Lots on the political and massive diplomatic impact of the UK ban on settlement trade. Less about what’s actually happening&what’s left out Here’s an explanation on what’s going on, as best we know. Some departure from previous government statements. news.sky.com/story/the-uks-t…
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Settlement produce is entering the UK labelled as from Israel either by being mixed with Israeli goods, by using a settlement postcode but erroneously saying the country is Israel, or by using a "sham" proxy address within Israel, according to the Global Echo Litigation Center
HMRC threatened with legal action over Israeli settlement trade Read more 🔗 trib.al/p8A3nqy
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Nice to get a push notification for this piece news.sky.com/story/uk-cinema…
UK cinemas consider ban on Meta glasses Read more 🔗 trib.al/L0zi6Ic
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The number of job vacancies has hit the lowest level in five years, official figures show. Business and economics reporter @taaffems has the story trib.al/YCWlu7P
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BREAKING: Five water companies to further increase bills with biggest rise for Southern Water Sky's @taaffems reports. More ⬇️ trib.al/ZoMXSPy
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With Europe’s borders back in the headlines, please consider reading ‘My Fourth Time, We Drowned’ if you haven’t already. It’s very important to have a fuller picture before weighing in. @4thEstateBooks @HCinIreland
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Despite experiencing supply disruption, oil producers have been beneficiaries of conflict in the Middle East. 🛢️Elsewhere this morning, the world's largest oil company, Saudi Aramco, said its net profits were up 44%.
Oil giant BP profits more than double due to Iran war - again Read more 🔗 trib.al/lLx7AQM
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#PostOfficeScandal Latest by @taaffems for @SkyNews A Scandal within a scandal. How many times have we heard that before with this @PostOffice scandal? The @DWP prosecutions showed the exact same patterns as the Post Office ones, investigators didn’t properly investigate, they had confirmation bias and refused to look at all possibilities including evidence that pointed away from the suspects. The continuous delay in appointing a reviewer is unexcusable. It seems a deliberate attempt to delay justice being delivered for a large number of victims. We have already sadly lost so many along the way and we could lose more whilst these delays continue. Even after a reviewer is announced the review will likely take many months and we must push for the terms of reference to be expanded as right now they are wholly inadequate news.sky.com/story/scandal-w…
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📮 A reminder that not all Post Office convictions are quashed 📩 Roughly 100 prosecutions brought against PO workers by the Dept for Work & Pensions still stand 🆕 A year after a review of prosecutions was announced, no review has begun and no reviewer has been appointed
'Scandal within a scandal': Anger over delay to govt review of its Post Office convictions 🔗Read the full story from our business and economics reporter @taaffems trib.al/n9DDqXJ
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Thanks to Neil Hudgell for sharing the delay impact on his clients🙏Grateful to 80-year-old Julie Allen for speaking to media for 1st time on fighting to clear her late husband's name and to Keren Simpson for sharing her thoughts on the wait, saying DWP has "something to hide"
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ICYMI - the UK government is trying to ban Israeli settlement exports and imports. Having said it was reviewing all options, it's now endorsed a ban on goods and services flowing to and from the outposts (making it more comprehensive than what Ireland worked on for 8 years)
The UK government is working on a ban on imports and exports to illegal Israeli settlements, the trade minister confirmed on Wednesday morning trib.al/43Ftdgz
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The UK considered pausing its trade agreement with Israel, having undertaken an impact assessment on suspension last summer trib.al/lAeHWAp
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If you'd asked, like an MP did, about the UK pausing its trade agreement with Israel, you'd get a vague answer. But Sky can reveal that government considered suspending the countries' trade and partnership agreement in response to Israeli government actions in Gaza and West Bank
UK considered suspending trade agreement with Israel over Gaza and West Bank actions news.sky.com/story/uk-consid…
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Private sector wage growth has fallen below 3% for the first time since 2020, official figures show Business and economics reporter @taaffems has the story trib.al/BUEt64C
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Having previously stopped short of endorsing a ban, the trade minister, Chris Bryant said there is a "very strong" moral and legal argument for such a ban
UK working to ban goods and services exports to and imports from Israeli settlements news.sky.com/story/uk-workin…
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