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Truss: UK will continue stand up for the rights of Hong Kong

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said Britain will continue to support rights of the people of Hong Kong 25 years after it returned the former colony to China. In a statement to mark the anniversary of the handover on Friday, Ms Truss acknowledged ...

30 Jun 2022 at 23:43

Good case for ‘all-party’ involvement in BBC chair appointment, says Lord Patten

A former BBC Trust chairman has suggested that there could be merit in reforming how the next chair of the broadcaster is appointed, following the resignation of Richard Sharp. Mr Sharp’s resignation from the position came after he was found to ...

04 May 2023 at 14:44

Chinese vice-president at coronation shows how China sees UK, says Lord Patten

The attendance of China’s vice-president at the King’s coronation is a sign that the global power does not give “two hoots” about the UK, the last British governor of Hong Kong has suggested. Han Zheng, who has been blamed for overseeing a ...

04 May 2023 at 14:38

Sunak warned against ‘playing footsie’ with Farage and Reform UK

Rishi Sunak has been warned against “playing footsie” with Reform UK following two bruising by-election defeats. The Prime Minister has been urged by some in his party to shift further to the right to see off the threat of the Nigel ...

18 Feb 2024 at 20:30

Chris Patten announces retirement as Oxford University chancellor

Oxford University chancellor Chris Patten has announced “with a heavy heart” that he will retire after more than 20 years in the role. He said he will retire at the end of the 2023/24 academic year. Mr Patten has served as a former ...

06 Feb 2024 at 03:15

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