A cabinet minister has refused to rule out a ban on TikTok on government devices amid concerns about users’ data privacy. The social media app is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. Critics of China argue that the national government could demand tech firms such as TikTok, whose parent company is headquartered in Beijing, » Read
Tom Tugendhat has been eliminated from the race to be the next leader of the Conservative party. The Tonbridge and Malling MP polled 31 votes, while former chancellor Rishi Sunak continued to top the poll with 115 votes. Penny Mordaunt remains in second place, but with one fewer vote (82) than in the second ballot.…
MPs have today accused “morally bankrupt” billionaires of using the UK as a “laundromat” for illicit finance despite a slew of fresh sanctions. In a new report: “The Cost of Complacency: illicit finance and the war in Ukraine”, the foreign affairs committee urges the government to act now, while sanctions against Russia are in place,…
In a damning report from the foreign affairs committee, MPs say the Foreign Office, the National Security Advisor and Ministers must accept responsibility for the failure to prepare or respond, abandoning the UK’s allies and damaging the UK’s interests. Missing in action: UK leadership and the withdrawal from Afghanistan is the result of the committee’s inquiry…
