Tag: inquiry
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Independent Greek inquiry launched into Pylos shipwreck
[ad_1] A Greek administrative watchdog has launched an investigation in the Pylos shipwreck that likely killed hundreds of people off the Greek coast in mid-June. The probe, announced Thursday (9 November), comes after the Hellenic coast guard refused to launch an internal investigation five months after a tragedy, which saw the vast majority on the…
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Lord Frost fires back at civil servant’s Brexit swipe during Covid inquiry | Politics | News
[ad_1] Lord Frost has defended Boris Johnson’s Government’s focus on Brexit in the lead-up to the pandemic. He was forced to after Britain’s most senior female civil servant told the Covid inquiry that Mr Johnson solely focused on Brexit to the exclusion of all else once entering No. 10. Giving evidence to the inquiry, Helen…
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Covid Inquiry latest: Boris Johnson was ‘wrong’ prime minister to tackle pandemic
[ad_1] Mr Cain has admitted he did not consult with NHS leaders over the use of the “Protect the NHS” slogan, Blathnaid Corless reports. “I didn’t directly have conversations with leaders of the NHS,” he told inquiry Counsel Andrew O’Connor KC. He said the “government machine” would keep everyone informed about the plans, and that no complaints…
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Covid inquiry live: Boris Johnson’s pandemic response was ‘Trump-level mad and dangerous’
[ad_1] Related video: David Cameron heckled at Covid inquiry Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Boris Johnson has been accused of a “mad and dangerous” response to the Covid pandemic comparable to Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis. The…
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Purandeswari demands CBI inquiry into sale of ‘cheap liquor’ in Andhra Pradesh
[ad_1] BJP State president D. Purandeswari addressing the media in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Demanding a CBI inquiry into the “irregularities” in the sale of liquor in Andhra Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president D. Purandeswari said on Saturday that she had already written a letter to the Union Health…
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Catherine Bennett says states ‘will be asked’ to contribute to Albo’s Covid-19 inquiry
[ad_1] One of the experts tasked with probing Australia’s response to Covid-19 has sought to allay fears states will escape scrutiny, after a new inquiry fell short of putting them under the microscope. The inquiry, announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Health Minister Mark Butler on Thursday, will seek to ensure Australia is prepared…
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What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry
[ad_1] Photo Illustration by ABC News / Getty Images Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accused the Biden family of…
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Republicans use long-debunked scam to fuel impeachment inquiry
[ad_1] On Tuesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy declared that he was turning three Republican investigations that have already been running since January into “impeachment inquiries” on the basis of … of … well, on the basis of how McCarthy is scared sh–less that the members of his own party might come to collect on all…
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What’s next in the Joe Biden impeachment inquiry?
[ad_1] “House Republicans have been investigating the President for 9 months, and they’ve turned up no evidence of wrongdoing,” Ian Sams, a White House spokesperson said in a statement. “His own Republican members have said so.” Biden faces string of US political showdowns after Asia trip Here’s a look at what happens next as House…
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‘Laughable’: NY Times ‘almost defending’ Joe Biden against impeachment inquiry
[ad_1] The New York Times news-piece about Joe Biden’s impeachment inquiry is “almost defending the President,” says the Australian’s Washington correspondent Adam Creighton. Mr Creighton joined Sky News Australia host Paul Murray to dissect the “laughable” narrative of “pro-Democrat” mainstream media. “I find it quite laughable – it is testament to how the media has…