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4 weeks ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Aine Fox |David Lynch |Claudia F. Savage |Rosie Shead
Former archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he forgives serial abuser John Smyth as he repeated an apology to victims and told of the “deep sense of personal failure” he feels about the handling of allegations. The former most senior bishop in the Church of England, who resigned in November and stepped down officially in January, said he had “not really thought it through enough, to be honest” when he initially declined to quit last year.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Claudia F. Savage |Rhiannon James
The Tories are amplifying the “noise and conspiracy theories” of foreign billionaires, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said. Ms Nandy heard that attempts to “throw off public discourse do not have Britain’s best interests at heart”, and was asked if the Government is “taking the threat of foreign disinformation seriously”. In recent weeks tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has used his social media platform X to wage an online campaign against the Government over the issue of grooming gangs.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
standard.co.uk | Claudia F. Savage
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysisI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is “on the brink” of agreement Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
breakingnews.ie | Claudia F. Savage
Billionaire Elon Musk has used social media to “undermine” the UK general election and tried to “depose” Sir Keir Starmer, MPs have heard. Labour MP Johanna Baxter also accused the owner of X, formerly Twitter, of putting the safety of UK Home Office minister Jess Phillips “at risk” as she called on the British government to prevent “foreign interference” in British politics.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
shropshirestar.com | Claudia F. Savage
An MP has urged the Government to confirm the “principle of self determination” for British overseas territories on the eve of Margaret Thatcher Day on the Falklands islands. Andrew Rosindell, Conservative MP for Romford, linked the holiday to the Government’s deal to relinquish sovereignty of the Chagos Islands. Commons Leader Lucy Powell said she “perhaps won’t celebrate Margaret Thatcher Day” and highlighted that negotiations over the island began under the previous Conservative government.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
newsletter.co.uk | Claudia F. Savage |Cate McCurry
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThe UK and Irish governments are committed to finding “a way through” disagreements on Troubles legacy cases, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has said. Thank you for signing up!Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Belfast News Letter, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
newsletter.co.uk | Jonathan McCambridge |Claudia F. Savage
Independent candidate Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch outside RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin, as the Irish general election count continued. Ppic: Brian Lawless/PA WireGangland figure Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch caused pandemonium when he appeared at the Dublin count centre at the end of his unsuccessful bid to be elected to the Dail.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
newsletter.co.uk | Claudia F. Savage
Farmers take part in a go-slow protest in Dover, Kent, to show their unhappiness at the Labour government. Ministers have been urged to publish a Northern Ireland specific impact assessment of the Government's changes to inheritance tax. Thank you for signing up!Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Belfast News Letter, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
standard.co.uk | Claudia F. Savage
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysisI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Ministers have been urged to publish a Northern Ireland specific impact assessment of the Government’s changes to inheritance tax. Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Alex Burghart said farms in the region are “different to the rest of the UK”, leaving them “more exposed” to the changes.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
newsletter.co.uk | Claudia F. Savage
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA minister has insisted that Government plans to create a "smoke-free generation" will apply in Northern Ireland, amid unionist concerns. Health minister Andrew Gwynne sought to assure TUV leader Jim Allister that the Bill would apply in Northern Ireland after the MP for North Antrim claimed it would be "unenforceable" due to the region's "subjection to foreign laws" under the Windsor Framework.
