With the Bank of England set to raise interest rates for the 13th time in a row later today, James Cleverly has insisted that the “idea that we should consciously be going into a recession” is not subscribed to by anyone in government. Mr Cleverly, the foreign secretary, » Read More
Foreign secretary James Cleverly has said that the government will in time create “safe and legal routes” for people fleeing conflict in Sudan, but added that he refused to “speculate on the numbers of nature of those routes”. It is a view that contradicts that expressed by the home secretary Suella Braverman who has said
Following an urgent question on whether the government have taken the appropriate steps to ensure their position on the Northern Ireland protocol, foreign minister James Cleverly insisted that government “actions are lawful”. This follows media reports that a government advisor was told “not to give an opinion on whether the plan would breach international law”.…
A ban on Russian oil and gas in Britain could “quite possibly” go ahead, the minister for Europe and North America suggested this morning. However, James Cleverly went to argue that it would be “more significant” if Europe at large were to increase efforts to decouple itself from Russian energy reliance. “From the UK’s point…
A minister has stressed that he is “very, very proud” of the government’s measures to tackle cost of living issues. Foreign minister James Cleverly said the cabinet “absolutely recognise” the issues associated with the fifty per cent energy price cap jump set to be rolled out from April. This morning Ofgem is scheduled to confirm…
