On Wednesday, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission agreed on elements of the review of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) and of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and Directive (CRD) proposed in November 2016, an important … read more
John Healey MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, responding to the House of Commons’ unanimous support for Labour’s motion to protect supported housing, said:
“Under pressure from Labour, Theresa May has been forced to backtrack on the Government’s ill-conceived plans for supported housing.
“Now, after unanimous House of Commons backing for Labour’s motion committing to safeguard the long-term future and funding of supported housing, any new Government proposals must reflect the clearly expressed will of Parliament.”
read moreUK Government ministers hosted the launch of this year’s appeal, encouraging everyone to use their old ‘round pounds’ to purchase their poppy. read more
A famous Chinese entrepreneur, founder and board chairman of Wanxiang Group, Lu Guanqiu, died Wednesday at the age of 72. Lu was the first group of private entrepreneurs emerged after reform and opening-up. In July, 1969, Lu and other six farmers, wit… read more
The UK has successfully hosted an innovative international nuclear disarmament verification exercise between nuclear and non-nuclear weapons states. read more