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Photo : British Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson arrives for a live TV debate in central London Tuesday, June 18, 2019. London, Jun 19 : Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson increased his lead in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister Tuesday in a Conservative Party vote that eliminated one of his rivals and enabled upstart candidate Rory ...

London, Jun 18 : Heathrow Airport will construct a third runway by 2026 and complete its expansion by 2050, according to its “masterplan” published on Tuesday. The plan includes diverting rivers, moving roads and rerouting the M25 through a tunnel under the new runway. Heathrow’s expansion has faced fierce opposition, but the airport says it has engaged with local communities ...

US President Donald Trump has once again criticised London Mayor Sadiq Khan, calling him a “national disgrace” who is destroying the UK’s capital. His comments came after five attacks in London in less than 24 hours left three men dead and three others injured. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was “absolutely awful” Mr Trump was using the “tragedy of ...

Exam board Edexcel has launched an investigation into how part of an A-level maths paper was leaked online. Blacked out images of two questions were shared on social media on Thursday afternoon. Pearson, which runs Edexcel, said the images were circulated “in a very limited way” shortly before Friday’s Maths Paper 3 exam. It reassured students no-one would be advantaged ...

Boris Johnson has secured the highest number of votes in the first ballot to select the Conservative party leader and next prime minister. Three contenders – Mark Harper, Andrea Leadsom and Esther McVey – have been knocked out, in the secret ballot held in the House of Commons. Mr Johnson received 114 votes, Jeremy Hunt was second with 43, and ...

Photo : Conservative leadership contender and Britain’s Home Secretary Sajid Javid delivers a speech to launch his campaign to become the next Conservative prime minister, in London, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. London, June 13 : Britain’s interior minister said Thursday that he is puzzled about why he wasn’t invited to last week’s state banquet for U.S. President Donald Trump at ...

Photo: Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks during an event in Brussels Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Brussels, Jun 13 : Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says Brexit and the “horror show” of the British government leadership contest are signs that Scotland needs to chart a different future path, probably outside the United Kingdom. Sturgeon said Tuesday that “increasingly, Scotland and ...

Theresa May has said she will remain in Parliament as MP for Maidenhead after stepping down as prime minister. Mrs May told the Commons she would sit on the backbenches after she leaves office at the end of July. Her predecessor, David Cameron, stood down as an MP within months of leaving No 10, while Tony Blair triggered a by-election ...

Boris Johnson has sai he is “not aiming for a no-deal outcome” for Brexit at the launch of his campaign for the Tory leadership. But he said the threat of no deal was a “vital” negotiation tool and the UK “must do better” than the current deal. At his campaign launch, Home Secretary Sajid Javid said Mr Johnson was “yesterday’s ...

Photo: Anti Brexit campaigner Steve Bray shouts through his megaphone outside Conservative leadership contender press conferences, in London, Tuesday, June 11, 2019.  London, Jun 12 : Britain’s Parliament is resuming its battle over Brexit, with an attempt by opposition lawmakers to stop the U.K. leaving the European Union without a divorce deal. The Conservative Party is holding a contest to replace ...