UK response to US statement on steel and aluminium

The Department for International Trade welcomes the US Administration's commitment to consult closely on bilateral and multilateral trade issues.

From:

Department for International Trade and The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP

Following a statement issued today by the US Department of Commerce, a Department for International Trade spokesperson said:

We welcome the Biden Administration’s willingness to work with us to address trade issues relating to steel and aluminium, and it is encouraging that the US is taking steps to de-escalate this issue.

The International Trade Secretary recently held positive discussions with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai in London. The UK is committed to addressing both global steel overcapacity and decarbonisation, and we remain focused on agreeing a resolution that sees damaging tariffs removed to the benefit of businesses on both sides of the Atlantic.

Speech PM press conference statement at the G20: 31 October 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's opening remarks at a press conference at the G20 in Rome

From:

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

Location:

Rome, Italy

Delivered on:

31 October 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)

Six years ago the Paris Agreement made an historic commitment to end the destruction and devastation caused by climate change.

Together they agreed to limit global temperature increases to well below 2 degrees with a view to keeping that increase at 1.5 degrees.

But hundreds of summits, speeches, press conferences like this later, those words and promises are starting to sound, frankly, hollow.

The science is clear that we need to act now to halve emissions by 2030 and keep 1.5 degrees within reach.

There are no compelling excuses for our procrastination.

Not only have we acknowledged the problem, we are already seeing first-hand the

Speech COP26 President Alok Sharma's opening speech at COP26

 COP26 President Alok Sharma's opening speech at COP26 in Glasgow

From:

Cabinet Office and The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP

Location Glasgow

Delivered on:

31 October 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)

Friends, it is an honour to speak to you today for the first time as COP President.

And I want to thank my dear friend Carolina for her really strong leadership over the past two years.

Friends, I am very aware of the responsibility placed upon me in this role.

And I do not underestimate the challenge.

Let me start first by formally welcoming you to Glasgow.

And I want to thank you for all your efforts in getting to the United Kingdom, which I know

PM meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron: 31 October 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson met French President Macron today at the G20 Summit in Rome.

From:

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

The Prime Minister met French President Macron today at the G20 Summit in Rome.

The Prime Minister and President Macron looked forward to next week’s COP26 Summit, which they agreed must be a decisive moment in the fight against climate change. The Prime Minster thanked President Macron for France’s leadership and ongoing support to climate vulnerable countries.

The Prime Minister raised the Northern Ireland protocol, which he said was the most

‘Glasgow Glacier' named in honour of COP26 Summit

Today at the G20 the Prime Minister will tell fellow leaders that they must come to Glasgow with a spirit of responsibility and ambition.

From:

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

• Chain of fast-flowing Antarctic glaciers named for important climate meetings including Glasgow, Geneva, Paris and Berlin
• Glaciers were studied by scientists from the University of Leeds who put forward climate-themed names with the support of the UK Government
• Today at the G20 the Prime Minister will tell fellow leaders that they must come to Glasgow with a spirit of responsibility and ambition

While the world gathers in Glasgow over the next fortnight to make progress on tackling climate change, 10,000 miles away the city’s namesake will provide a stark reminder of why urgent action is needed.

An enormous body of ice in Antarctica has been formally named the ‘Glasgow Glacier’ by

Extra COVID-19 support deployed to parts of the East of England

Additional support will be deployed to 3 local authorities in the East of England in response to high rates of COVID-19 cases in the region.

From:

UK Health Security Agency

Following the latest review of coronavirus (COVID-19) data, additional support will be deployed from 1 November to Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, and Suffolk, in response to high rates of COVID-19 cases in the area.

The decision has been made in partnership with local authorities and is based on the latest data and local insights. Targeted additional support will be provided.

The package includes options for:

• targeted support to maximise vaccine and testing uptake
• extra testing in these targeted areas
• further help for local public health campaigns
• temporary extra measures in education settings

This additional support will be in place for 5 weeks from 1 November to allow for targeted

Joint statement by PM Boris Johnson, President Macron, Chancellor Merkel and President Biden: 30 October 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, President Macron, Chancellor Merkel and President Biden met in Rome today to discuss the risks posed to international security by Iran’s escalating nuclear program.

