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2022 - 10 - 14

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OSCE report on combating trafficking in human beings: UK ... (GOV.UK)

Ambassador Neil Bush welcomes OSCE's work on combating the risk of trafficking in human beings resulting from Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine.

New commitments included calling on others to align to the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, the ILO Principles, and the OECD Guidelines for responsible business. The specific needs of women and children are also factored into our humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine. We look forward to sharing the findings of this research with you all at a later date. The existing guidelines for the identification and referral of victims among migrants and refugees was also a useful tool following Russia’s invasion. We recognise that there are organised criminals who would exploit vulnerable refugees entering the UK, which is why our foreign ministry works closely with our visa issuing agency and housing ministry to mitigate these risks. As Russia continues its war of aggression against Ukraine we are used at this council to hearing about the terrible price innocent Ukrainian civilians pay for Russia’s bloody war.

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Political Peerages 2022 (GOV.UK)

Angie Bray – Formerly Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton, and leader of the Conservative Group in the London Assembly. Graham Evans – Formerly ...

- Sir Hugo Swire – formerly Member of Parliament for East Devon, and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. - Thomas Watson – formerly Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. - Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Soames – formerly Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, and Minister of State for the Armed Forces. - Stewart Jackson – Formerly Member of Parliament for Peterborough, and Special Adviser at the Department for Exiting the European Union. - Dr Cleveland Anthony Sewell CBE – formerly Chair of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities; Chair of Generating Genius. - Angie Bray – Formerly Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton, and leader of the Conservative Group in the London Assembly.

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Painting of 18th century cricketers at risk of leaving the UK (GOV.UK)

A temporary export bar has been placed on The Cricketers (Ralph Izard & Friends) by Benjamin West, worth £1215000.

The picture commemorates their shared experience in the ‘mother country’ and captures a world soon to be fractured by American revolutionary politics, in which the sitters took opposing sides. The second deferral period will commence following the signing of an Option Agreement and will last for three months. Here, however, the format is repurposed to fit the needs of a group of wealthy American friends who were studying in Britain in the early 1760s. The decision on the export licence application for the painting will be deferred for a period ending on 13th April 2023 inclusive. The Committee also suggested that identifying the background to the painting, would be an interesting research avenue and would add to its historical importance. I hope a buyer comes forward to save the work for the nation so we can give it another innings in the UK.

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Over 1300 asylum seekers can claim compensation for phones ... (The Guardian)

Judges say Home Office's unlawful targeting of people arriving in small boats was 'failure of governance'

We hope that lessons will be learned from this case.” Everyone accepts that errors were made.” Daniel Carey, of Deighton Pierce Glynn solicitors, said he welcomed the high court’s declaration that the blanket policy of removing migrants’ phones was unlawful and said it was a “scandal” that so many had their phones taken away from them. Sir James Eadie, acting for the government, admitted in court: “The errors here were corporate errors. Clare Jennings, of Gold Jennings solicitors, said: “We are delighted the court has directed the home secretary to inform all those who had their phones taken that their rights have been breached. While acknowledging that everyone was under pressure due to the “crisis of mass migration into the UK” and the political and media interest this attracted, the judges made reference to government officials who “sidestepped” and “ducked” the issue of how the policy to seize phones was applied.

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