by Agency Reporter | Jan 8, 2024 | Briefing
LABOUR leader Keir Starmer has pledged to clean up politics and ‘crack down on cronyism’. Responding to the Opposition leader’s pledge, Duncan Hames, Director of Policy at Transparency International UK, said: “We welcome Keir Starmer’s...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 7, 2024 | Briefing
WILDLIFE is under more pressure than ever, as basic rules which protect hedgerows and stop farmers from causing excessive river pollution ended on 31 December 2023. The National Trust, RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts are calling for immediate action to fill the gaps left...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 6, 2024 | Briefing
SCOTLAND’S First Minister Humza Yousaf has urged the UK Government to use its position as a trusted ally of the Government of Israel to demand an end to “indiscriminate attacks” that have seen thousands of children in Gaza killed. He has made it clear that those...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 6, 2024 | Briefing
IFAD, the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development, has announced a new partnership with the international money transfer operator, Moneytrans. The project is part of the Platform for Remittances, Investments and Migrants’ Entrepreneurship in...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 5, 2024 | Briefing
SENIOR leaders from churches and charities have called on politicians to take urgent action on rising poverty in the UK and around the world. In a joint statement released today (Friday 5 January) senior Christian leaders – including the General Secretary of Churches...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 5, 2024 | Briefing
THE UK government must urgently introduce a new law to prevent the country’s financial sector from funding deforestation and human rights abuses overseas, according to a new report by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC). Published on 4 January, the report by the...
