New efficiency drive to cut £5.5 billion of government waste
A cross-Whitehall efficiency crackdown to cut £5.5 billion of wasteful spending was announced by the Chancellor today (Sunday 20 March). read more
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Letter from Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng and Labour Markets Minister Paul Scully to CEO of P&O Ferries following the redundancy of staff
This letter to Peter Hebblethwaite, CEO of P&O Ferries, requests details of the circumstances by which staff were made redundant on 17 March 2022. read more
UN Human Rights Council 49: UK statement for the dialogue on the involvement of the UN in the situation of human rights in Myanmar
The UK’s Global Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French delivered the statement thanking the Secretary General for his previous statements on the situation in Myanmar and welcoming the appointment of his new Special En… read more
Lower Otter Restoration Project saves rare plants from sea level rise
Some of Devon’s rarest plants are to be moved to new sites in the county as work continues on the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP). read more
Russia is responsible for the suffering in Ukraine, Russia alone can end this war: UK statement to the UN Security Council
UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward gave a statement at the Security Council after the United Nations General Assembly vote on aggression against Ukraine. read more