He said in the meantime he had a wife "who really wants to hug her mum and dad" and "two girls who really want to hug their granny and grandad". "What she needs is the UK government, the prime minister and foreign secretary, to spend every minute of every day demanding from their allies in Egypt and Israel that the Rafah crossing opens and opens it now, to allow those UK citizens trapped in Gaza safe passage and for them to return home to their families." "She is a UK citizen, yet the only communication she receives from the Foreign Office is text messages telling her what she already knows - the Rafah crossing is closed. She tells me she feels as though the UK government has forgotten about her," he said. Mr Yousaf said he had spoken with the prime minister earlier today and urged him to "spend every minute of every day" trying to rescue people such as his mother-in-law. He said the "overwhelming majority of men and women in Gaza had nothing to do with Hamas" as he called for an "immediate ceasefire". In a ministerial statement in Scotland's parliament, the first minister said Israel like any country in the world "has a right to protect itself from terror" and that must be done "within the confines of international law". Humza Yousaf has called on Rishi Sunak to support an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza and called for a safe passage for trapped British citizens. He said the bonus limit was pushing up basic salaries and driving activity outside Europe.īut the decision has faced a backlash for rewarding bankers and failing to address cost of living concerns affecting households across the UK. The decision on bonuses comes a year after former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng first revealed plans to change the bonus rules, which he said would encourage global banks to create jobs, invest and pay taxes in the City. "At a time when families are struggling with the cost of living and mortgages are rising, this decision tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of this out of touch Conservative government." "When Truss says jump, Sunak says how high," he said. Responding to the move, Labour's shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, has said the prime minister was marking his anniversary of becoming the Tory leader "by pushing ahead with Liz Truss' plan to axe the cap on bankers' bonuses". The Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) has said from 31 October, EU rules that limit bonus payments to twice a banker's salary will be removed. We reported earlier that the cap on bankers' bonuses is to be abolished (see post at 2.19pm).
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