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No Harry, Meghan or Andrew on queen’s jubilee balcony: palace
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Only working royals will join Queen Elizabeth II on the Buckingham Palace balcony for her Trooping the Colour appearance, officials said Friday, leaving no place for her son Andrew, grandson Harry and his wife, Meghan.…
UK, India agree to step up defence, trade cooperation
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The United Kingdom and India have agreed to step up defence and business cooperation, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicating a bilateral free-trade deal could be wrapped up by October this year.
On his…
Breaching lockdown rules: UK PM apologises to parliament
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised to parliament on Tuesday after he was fined by police for breaking lockdown rules, saying he did not know a birthday gathering at the height of the pandemic was in breach of…
UK PM Johnson banned from entering Russia
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Moscow on Saturday announced it was banning entry to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and several other top UK officials, after London imposed sanctions on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine, reports AFP.
"This…
Boris Johnson wrong to attend lockdown party, says Grant Shapps
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Boris Johnson was wrong to attend a party in lockdown but that does not mean he should resign, a minister said.
The prime minister was fined for breaking Covid laws but Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he had not…
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak reject calls to resign over lockdown fines
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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have pledged to stay in post despite being fined by police for breaking lockdown rules in Downing Street in June 2020.
The prime minister, the chancellor and the PM's wife all…
UK scientists make breakthrough with nuclear fusion record
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Scientists in UK on Wednesday announced fresh progress in the drive to make nuclear fusion a practical, safe and clean energy source, saying an experiment at a site in England set a record for the amount of fusion energy…
UK PM under pressure after 5 top aides quit amid partygate fallout
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Number 10 Policy Unit member Elena Narozanski is the latest aide to leave Boris Johnson's Downing Street operation amid the continuing fallout from the partygate allegations, Conservative Home reports.
Her departure comes…
Boris Johnson: We’ll publish all we can about No 10 parties
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Boris Johnson has promised the government will "publish everything that we can" about parties in Downing Street during lockdown.
The comments follow confusion earlier over whether any potential fine for Covid…
UK vows ‘Brexit Freedoms Bill’ to cut EU rules
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The UK government will introduce new legislation allowing it to change or scrap retained European Union laws, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday to mark two years since Brexit.
The new "Brexit Freedoms Bill"…