20 April 2017 Week in Brief: UK Government GENERAL ELECTION: The government has called a general election on 8 June. Under the Fixed Term Parliament Act that had to be endorsed by a two thirds majority of the House of Commons but, since Mr Corbyn has already said that he would back an early election,… Continue reading Issue 101: 2017 04 20: Week in Brief: UK
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Issue 98: 2017 03 30: Week in Brief: UK
30 March 2017 Week in Brief: UK Westminster ARTICLE 50: Britain has served notice under article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon, beginning the two year countdown to its exit from the EU. LABOUR: Shadow Brexit secretary Kier Starmer has set out six conditions which his party will require if they are to back the… Continue reading Issue 98: 2017 03 30: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 95: 2017 03 09: Week in Brief: UK
09 March 2017 Week in Brief: UK BHS: Sir Philip Green has agreed to pay £363 million into the BHS pension scheme. Commentators have said that the payment was made in an attempt to salvage his reputation and to ensure that he would keep his knighthood. BREXIT: The Government suffered a defeat in the House… Continue reading Issue 95: 2017 03 09: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 88: 2017 01 19: Week in Brief: UK
19 January 2017 Week in Brief: UK NHS: There are reports that 10 Downing Street has been critical, in private, about the head of NHS England who has been described as not enthusiastic and not sufficiently responsive to the problems within the NHS. He has rejected the criticism. Theresa May has insisted that GPs’ surgeries… Continue reading Issue 88: 2017 01 19: Week in Brief: UK
