Keyword: borisjohnson
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The embattled Briton was facing calls from within his own party to step down amid a string of controversies; more than 60 ministers and government aides quit over the last 48 hours, saying Johnson was unfit to serve as PM. “It is clearly now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader and a new prime minister,” Johnson said outside 10 Downing Street Thursday morning. “The process of that should begin now. The timetable should be announced next week.” “I regret not to have been successful in those arguments and of course, it is...
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A joint appearance in London today by the US FBI Director Christopher Wray and British MI5 chief Ken McCallum. Both men saying China is a major threat... Jerry Harris, a star of the Netflix documentary series "Cheer", sentenced to 12 years in prison over images of child sex abuse... A report commissioned by the Texas Department of Public Safety says that a Uvalde, Texas police officer could have taken out the attacker at the Robb Elementary School before he killed 19 children and two teachers... Police Crackdown On Peaceful Protest in Washington DC... Dutch Farmers Cow Gas Rules Protest Continues...
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Cabinet ministers - including the new chancellor Nadhim Zahawi - have sent the chief whip to Number 10 to tell Boris Johnson to resign, Sky News understands. The delegation of senior politicians, which also includes Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and Welsh Secretary Simon Hart, have told Chris Heaton-Harris than the PM's position is untenable and they want him to deliver the news. Sky's political editor Beth Rigby has been told the chief whip is in the building, while deputy political editor Sam Coates understands he will deliver the "final ultimatum" to Mr Johnson, saying "you go or we do".
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Boris Johnson is fighting for political survival after two of his top ministers attacked his leadership and resigned. Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid quit within 10 minutes of each other, followed by a flurry of junior ministers and aides. Critics said it was "over" for the prime minister, while Labour said the party he led was corrupted. But Mr Johnson made it clear he planned to stay on as he moved to shore up his government with a cabinet reshuffle. He named Nadhim Zahawi as the new chancellor, while the prime minister's chief of staff, Steve Barclay,...
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid have resigned from government saying they no longer have confidence in Boris Johnson to lead the country. Mr Sunak said the public expected government to be conducted "properly, competently and seriously". Mr Javid echoed this in his resignation letter, saying the government was not "acting in the national interest". The resignations came minutes after PM sought to draw a line under a row about MP Chris Pincher, who is facing sexual misconduct allegations. Mr Johnson admitted he had made a "bad mistake" in appointing Mr Pincher to the role of deputy chief...
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The female protestor who sparked fury today when she glued herself to priceless artwork in the National Gallery has been accused of being a jet-setting sailor who has racked up tens of thousands of air miles. Student Hannah Hunt, 23, is the co-founder of Just Stop Oil whose social media pages are adorned with exotic holiday pictures from locations including Bali, Australia and the Canary Islands. The aspiring psychologist has contributed to chaos across the country, after she was pictured glueing herself to roads, camping in the rafters of a major oil depot in Essex and today stuck pictures over...
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Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party, has always been controversial but he raised the volume last week when he suggested that the best way to unite Europe was by recreating the Roman Empire. His vision of the Roman Empire in the 21st century is based on a partnership that included Turkey and the North African states. At the NATO summit in Madrid last month, he told replrters that this would be based on the Mare Nostrum, the Latin term for the Mediterranean Sea. It is interesting to note that 19th-century Italian...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have started the war in Ukraine if he was a woman, according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. "If Putin was a woman, which he obviously isn't, but if he were, I really don't think he would've embarked on a crazy, macho war of invasion and violence in the way that he has," Johnson told German broadcaster ZDF on Tuesday evening. Putin's invasion of Ukraine is "a perfect example of toxic masculinity," he said, calling for better education for girls around the world and for "more women in positions of power."
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The ace was seen sporting black 'stickers' on her face, which had many questioning if they were symbolic or a ploy to put her opponent off. It turns out the small strips on her right cheek were medical tape, thought to help keep her sinuses clear and help her breathe properly. The 40-year-old suffers from recurrent sinusitis which, as well as blocking the airways, can lead to headaches, pressure and pain in the face. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is also thought to suffer from the condition and had surgery to clear his sinuses last week. Williams was also seen wearing...
