pay tribute to Mrs Cox on Monday… Continue reading Issue 59: 2016 06 23: Week in Brief: UK
