It is very often said that the common law is one of Hong Kong’s greatest assets. It provides us with a corpus of law which shares common origins with those of many established jurisdictions. It enables conversations to take place between our legal professionals and with our counterparts elsewhere. As the only common law jurisdiction…
A major emergency services operation is underway in Kent after a well-known local boxer was reported missing after entering the water near Northfleet. (Picture: UKNIP) There is a desperate search for a missing young person who vanished in a lake, after nine young people lost their lives in water during the May heatwave. Emergency services…
Nearly 10,000 Hongkongers have been granted permanent residence in the UK under a bespoke British immigration pathway launched in January 2021, making them eligible to apply for citizenship next year. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the British National (Overseas) visa pathway, which allows successful applicants and their dependants to live, work and study…
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in London can continue its “legitimate activity”, the UK government has said, despite political pressure after a British court found two men linked to the office guilty of spying on activists. But the UK government also said on Thursday that anyone in any organisation found to be…
Reform UK won more than 1,400 seats in the local elections, but their numbers are dropping (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) Reform UK is hiring a ‘vetting officer’ after a swathe of its newly elected councillors left their posts. A job ad accessible via the party’s website says Reform is looking for a ‘meticulous and highly…
Photo: CLODAGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS An analysis by the Henry Jackson Society has found that 574 candidates elected in recent UK local elections ran campaigns focused on Gaza-related or Muslim community issues, across 58 local councils. The report states that these candidates were elected on platforms centered on what it describes as broader Muslim transnational concerns rather…
Champagne glass in hand, Nigel Farage grins broadly as he limbers up to the podium at Britain’s Cheltenham racecourse. The political veteran has much to celebrate, with Reform UK, the right-wing populist party he leads, having secured a seismic electoral breakthrough at Thursday’s local elections. Scores of town halls have turned Reform turquoise as millions…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to carry on as leader on Friday (8 May) after his ruling Labour Party suffered heavy losses in local elections. Labour lost hundreds of councillors across the country, as some figures in the party said he should stand down. Labour’s election bloodbath Right-wing populists Reform UK gained…
Independent Muslim campaigners have denied allegations from Labour supporters of hostility for showing support for the government in a north London suburb. Labour voters in a tightly contested district have reported feeling pressure from followers of Muslim independent candidates who are challenging the party over its stance on Gaza and the Iran war. More than…
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