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BBC staff have been told there are more than 150 genders in training session Corporation organised seminars by trans lobby group Global Butterflies The group is behind the disputed 'Genderbread person' graphic BBC staff also told they should declare their pronouns on email signoffs
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G7 leaders mocked Vladimir Putin as they sat down to lunch 'We have to show that we're tougher than Putin,' British PM Boris Johnson said Canadian PM Justin Trudeau then added: 'We're going to get the bare chested horseback riding display' Johnson can then be heard on footage saying: 'We've got to show them our pecs' Laughter came as Biden tries to hold allies firm in opposition to Putin Biden earlier slammed Russia for its bombing of Kyiv 'It's more of their barbarism,' he said Ursula von der Leyen's pecs?
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Boris Johnson has suffered a double blow as the Tories crashed to two by-election defeats in his first test at the ballot box since a bruising no-confidence vote. The Conservatives saw a majority of 24,000, or 40.6%, in the Devon seat of Tiverton and Honiton evaporate - a record upset for the party - as the Liberal Democrats triumphed. In Wakefield, the Red Wall constituency in West Yorkshire snatched by the Conservatives in 2019, it was Labour that took victory. Full result of Tiverton and Honiton by-election (a rural seat)- Lib Dem gain from ConservativesRichard Foord (LD) 22,537 (52.91%, +38.14%)...
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US Supreme Court abortion ruling ‘a big step backwards’: UK PM
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VIDEOIt has to be the world's worst wig. It is worn by 72 year old British MP Michael Fabricant. The wig is so horrible that it just sucks in all your attention to the extent that you can't even hear anything Fabricant is saying. Try it. In these video clips all your attention is sucked in by his wig and whatever Fabricant is saying is completely ignored. The DayGlo wig just outshines all reality surrounding it. In fact, that attention stealing wig is so powerful that it even draws all your attention when Fabricant rides a bicycle naked.p.s. Did Fabricant...
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NANCY Pelosi's six years of threatening to block a UK trade deal with the US is set to come to an end in November when she is ousted as Speaker with a crushing defeat for her Democrats in the Midterm elections, exclusive polling has revealed.
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a vote of confidence on Monday triggered by lawmakers in his own Conservative party amid widespread anger over a series of lawbreaking parties in Downing Street during the country’s Covid-19 lockdowns, marking the latest road bump in a tumultuous and polarizing premiership dominated by the pandemic.
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POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) – Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in close-quarter combat in an eastern Ukraine city Sunday as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain strategic footholds for conquering the region in the face of fierce Ukrainian resistance. Ukrainian regional officials reported Russian forces “storming” Sievierodonetsk after trying unsuccessfully to encircle the city. The fighting knocked out power and cellphone service, and a humanitarian relief centre could not operate because of the danger, the mayor said.
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@PaulBrandITV Mayor of London @SadiqKhan joins calls for the Met Police to “explain” their investigation, given PM wasn’t fined for the leaving party. @bluenobby Replying to @PaulBrandITV and @SadiqKhan I'd like an investigation into the money @SadiqKhan has spunked on gender bogs [bathrooms], water fountains, cycle lanes, surveys on statues & changing street names and posters on the tube [subway]. Ask him to explain why London is the knife crime capital of the UK and why Transport for London is broke. You know?
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Sinn Féin will be the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time, pushing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) into second place. Sinn Féin has 27 seats, compared to the DUP's 25. The result means Michelle O'Neill will be entitled to become first minister - unprecedented for a nationalist. Earlier, Ms O'Neill said it had been an election of "real change" and a "defining moment for our politics and for our people". "Today ushers in a new era which I believe presents us all with an opportunity to reimagine relationships in this society on the basis of...
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A group of 26 activist organizations and NGOs signed a letter to companies who advertise on Twitter, warning them to reconsider if Elon Musk makes changes. Musk has pledged to lift the 'censorship' of Twitter: critics worry that he will give free rein to those trafficking in hate speech and dangerous scientific theories. The letter writers said that Musk 'will further toxify our information ecosystem and be a direct threat to public safety' They wrote: 'Twitter risks becoming a cesspool of misinformation, with your brand attached.' Musk replied, wanting to know who was behind the 26 groups signing the...
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