The importance of investigating Russian interference can’t be understated. This week the European Court of Human Rights said our Russia legal case can proceed to next stage
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"The Uk government has actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered" the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament concluded in July 2020.
The landmark legal challenge launched by a group of MPs with @allthecitizens against the Uk gov over its failure to investigate Russian interference in Uk elections proceeds to the next stage in European Court of Human Rights
It is the first time sitting MPs have taken the gov to @ECHR_CEDH on the ground of national security.
For @CarolineLucas, @BenPBradshaw and @AlynSmith the UK gov refusal to hold an independent inquiry into the findings of Russia Report ‘breaches right to free and fair elections’
This is also the first time @ECHR_CEDH has considered how foreign interference in democratic processes impacts on the right to free and fair elections, with potentially huge implications for Eu governments' duty to protect against foreign threats of manipulation and disinfo.
🔴 The #StrikesBill is about to go through second reading in the House of Commons
Along with latest amendment to the #PublicOrderBill that Sunak is pushing, which will give powers to police to stop protests even before there's disruption, UK is seeing inc anti-strike legislation
@Femi_Sorry 14 health unions said that they would no longer work with the NHS Pay Review Body as they do not consider it to be independent bbc.co.uk/news/health-64…
The prime minister and his officials had previously refused to say whether Sunak or his family used the NHS after the Guardian revealed he was registered with a private clinic in west London clinic that charges £250 for a consultation. theguardian.com/politics/2023/…
In 2000, Catholic Charity the St George Educational Trust (SGET) were investigated by the charity commission for money laundering linked to Italian Fascist Roberto Fiore.theguardian.com/uk/2000/sep/18…
SGET is run by Michael Fishwick, former member of the National Front and Third Position Group who uses SGET’s Telegram to promote other far right orgs & conspiracies.
🔴NEW: NHS England awards Palantir an £11.5m extension of data platform services, without competition.
The contract is to extend ‘provision of the Foundry platform until 11th June 2023 to support the procurement of the new NHS Federated Data Platform’ #PalantirWatch
As first reported by @TheRegister, Palantir has been granted an extension, issued without tender, to the £23 million two-year agreement signed in 2020 - now to run for another year while the FDP procurement process is finalised. theregister.com/2023/01/04/pal…
In the notice, NHSE state they are ‘committed to procuring the future provision and requires adequate time to do so’, adding ‘a change of contractor at this stage would cause significant inconvenience and have substantial duplication of cost implications’ contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/2cf9dde…