Tag: Duty

Biden remains fit for duty, doctor says after president’s medical exam
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and the rule that will allow the passage of the Build [...]
U.S. Air Force Has a 97 Percent Vaccine Rate for Active Duty Troops
Almost 97 percent of active-duty members of the Air Force — the first branch of the U.S. military to reach its deadline for coronavirus vaccination [...]
Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak denies air duty cuts will spark flying boom
Labour says making flying cheaper in the UK is an "astonishing" move ahead of COP26 climate summit.
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Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak defends cut to air passenger duty for domestic flights
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended the governments move to cut air passenger duty for domestic flights, despite the fact that air travel emits a f [...]
New legal duty promised over sewage as Lords forces issue
But according to the public body's own figures, water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers in England more than 400,000 times last year, wit [...]
Pandora Papers: Blairs saved £312,000 stamp duty in property deal
The ex-PM and his wife did not have to pay the tax as they bought the company that owned the house.
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Don't mix business and public duty, Tory co-chair Ben Elliott told
Party co-chair Ben Elliott is warned to be "cautious" and avoid lobbying on behalf of business clients.
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‘Prime responsibility to uphold territorial integrity of UK’ – Johnson on NI Protocol
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has advised the BBC there's a variety of "misunderstanding" across the EU concerning the state of affairs in Northe [...]

Queen to hold out first main royal obligation since Philip’s dying
Fewer politicians and friends will attend, with solely 74 folks within the chamber, together with the Queen, Prince Charles, Camilla, Speaker Sir L [...]