Moroccans celebrate their culture in Watford south of London
Sunday saw a diverse list of news, including Boris Johnson’s scandal updates, Covid-19, and Moroccan heritage in London.
AUK Sunday Bulletin 16.01.2022
Moroccans celebrate their ancient heritage and folklore in Watford, south of London
Members from the Moroccan community in Britain organised a gathering in Watford, northwest of London, which was attended by hundreds. They presented traditional food, performances and paintings from their heritage.
The large presence of the community and the diversity of fields of work and small projects for the Moroccan community in Britain, by presenting the heritage of their homeland, was remarkable.
Johnson plans to confront his partying scandal, as revealed by the British press
The partying scandal that took place in downing street continues to dominate the press this week, The Sunday Times says Johnson is planning a raft of announcements and a clearout of No 10 in a bid to hold onto his power.
The Times said the prime minister is refusing to take responsibility for the crisis. A senior government source is quoted as telling the paper: “Boris’s view is that he is not to blame. That everyone else is to blame.”
Four leaders of the ruling Conservative Party request Johnson to resign
For weeks, the prime minister was able to brush away claims that he was involved in a party at the height of the first lockdown (May 2020), this all changed when an email leak proved there was a party at 10 Downing Street with more than 100 people in attendance.
Even though he has now apologised, 20 letters of no confidence have been submitted and 4 MP’s have openly called for Boris to resign, they are Douglas Ross – Scottish conservatives leader, William Wragg, Caroline Nokes and Sir Roger Gale
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi said “The rule of law is a fundamental value – the glue that holds us together as a nation, once that is trashed by those in power the very essence of our democracy is at stake.”
Demonstrations against a bill that limits freedom of protest in Britain
Hundreds of people marched across the country calling on the House of Lords to reject the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill which they say would restrict their right to protest peacefully. The protests come ahead of a crucial vote on the bill by peers on Monday.
A wide range of social, racial and environmental justice groups joined the march, demanding that peers stop the bill from becoming law.
Labour peer Baroness Chakrabarti told a crowd staging a sit-in on Parliament Square the legislation “represents the greatest attack on peaceful dissent in living memory”.
The impact of the new tax law on petrol and diesel drivers in Britain
A new rule for car tax is to be introduced this year with all petrol and diesel car drivers precautioned they will be impacted.
The change will come into effect from April when vehicle excise duty (VED) rates will increase for everyone.
Price rises will be seen across all vehicles especially those emitting 255 g/km of CO2 pollution, however will not impact those producing less than 75 g/km of CO2.
HM Revenue and Customs said the rise is to ensure VED rates are uprated with the Retail Prices Index (RPI). They said the changes will ensure motorists “make a fair contribution to the public finances”.
COVID cases in Britain are down by 44% compared to last week
Covid cases in the UK have plunged by 44% compared to last week.
The latest data released by the government shows there have been 81,713 new Covid infections in the past 24 hours.
This compares to last week’s data when there were 146,390 new infections.
The death rate also saw a fall of 8 per cent as 287 were recorded, compared to last week’s 313. Despite experts warning against relaxing measures, for now, Boris Johnson plans to scrap his plan B restrictions later this month.
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# Sunday Bulletin 16.01.2022
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