Summary of week - Conservative government action headlines
The Prime Minister is visiting Rwanda for a Commonwealth summit, mobilising the UK’s regained sovereignty to strike out as an independent trading nation.
The Prime Minister has joined Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting this week, mobilising the UK’s regained sovereignty to seek to sign free trade or economic partnership agreements with our Commonwealth partners.
Publishinga new Bill of Rights to strengthen freedom of speech and curb bogus human rights claims, bringing an end to claims wasting taxpayers’ money and court time. It will reinforce freedom of speech, while making sure that courts cannot interpret laws in ways that were never intended by Parliament. It will also introduce a new permission stage in court to prevent trivial legal claims wasting taxpayers’ money.
Announcing that Moderna are set to build a state-of-the-art vaccine research and manufacturing centre in the UK, future-proofing the UK against emerging health threats, creating highly skilled jobs and boosting our status as a science superpower. Entering into a strategic partnership with Moderna to build a global clinical trials base here in the UK–the large manufacturing site will give NHS patients guaranteed access to Covid jabs and next generation of mRNA vaccines and treatments.
Launching negotiations for a free trade deal with the Gulf nations worth over £33 billion in trade, helping to grow our economy and create jobs across the country.We have launched trade negotiations today with the Gulf, the UK’s seventh largest export market, which will benefit British farmers and producers, as they are dependent on imported food. The East Midlands, West Midlands, North East and Yorkshire and the Humber will be in line for the greatest gains and the deal would boost Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland’s economies by almost £500 million.
Allowing the Homes for Ukraine scheme to begin processing existing applications from unaccompanied children with strict safeguards, helping the most vulnerable get to safety in the UK.We have worked with the Ukrainian Government to allow children to travel to the UK without a parent or parental guardian–subject to the strictest safeguarding measures, with all applications requiring notarised parental consent and children staying with someone personally known to their parents, except in exceptional circumstances.
Launched a new online checker to show how the take home pay of 30 million people will be boosted by the July tax cut, using salary information to give employees personalised estimates of how much they could save.
Announcing up to £3 million of investment to close gaps in student mental health services, making sure students are supported and can fulfil their potential.
Bringing together university, NHS and mental health services to create regional partnerships that could include physical hubs for students to visit in-person, closing any gaps between universities and NHS services–and backed by up to £3 million
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