The government is expected to publish the Brexit Strategy in an hours time. The white paper will set out its priorities for negotiations with the European Union after Parliament Takes the First Step Towards britain leaving the union, as mps vote overwhelmingly in favour of triggering article 50. Last night mps voted 498 to 114 in favour of approving legislation which gives the Prime Minister the power to start negotiations with european leaders. 47 labour mps, one in five, voted against the bill despite a three line whip imposed by the party leader, Jeremy Corbyn. And what will happen next . As mentioned, at around noon, Brexit Secretary david davis will announce the governments white paper on exiting the eu. This will allow parliament to send the bill on Forfurther Amending and scrutiny, before it becomes law. Our assistant Political Editor, norman smith, is at westminster with the latest. What are we going to find out . Probably very little. I think most people expect it to simply fl
In the latest attack on healthcare staffing firms supporting the NHS, an investigation by The Ferret claims that Scotland’s health boards collectively spent £985 million on agency workers between 2021 and 2023.
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File photo MANILA - Net foreign direct investments (FDIs) in November 2022 stood at USD793 million, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported Friday. The central bank said net FDI inflows last November declined by 43.6 percent from USD1.4 billion net inflows in the same month in 2021. "This resulted from the drop in non-residents' net investments in debt instruments and reinvestment of earnings. Meanwhile, net placements of equity capital rose year-on-year for the third consecutive month," the BSP said in a statement. Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) economist Michael Ricafort said the drop in net inflows may be attributed to higher base effects in November 2021, when appetite for investments went back after the onset of the pandemic in 2020. "The slowdown in the net FDI data may also have to do with higher short-term interest rates and the peak in long-term interest rates in the United States/globally/locally around October-November 2022," Ricafort sa