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Jenrick described their relationship as “positive” and added: “Look, I respect him.” On immigration, he argued that they were “basically making the same point, which is that we’re going to abolish indefinite leave to remain.” He added: “If you don’t meet our economic tests, then you’re gonna have to leave the country. And if you happen to be in social housing, it’s very, very likely that you will not meet our economic tests because by definition you’re reliant on the state. So if you’re not a Brit and you’re in social housing, you’re going to be given a short period to…
Ioannides said the protection of human rights will be a “yardstick” for the agreements, and the EU wants international organizations such as the International Organization for Migration and the U.N. refugee agency to help make sure the rules are upheld. Uphill battle The EU is falling prey to “populist rhetoric” and “alternative facts” about migrants, said Jean-Nicolas Beuze, UNHCR’s representative in Brussels. Refugees ran “the risk of being sent to a country” where they could “suffer irreparable harm,” he told POLITICO. Some countries, including France and Spain, have challenged the scheme. “I have never seen a return center in a…
Purnell preceded Burnham as Britain’s culture secretary under Tony Blair, but left parliament in 2010 after launching a failed attempt to topple Blair’s successor Gordon Brown the previous year. He joined the BBC as its director of strategy in 2013 before joining the lobbying firm Flint Global in 2024 as its chief executive. His financial interests in Flint will likely need assessing under standard conflict-of-interest rules. Purnell is one of Burnham’s longest-standing personal allies in Westminster, and was instrumental in his bid to become an MP aged 31 in 2001. Purnell suggested that Burnham — then a special adviser —…
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ordered emergency inspections of 16 Airbus A380 aircraft after cracks were discovered in a structural component inside the wings of one of the superjumbos. Airbus, Europe’s largest aircraft manufacturer, confirmed that 15 of the affected aircraft are operated by Dubai-based Emirates and one by Australia’s Qantas. Five Emirates aircraft have been ordered to undergo inspections before their next flight. The checks will focus on the wing mid-spar, a key structural element inside the wing box that helps distribute the stresses generated during flight. The regulator has not grounded the entire A380 fleet…
However, the official added they thought Starmer would still try to get the plan through before the NATO summit, since it would be difficult for him to reassure allies on the U.K.’s spending commitments without it. Others questioned whether an outgoing prime minister would be able to secure agreement on such a politically sensitive plan. Simon Case, a former Cabinet secretary, told The Times: “Why would the MoD want to agree something with an outgoing prime minister? Anything that an outgoing prime minister announces is unlikely to be taken seriously by anybody.” Defense industry representatives will be invited to Downing…
Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde rolled out the red carpet for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Royal Palace of Brussels on Tuesday. The Japanese imperial couple was welcomed with full military honours as they began an official state visit to Belgium. The two royal families inspected an honour guard and posed for photographs before entering the palace. Hundreds of spectators gathered outside the palace, many waving Japanese flags to catch a glimpse of the ceremony. The visit highlights the longstanding ties between Japan and Belgium. Diplomatic relations between the two countries date back to 1866, when…
The EU Transparency Directive is Europe’s latest effort to guarantee equal pay for equal work between men and women using transparency and stronger enforcement. The Commission proposed it in 2023 under the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 to close the ongoing gender pay gap. The directive lifts the secrecy around salaries. In practice, postings and interviews must now include the pay range; workers can request average pay data for colleagues doing the same job broken down by gender. Employers can no longer ask candidates about their salary history. By making pay visible, the directive empowers workers, particularly women, to see unjustified…
Some are battle-hardened veteran politicians who are no longer presidents, as is the case with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro. Others, by contrast, built their huge popularity almost unexpectedly, like Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. All of them, however, share certain traits: nationalist rhetoric, unabashed populism and, above all, a clear role model — Donald Trump. The latest examples of this rise of the right in Latin America can be found in Colombia and Peru, where Abelardo de la Espriella and Keiko Fujimori look set to bring an end to two of the few left-wing governments still remaining in a region that…
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As the European Union tries to fight its record-high €1 billion deficit per day with China, the bloc’s leaders are increasingly pointing to the problem of currency manipulation, which they say Beijing is using to make products even cheaper on the EU market – which is already flooded with Chinese imports. “An artificially low currency is an advantage for those who want to improve their economic competition positions,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said after the European Council summit on 19 June. The matter of the Chinese currency and its management was also high on the agenda of last week’s G7…