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The UK Ministry of Defence has paid more than £8 million in compensation to survivors of child sexual abuse by military personnel since 2017. Military police now face allegations of cover-ups and failures to properly investigate cases, raising fresh questions about accountability.
Hong Kongers who moved to the UK following the 2019 pro-democracy protests to seek political asylum face many social, mental and administrative challenges. Yet the organizations that have been building a safety net for them are now facing funding changes.
Nobody questions the new British Prime Minister’s intelligence, or even his performance as Chancellor of the Exchequer. But the economic conditions after the debacle of his predecessor Liz Truss leaves little margin for error for Rishi Sunak.