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...Gandhi, the descendant of three former Indian prime ministers, was convicted of criminal defamation last month and given a suspended two-year prison sentence, prompting parliament to disqualify him as an MP...
...Many MPs and media analysts expect Frazer to request a second-phase inquiry by the CMA rather than face the political firestorm of approving the deal....
...Need to know: UK and Europe economy The House of Commons was told that China-linked hackers were responsible for a raft of cyber attacks against British MPs and peers, plus a big attack on the Electoral...
...Frazer’s decision was widely expected, especially after the plans outlined by the government last week following pressure from MPs and peers....
...Deutsche Bank chief says EU should consider scrapping bonus cap (FT) LME wins High Court ruling over cancelled nickel trades (FT) Golden Goose: polished valuation aims to capitalise on derelict chic (FT) MPs...
...MPs cannot use their Commons office for activities beyond strictly parliamentary duties....
...Lex Greensill may have misled parliament when he said his company did not lend money to its shareholders, two MPs have said, pointing to a €300m loan that Greensill Capital made to its private equity backer...
...— In 2022, Fintech Holdings Ltd. acquired a troubled Puerto Rico bank, renaming it Hamilton International Reserve Bank LLC (“HIRB”)....
...Anthony Browne, Tory MP for South Cambridgeshire, many of whose constituents work at Arm, said its listing decision was a big blow....
...“It is unclear, to say the very least, that a private investor in the position of MPS would provide an underwriting fee of such a scale to others in order to ensure the purchase of unsubscribed shares, and...
...Matt Rodda MP, shadow minister for pensions, said: “The scale of the sales that took place is yet more evidence the government’s ‘mini’ Budget has had lasting effects.”...
...This edition features these stories from ft.com Boris Johnson’s team accused of using blackmail against rebel MPs Biden predicts Russia will ‘move in’ on Ukraine Meta dives into NFT digital collectibles...
...This edition features these stories from ft.com Boris Johnson moves to Plan B to control Omicron spread amid MPs’ anger DoJ notifies Deutsche Bank it may have violated US criminal settlement Big Four...
...He told MPs that abusive defamation cases were highly unlikely because “that essentially requires a claimant to base their case on a lie”....
...More than 40,000 people on the Isle of Wight had the first NHS app by Friday, according to Bob Seely, the Island’s Conservative MP, with many residents reporting teething problems....
...“They need to wean themselves off this approach, especially if it’s going to run until 2025, potentially,” said Meg Hillier, Labour MP and chair of the Commons public accounts committee....
...“That’s a policy choice . . . that will be addressed at a point in time,” he told MPs. But just switching to the US technology companies’ version may not be straightforward....
...Australian MPs will begin debating legislation on Monday to enact the code....
...Microsoft plans to pull the plug on Internet Explorer (WSJ) EasyJet criticises UK government over ‘confusing’ travel messages (FT) Tokio Marine defends governance over Greensill exposure (FT) German MPs...
...Australia’s competition regulator is confident MPs will approve legislation forcing Big Tech companies to pay for news, despite a threat by Google to shut its search engine in the country....
...Greensill have enlisted law firms in preparation to sue the lender; Credit Suisse is pointing the finger at Marsh & McLennan, the world’s largest insurance broker, in its internal review; Conservative MPs...
...MPs began debating legislation on Wednesday to enact the news media bargaining code, which the EU, UK and Canada are considering as a model for similar regulations to support publishers in their own jurisdictions...
...Despite heavy lobbying in Canberra to delay or amend the code, a key parliamentary committee recommended on Friday that MPs pass it into law to “help safeguard public interest journalism”....
...That would be likely to pit the Silicon Valley groups against Australia’s mainstream media and the country’s regulator as MPs consider the draft law in the coming months....
...With the government due to finalise legislation aimed at enacting the code within weeks, lobbying has stepped up a gear with both digital platforms seeking to influence MPs and the public....
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