From:

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

We, the President of France, Chancellor of Germany, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and President of the United States, met in Rome today to discuss the risks posed to international security by Iran’s escalating nuclear program. We expressed our determination to ensure that Iran can never develop or acquire a nuclear weapon and shared our grave and growing concern that, while Iran halted negotiations on a return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) since June, it has accelerated the pace of provocative nuclear steps, such as the production of highly enriched uranium and enriched uranium metal. Iran has no credible civilian need for either measure, but both are important to nuclear weapons programs.

These steps have only been made more alarming by Iran’s simultaneously decreased

PM meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison: 30 October 2021

 The Prime Minister met Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison today at the G20 in Rome.

From:

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

The Prime Minister welcomed Australia’s new net zero target announced this week and emphasised the need for countries to take further action to ensure a successful COP26 Summit.

The leaders celebrated recent advances in the UK-Australia relationship, including the agreement in principle of a UK-Australia free trade deal and the new AUKUS security alliance.

The Prime Minister and Prime Minister Morrison looked forward to enhancing the relationship further through the UK’s increased engagement in the Indo-Pacific.

PM meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: 30 October 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today at the G20 in Rome.

From:

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

The Prime Minister met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today at the G20 in Rome.

He thanked President von der Leyen for her leadership on climate issues including protecting nature and reverse deforestation. The Prime Minister and President von der Leyen agreed on the need for countries to increase climate ambition and targets to reduce emissions to make COP26 a success.

The Prime Minister welcomed the constructive talks which have taken place and are

Scotland and Wales could be home to new floating offshore wind ports thanks to £160m UK government funding

New large-scale floating offshore wind ports and factories are to be built in the UK thanks to government investment.

From:

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

New large-scale floating offshore wind ports and factories are to be built in the UK thanks to government investment, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced today (30 October 2021).

Developers and manufacturers looking to invest in this emerging industry will be able to bid for a share of up to £160 million in new funding, to kickstart projects across the UK. 

The newly allocated funding will support the target in the Prime Minister’s Ten Point

UK donates 20 million more Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines to countries in need

 New donation to be delivered by the end of 2021 as part of UK’s 100 million commitment.

From:

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

• New donation to be delivered by the end of 2021 as part of UK’s 100 million commitment
• Further donations in 2022 will mean entire UK Janssen supply and half of UK Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines will have been donated to countries in need
• PM will call on fellow G20 leaders to vaccinate the world by the end of next year

A further ten million Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been sent by the UK to COVAX, with 10 million more due to be delivered in the coming weeks to some of the

Yellow warning of rain affecting Grampian

 Heavy rain crosses the area on Sunday, with some flooding and travel disruption possible.

What to expect

Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer

Bus and train services probably affected, with journey times taking longer

Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible.

Further details

An area of heavy rain, accompanied by strong to gale force winds, will move northeastward across Scotland on Sunday. Conditions are quite saturated following recent rainfall, so this additional rain will probably lead to some flooding from surface water or small rivers. Rain will ease by late afternoon but scattered heavy showers may prolong any impacts.

Regions and local authorities affected

Central, Tayside & Fife

Angus

Grampian

Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Moray

PM meeting with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi: 30 October 2021

The Prime Minister met Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the G20 Summit in Rome today.

From:

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

The Prime Minister met Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the G20 Summit in Rome today.

The Prime Minister thanked Prime Minister Draghi for hosting the G20 Summit, a crucial milestone ahead of the COP26 Summit, co-hosted by the UK and Italy.

The leaders agreed that close UK-Italian coordination throughout this year on the G7, G20 and COP26 has been crucial in making much-needed progress on issues including the coronavirus pandemic and climate change.

The leaders agreed on the importance of phasing out the use of coal to keep the goal of 1.5 alive. The Prime Minister encouraged Prime Minister Draghi to go further in his climate finance commitments to help developing countries grow in a clean and sustainable way.

The Prime Minister expressed his hope that Italy will lead the way in making further commitments on coal, cars and trees in the days ahead.

PM meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: 30 October 2021

The Prime Minister met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G20 Summit in Rome today.

From:

Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

The Prime Minister met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G20 Summit in Rome today.

