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MPs to hold vote on Boris Johnson Partygate report

MPs will decide later whether to endorse a report that found Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over lockdown parties in No 10. A year-long inquiry from the Commons privileges committee said the former prime minister committed repeated offences with his Partygate denials. It recommends he should have been suspended from the Commons for 90 days if he had remained an ...

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UK to allocate $32 mln to reinforce Ukraine’s cybersecurity

The British government will allocate 25 million pounds (about $32 million) in the next two years for reinforcement of cybersecurity in Ukraine, the British Prime Minister’s Office said in its statement Saturday. According to the statement, the funding will make it possible to protect the critical Ukrainian infrastructure and essential services by reinforcing Ukrainian cybersecurity capabilities, which will make it ...

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Hospital doctors in England stage 72-hour walkout

Hospital doctors in England begin a new 72-hour strike over pay on Wednesday, prompting warnings from health officials of huge disruption to patients and services. The latest walk-out by junior doctors — those below consultant level — starts at 7:00 am (0600 GMT) and is set to last until Saturday. The British Medical Association’s Junior Doctors Committee say medics have ...

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UK ex-PM Boris Johnson resigns as MP

Britain’s former prime minister Boris Johnson on Friday announced his resignation as an MP, accusing a parliamentary probe into the “Partygate” scandal of driving him out. Johnson, 58, said he was stepping down with immediate effect “triggering an immediate by-election” in his marginal seat, which heaps political pressure on his successor Rishi Sunak, Reuters reports. Johnson had been fighting for ...

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Sunak and Biden announce green funding agreement

UK firms could gain access to US green funding as part of plans to boost UK and US ties announced by Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden. The pair unveiled the Atlantic Declaration, to strengthen economic ties between the two countries, at a White House press conference. The PM said the agreement, which falls short of a full trade deal would ...

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Sunak lauds UK defence chief amid NATO speculation

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, ahead of a US trip this week, on Monday heightened speculation that he wants NATO allies to back his Defence Secretary Ben Wallace as the alliance’s next chief. Wallace, a former captain in the British Army, is seen as a leading contender to replace Jens Stoltenberg who will retire as NATO secretary-general in October after ...

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King Charles III arrives in Romania for first visit after coronation

Britain’s King Charles III was received with military honours at Romania’s presidential palace in Bucharest on Friday, as he kicked off his solo visit in the eastern European country. The anthems of Great Britain and Romania sounded out as the country’s President Klaus Iohannis, who attended Charles’ coronation in London last month, welcomed the newly crowned king. The meet-and-greet on ...

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Boris Johnson sends all unredacted WhatsApps to Covid inquiry

Boris Johnson has handed over all his WhatsApp messages to the Covid-19 inquiry, bypassing the government which was seeking legal action to keep them private. The former PM says he is also willing to share information from an old mobile phone which he stopped using in May 2021 due to a security breach, but he requires assistance in accessing it ...

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