By Elizabeth Piper, Kate Holton and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Boris Johnson defied pressure from senior ministers and a mounting rebellion within his party to quit on Wednesday, vowing to stay on as prime minister and fight off any attempts to oust him. After more than 30 resignations from within the government and with …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that reports that a British diplomat had been detained in Tehran for alleged spying were “completely false”. Iranian state television had reported that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had detained several foreigners, including Britain’s second most senior envoy, for alleged acts of spying such as taking soil samples …
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LONDON (Reuters) -The BBC said it had deleted an earlier tweet in which it reported Britain’s Northern Ireland minister Brandon Lewis had resigned because it was inaccurate. The Telegraph’s political editor Ben Riley-Smith said on Twitter that Lewis’s team said he had not resigned from cabinet. Lewis’s adviser did not immediately respond to a request …
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LONDON (Reuters) – ITV reported on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was absolutely defiant and was not going to resign, telling cabinet colleagues that they faced the choice between a summer focused on the economy or a leadership contest. “(I’m) told PM absolutely defiant and is not going to resign. Sources tell me …
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(Reuters) – Drax Group Plc said on Wednesday it had entered into an agreement with National Grid at the British government’s request and now the power generator’s two coal-fired units will be available to provide a “winter contingency” service. The units will be used for the UK power system from October until the end of …
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By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Les Editions P. Amaury, which owns the rights to football award Ballon d’Or, on Wednesday lost its trademark fight against Britain’s Golden Balls after a European court backed a patent agency’s decision to strip the French firm’s rights to TV broadcasting and books. The Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe’s …
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LONDON (Reuters) -British Airways will cut more flights during the crucial summer holiday months, as airlines and airports across Europe struggle to keep up with strong post-pandemic demand from holidaymakers. Britain last month temporarily relaxed rules around airport slots to allow airlines to devise realistic flight schedules and avoid last minute cancellations in light of …
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LONDON (Reuters) – At least 32 British lawmakers including finance minister Rishi Sunak have left Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government in less than 24 hours, saying the British leader no longer has their confidence and plunging his government into crisis. The departures started on Tuesday with Health Secretary Sajid Javid quitting just after 1800 local …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Hundreds of staff at British train services London North Eastern Railway and c2c have voted to strike and carry out industrial action short of a strike in a dispute over pay, a transport union said on Wednesday. The result, announced by the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association, represents the latest strike action that …
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By Saikat Chatterjee and Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – British markets braced on Wednesday for more political drama, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was rocked by further ministerial resignations and calls for him to go, although traders were reluctant to take new positions given the uncertainty. Bookmakers have slashed odds on Johnson’s imminent departure and …
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