The Prime Minister congratulated Prime Minister Trudeau on his re-election last month. The leaders looked forward to continuing to work together in the years ahead, including as fellow members of Five Eyes, the Commonwealth, the G7 and the G20.

The Prime Minister welcomed Canada’s work to tackle climate change, including to double its climate

World news story COP 26: Ground-breaking summit on climate hosted by the UK begins on Sunday

The UK-hosted COP 26 climate change summit starts on Sunday, October 31 – with the UK and Pakistan working closely on a greener future for the planet.

From:

British High Commission Islamabad

It comes as the British High Commission’s #26For26 campaign continues to smash its target of having 26 Pakistani companies commit to halving emissions by 2030 and getting to net zero by 2050. 28 companies have so far signed up.

COP26 is the largest international event of its kind ever to be held in the UK with more than 25,000 delegates arriving in the city of Glasgow- including world leaders, opinion formers and top businesses. It will work to prevent global temperatures rising above 1.5C and protect our planet and people from the impacts of climate change.

The UK has already achieved notable successes so far. Around 70% of the world’s economy is now

Medals in Marseille for Britain’s windfoilers

 

Britain’s windfoilers claimed two silver medals at the iQFOiL European Championships as Islay Watson and Finn Hawkins both stepped on to the podium in Marseille.

Scotland’s Watson retained her European silver medal in a stop-start event in what is set to be the Paris 2024 Olympic waters in the south of France.

Watson entered the medal race in second place by finishing in the top eight of a shortened qualifying, due to the lack of stable wind, and was joined by teammate Saskia Sills who sat fifth.

“I’m tired and that was very stressful but I’m happy I managed to hold on to a medal,” said

Case study Marks and Spencer secures second surveillance camera certification

 Marks and Spencer Plc achieves certification against code of practice for another five years.

From:

Surveillance Camera Commissioner

Marks and Spencer Plc was the first retailer to be awarded with the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s third party certification mark over 5 years ago, and has now recently been re-certified for another 5 years.

Third party certification

Third party certification, set up in 2016 by the previous Surveillance Camera Commissioner, enables any organisation within the public or private sector to demonstrate that they are using their surveillance camera system in line with the 12 guiding principles in the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice.

An organisation will decide if they would like either step 1 (desktop) or step 2 (full) certification.

Speech The need for Mali's transitional authorities to deliver a timely return to constitutional rule

 Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council briefing on Mali.

From:

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and James Kariuki

Location:

UN Security Council

Delivered on:

28 October 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)

Thank you Mr President. First let me thank you and the Permanent Representatives of France and Niger for leading our visit last weekend. I would also like to thank SRSG Wane, the two country teams and the Secretariat for their support. We are grateful to the government of Mali and Niger for their welcome.

  Last weekend we saw first hand the scale of the challenges facing Mali and the region.  We met heroic UN staff in both countries.  We heard the commitment of civil society leaders - men and women – to national dialogue and peacebuilding, and the commitment of Mali’s neighbours to working together for the stability of the Sahel. But we

Speech Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet: Dialogue with UN Human Rights

UK Statement at the Interactive Dialogue with Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris

From:

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and James Roscoe

Location:

New York

Delivered on:

29 October 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)

Assistant Secretary General,

We are grateful to you for your work and for raising a number of very important issues today. We would like to focus our comments on three issues.

The UK is appalled by reprisals against those who co-operate with the United Nations. We are grateful for the Assistant Secretary General’s efforts to tackle the issue. It is vital that all of us continue to bring attention to individual cases. Those states who are mentioned in the Secretary General’s report must cease all acts of intimidation and reprisal immediately.

The UK remains committed to championing media freedom, shining a spotlight on the issue and raising

Record £18 billion a year for Wales in Budget

The Autumn Budget 2021 delivers the largest annual funding settlement to Wales since devolution, helping level up across the whole of the UK.

From:

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales, HM Treasury, The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, and The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP

• UK Government will provide a record £18 billion per year to the Welsh Government.
• Wales will also benefit from UK-wide support for people and businesses, green jobs and investment to level up opportunities.
• Targeted funding will support local projects across Wales, including road and infrastructure improvements, investment in local communities and funding for businesses.

The Chancellor today (27 October) announced Barnett-based funding for the Welsh Government of £18