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الأربعاء، 4 يناير 2017

Ministers "silent" over criticism of EU ambassador

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sir Ivan said negotiating experience was “in short supply in Whitehall” Ministers have been urged to stand up for civil servants following criticism of the UK"s outgoing EU ambassador.
The union leader who represents Whitehall staff said there had been a “deafening silence” from senior government figures since the resignation of Sir Ivan Rogers.
In a note to staff, Sir Ivan attacked “muddled thinking” about Brexit.
Some politicians welcomed his resignation and said someone “committed to Brexit” should be appointed.
The European Commission said it regretted Sir Ivan"s departure, describing him as “a very professional, very knowledgeable, while not always easy interlocutor and diplomat who always loyally defended the interests of his government”.
"Sour grapes"But former cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith said Sir Ivan, whose warning that Brexit talks could take a decade was revealed by the BBC last month, was “not irreplaceable”…

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الجمعة، 30 ديسمبر 2016

Cabinet files: Ministers thought poll tax was "proceeding smoothly"

UK ministers believed implementation of the poll tax in Scotland was “proceeding smoothly” in its early weeks, previously secret papers show.
Scottish Secretary Malcolm Rifkind told the cabinet in April 1989 that the number of people who would refuse to pay would be “relatively small” north of the border.
Just 20 months later, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigned.
Sir Malcolm now admits that non-payment UK-wide contributed to her downfall.
The cabinet papers also show that defence chiefs approved plans to shoot intruders at the Faslane naval base on the Clyde after activists broke into the control room of a nuclear submarine.
The security lapse left Mrs Thatcher “utterly horrified”.
Media captionPoll tax "not unwelcome" at first in Scotland And they detail a row in government over funding for Gaelic television.
Chancellor Nigel Lawson opposed extra public funding because he did not want to “inflict more on a largely unwilling audience”, a letter from his department sho..

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الأربعاء، 14 ديسمبر 2016

Health ministers deciding whether Jane Philpott"s invite worth the trip

Canada"s provincial and territorial health ministers are holding a conference call on Thursday to figure out if it"s worth their time to come to Ottawa to discuss the expiring health accord.
British Columbia Health Minister Terry Lake said Jane Philpott, his federal counterpart,...
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الخميس، 8 ديسمبر 2016

Ministers" Brexit argument "violates constitutional law"

Media captionLive: Brexit Supreme Court case Allowing ministers to trigger Brexit without consulting MPs would “violate” basic principles of constitutional law, the Supreme Court has been told.
Lord Pannick QC said the significance of June"s EU referendum was political, not legal.
He also said any other Commons votes related to Brexit were irrelevant to the case.
The government insists there is no need to consult Parliament before triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
Live: Supreme Court Brexit case Day one: The government says it can trigger Article 50 Day two: Campaigners say Parliament must have a say Man arrested over threats to Brexit case campaigner But Lord Pannick, who is representing campaigner Gina Miller, argued there was nothing in UK legislation giving ministers the power to act alone.
He was grilled by Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger, who said it might seem “surprising” if the EU referendum had “no legal effect”.
Lord Pannick said this had been the int..

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الأربعاء، 7 ديسمبر 2016

"We can"t afford not to do it:" Coalition wants first ministers to make mental health a priority

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to add health care to the menu at this week"s gathering of first ministers, a concession to the provinces who want Ottawa to pick up a greater share of health-care spending.
The increase in federal health transfers to the provinces will be held to...
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الاثنين، 28 نوفمبر 2016

S African ministers call on Jacob Zuma to resign

Image Caption: It is thought Mr Zuma would survive a vote of no confidence At least three ministers have reportedly called for South African President Jacob Zuma to resign following fresh claims of corruption – with one of them proposing a vote of no confidence.
Tourism minister Derek Hanekom, health minister Aaron Motsoaledi and public works minister Thul..

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الجمعة، 25 نوفمبر 2016

Ministers have not learned Libya lessons, say MPs

Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The MPs said the government appeared not to have learned the lessons about the 2011 intervention in Libya The UK government appears not to have learned the lessons from its 2011 Libya intervention, say MPs.
Chairman of the Commons foreign affairs committee, Crispin Blunt, said ministers" response was “troubling”, as he believed similar mistakes could be made in future.
In September, the committee said the UK had lacked a coherent strategy and intelligence had not been “accurate”.
Mr Blunt says he fears the same mistakes could be repeated in Iraq.
An international coalition led by Britain and France launched a campaign of air and missile strikes against Muammar Gaddafi"s forces in March 2011 after the regime threatened to attack the rebel-held city of Benghazi.
MPs attack Cameron over Libya "collapse" Why is Libya so lawless? Cameron defends Libya decisions But after Gaddafi was toppled, Libya descended into violence, with riv..

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