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Brexit to exit: The rise and fall of Boris Johnson
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» LONDON - Boris Johnson rode his luck throughout his career, bouncing back from a succession of setbacks and scandals that would have sunk other less popular politicians.
UK PM Johnson faces parliamentary inquisition after top ministers quit
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two high-stakes encounters in parliament on Wednesday after his government was rocked by the shock departures of two senior ministers.
Top ministers including Sunak turn on UK's scandal-tainted PM
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» LONDON - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered two shock departures from his government Tuesday, including his finance minister, as civil war erupted in the high command of the ruling Conservative party.
Macron reshapes French cabinet for tricky second term
AFP, Published on 04/07/2022
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday reshuffled his government in search of a fresh start for his second term, dogged by his failure to win a parliamentary majority last month.
UK PM back in crisis mode after foreign tour
AFP, Published on 01/07/2022
» LONDON - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned Friday from an overseas tour to face multiple crises, including the latest resignation of a senior Conservative from his scandal-hit government.
Scotland sets October 2023 for new independence vote
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» EDINBURGH: Scotland's government on Tuesday drew the battle lines for a legal and political tussle with London as it announced plans to hold a second independence referendum on Oct 19, 2023.
Johnson's Tories crushed in twin UK parliamentary by-elections
AFP, Published on 24/06/2022
» CREDITON (UNITED KINGDOM) - Beleaguered British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered two crushing parliamentary by-election defeats on Friday, including in a seat previously held by his ruling Conservatives for over a century, prompting the party's chairman to quit.
Calls in UK to ditch European rights pact after Rwanda plan blocked
AFP, Published on 15/06/2022
» LONDON - Furious Conservatives called on Britain's government Wednesday to abandon a European human rights pact after a judge dramatically blocked its plan to fly asylum-seekers to Rwanda.
UK sets up EU battle with N.Ireland changes
AFP, Published on 13/06/2022
» LONDON: The UK government will Monday introduce legislation to unilaterally rip up post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland, despite the potential for a trade war with the EU.