Gibraltar ‘saluted’ as example to follow as UK puts focus on anti-corruption transparency measures

Gibraltar ‘saluted’ as example to follow as UK puts focus on anti-corruption transparency measures

8th December 2023

The UK Government said it remains committed to “greater transparency” as part of efforts to tackle financial crime in the UK’s overseas territories, as Gibraltar was “saluted” during a House of Commons debate as the example to follow. Westminster previously legislated in 2018 for the introduction of public registers of beneficial ownership – seen as...

Convent Christmas Fair raises over £8,000 for three charities

8th December 2023

The Convent Christmas Fair held last week raised over £8,000 on behalf of three local charities, including the Gibraltar Society for the Visually Impaired, the Society of St Vincent de Paul, and St Theresa’s Kitchen. The funds will be distributed equally between the charities before Christmas. “The Governor would like to extend his heartfelt gratitude...

Prizes awarded at Christmas Flower Show

8th December 2023

The Gibraltar Horticultural Society awarded prizes in various categories during their annual Christmas Flower Show on Tuesday evening. The prizes were presented by Annabelle Mor-Codali and Miss Gibraltar 2022 Faith Torres, with the Governor, Vice Admiral Sir David Steel, attending the show earlier that day. The first prize in the ‘Wreath/Swag’ category was presented to...

GSLP Youth to sample young people’s views on lowering voting age to 16

8th December 2023

The GSLP Youth Committee will be hosting a public meeting, open to all 15- to 30-year-olds, in order to discuss young people’s views on the Gibraltar Government’s consultation on lowering the voting age to 16. On 22 November 2023, the Government published a Consultation Paper seeking the public’s opinion on lowering the voting age to...

High-profile politicians’ private conversations compromised by Russia, MPs told

7th December 2023

By Josh Payne and Ben Hatton, PA Private conversations of high-profile politicians and civil servants have been compromised by Russia’s principal security service during “sustained” attempts to interfere in UK politics, a Foreign Office minister has said. Leo Docherty issued a statement in the Commons in which he said a cyber influence campaign by a...

Boris Johnson admits mistakes were made and says ‘sorry’ to Covid victims

6th December 2023

By Sophie Wingate, David Hughes, Dominic McGrath and Nina Lloyd, PA Political Staff Boris Johnson has said he takes personal responsibility for mistakes made in the handling of the pandemic as he apologised to victims at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. The former prime minister said his government should have “unquestionably” done things differently but insisted “we...

Sunak says ‘enough is enough’ as he steps up fight to control immigration

5th December 2023

By Rob Freeman, PA Rishi Sunak has declared “enough is enough” and that the time has come to “get control of immigration once and for all”. Home Secretary James Cleverly outlined the Government’s five-point plan to tackle rising net migration on Monday, which would top health and care workers bringing dependants and increase the skilled...

UK and Greece in diplomatic row after Sunak’s Elgin Marbles snub to Mitsotakis

28th November 2023

By David Hughes and Sophie Wingate, PA   It is a “matter of regret” that a diplomatic row has erupted over the Elgin Marbles, a Cabinet minister said, after Rishi Sunak snubbed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.   The Greek leader’s meeting with the Prime Minister due on Tuesday was unexpectedly cancelled following Mr Mitsotakis’s...