FazzNoth Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1. Tories poised to torpedo unions after threat to bring country ‘to a standstill’ The Conservatives are threatening to launch a double-pronged attack against trade unions in an effort to break their stranglehold on the public. Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, told The Telegraph that the Government was poised to draw up laws requiring minimum numbers of rail staff to work during a strike. The law would make any industrial action illegal if those levels were not met. 2. Civil service trying to 'erase women' with gender neutral language in new laws, ministers warn Ministers have accused civil servants of erasing women from new laws, as Downing Street prepares a crackdown on the spread of "militant wokery" in Whitehall. This week, the Government is expected to announce that it is rewriting guidance on drafting legislation to make clear that gender-neutral language should not replace terms such as "woman" and "mother". 3. ‘Amazing sports’ Charles and Camilla to make cameo in Eastenders Platinum Jubilee special They already have The Queen Vic. Soon, they will have a Prince and a Duchess too. The residents of Albert Square are to welcome the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall to a special episode of EastEnders, as they attend a Platinum Jubilee street party in honour of the Queen. Read the full story. 4. Australian election 2022: Labor's Anthony Albanese vows to end 'climate wars' after defeating Scott Morrison Anthony Albanese, Australia's new Labor prime minister, vowed to end the country's "climate wars" after he ousted Scott Morrison's conservative government on Saturday night. For the first time in nearly a decade, the Labor party will lead Australia after a general election that delivered a bruising defeat to Mr Morrison's Liberal-National coalition. Read the full story. 5. Tory windfall tax row widens as two more Cabinet ministers reject the policy Cabinet ministers have lined up to warn Rishi Sunak off plans for a windfall tax on energy firms, insisting the move would damage the economy and have unintended consequences. In a highly unusual display of public dissent, Brandon Lewis, the Northern Ireland Secretary, and Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, became the fifth and sixth Cabinet members to speak out against the policy in the space of a week. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/22/sunday-morning-uk-news-briefing-todays-top-headlines-telegraph/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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