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UK SCRAPS £15.8M ASYLUM SEEKERS TAXI SERVICE – The move was made to curb Home Office waste The UK government is set to ban most asylum seekers from using taxis for medical appointments beginning in February, following a spending review that found the Home Office was spending approximately £15.8 million annually on the service. The policy change, part of a broader crackdown on waste in asylum accommodation and transport contracts, will require asylum seekers to use alternative public transport, such as buses, even for urgent medical needs. The government review was triggered after an investigation revealed instances of asylum seekers…

POPE LEO PUSHES PEACE MESSAGE  – Pope Leo met leaders from Lebanon’s diverse religious sects on Monday Pope Leo met leaders from Lebanon’s diverse religious sects on Monday and urged Lebanese not to abandon their country despite years of conflict, political paralysis and economic crisis that have prompted waves of migration. The pontiff visited Lebanon’s Catholic community before hosting a dialogue with members of the Sunni Muslim, Shi’ite and Druze communities, as well as migrant workers and other Christians. The pope, on what he has described as a mission of peace, has urged Lebanon’s leaders to persevere with peace efforts…

PUTIN TO MEET WITKOFF ON TUESDAY IN MOSCOW – Putin last week repeated his demands for Moscow to drop its offensive Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on Ukraine with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Tuesday afternoon, the Kremlin said. The pair will meet after American and Ukrainian officials held negotiations on a US plan that Washington wants to be a basis to end fighting between Moscow and Kyiv. “The meeting with Witkoff is planned for tomorrow,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, including from AFP, in a briefing on Monday, adding that it will take place…

OBR HEAD QUITS DUE TO LEAK – Head of UK’s OBR quits over early release of budget report The head of the UK’s Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, submitted his resignation on Monday, December 1st, after his agency inadvertently released the details of Rachel Reeves’ budget early, according to a letter published on its website. Last week, he apologised for the early release of details of finance minister Rachel Reeves’ speech and said he would abide by the findings of an investigation when asked if he would resign on Wednesday, November 26th. The early release of the Office for…

LAMMY WARNED ON THREAT TO JURY TRIALS – Lammy faces backlash over plan to restrict jury trials and its impact on civil rights UK  The Government’s plan to scrap jury trials for most crimes will undermine free speech, David Lammy has been warned. Campaigners claim the Justice Secretary’s proposals will mean defendants who use free speech as a defence for “offensive” language are less likely to be acquitted. Research by the Free Speech Union (FSU) found defendants justifying their actions on the basis of free speech were almost twice as likely to be found not guilty in a crown court,…

REEVES FACES ETHICS PROBE ON BUDGET LIES – Inquiry launched into claims the chancellor misled MPs over budget figures amid outrage. Rachel Reeves is facing a formal ethics inquiry after accusations that she misled parliament over key Budget figures.  The investigation follows mounting pressure from MPs who say the chancellor presented data she knew was flawed. Opposition critics claim Reeves selectively used forecasts to paint a falsely positive economic outlook. Her allies insist the accusations are politically motivated and deny any intent to mislead. Ethics officials will now review internal Treasury documents and communications linked to her Budget speech.  The…

WE DIDN’T MISLEAD ANYONE OVER BUDGET – Starmer has insisted he and Rachel Reeves did not mislead anyone over public finances Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he and Rachel Reeves did not mislead anyone over public finances ahead of last week’s tax-raising Budget. The Prime Minister claimed preparations for a £30bn tax raid started from a productivity gap of £16bn following accusations that the Chancellor lied to the public and misled the markets about the need for higher taxes. At a press conference in London on Monday, Sir Keir was asked whether Ms Reeves had told the truth by talking…

STARMER SAYS ECONOMY PLAN WILL TAKE TIME-The Prime Minister is set to give  a speech outlining multi-year economic plan  Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in response to the UK budget delivered last week by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has stated that Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver in full. Starmer has maintained that Chancellor Reeves was right to impose £26bn-worth of tax rises and further promised a long-term plan that he said should be judged at the end of the parliament. Starmer’s comments form part of a broader intervention designed to bolster his and Reeves’s position…

RUSSIA VOWS TO FIGHT ON, SAYS PUTIN – Russia is ready to fight “until the last Ukrainian dies”, Vladimir Putin has declared  Russia is ready to fight “until the last Ukrainian dies”, Vladimir Putin has declared. In remarks that will reverberate across Europe and the US, the Russian president insisted Ukraine must surrender territory, claiming his army is “practically impossible to hold back”. “Some people demand to keep on fighting until the last Ukrainian dies. Russia is ready for that,” Putin said during a trip to Kyrgyzstan. “If Ukrainian forces leave the territories they hold, then we will stop combat…

NORD STREAM SUSPECT IN COURT – Explosions which destroyed the pipeline in the Baltic Sea three years ago largely severed Russian gas transit to Europe  A Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in 2022 was expected to appear in front of a German court on Friday (November 28) after Italy extradited him a day earlier. Explosions which destroyed the pipeline in the Baltic Sea three years ago largely severed Russian gas transit to Europe, squeezing energy supplies on the continent although Russia had already largely stopped deliveries. Russia and Western countries have both…