Over the past 20 years, the European Union has put in place some of the highest common asylum standards in the world. And in the past two years, European migration policy has advanced in leaps and… ‘Europe will not be … read more
Check against delivery! Good afternoon. We are pleased today to welcome the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, who makes us the honour to join the Development Ministers today in Brussels to work together on the implementation … read more
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Andrew Gwynne, Labour’s National Elections Coordinator, responding to Ruth Davidson’s criticism of Tory plans to remove the Winter Fuel Allowance from some pensioners, said:
“When the Scottish Tory Leader comes out against her own Party’s attack on pensioner incomes I think it’s fair to say the policy is starting to unravel.
“The Tory attack on pensioners’ Winter Fuel Allowance is unfair and outrageous, and lays bare the threat they pose to pensioners’ security and living standards.
“The Tories should admit they’ve got it wrong, apologise and drop it immediately.”
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Notes to editors
“We’ve made a different choice in Scotland in our Scottish manifesto today. We believe there shouldn’t be means testing for the winter fuel payment.”
Ruth Davidson, Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Sky News, 19 May 2017
(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites Lundi 22 mai 2017 21-23/05 Informal meeting of agriculture and fisheries ministers Eurogroup 22-23/05 Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council Mr Frans Timmermans in New York, the United States … read more