LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed his chief of staff Steve Barclay as his next health minister after Sajid Javid resigned earlier on Tuesday, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported. (Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar; Writing by William Schomberg; editing by William James)
LONDON (Reuters) – Two lawmakers from Britain’s Conservative Party quit their junior-ranking government posts on Tuesday in protest at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership. Parliamentary private secretaries Jonathan Gullis and Saqib Bhatti posted resignation letters on social media. Parliamentary private secretaries assist ministers in their role. (Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar, writing by William James; Editing …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is carrying on “business as usual” after the resignation of two key ministers on Tuesday, a member of Johnson’s cabinet said. Jacob Rees-Mogg, Britain’s minister for Brexit opportunities, told Sky News he had seen Johnson after the resignations. Asked about the prime minister’s mood, Rees-Mogg said: “Oh, …
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(Reuters) -British new car registrations fell 24% last month, marking the weakest June in 26 years, as the sector struggled with persistent supply shortage of components and China’s COVID-19 restrictions, industry data showed on Tuesday. New car registrations in Britain fell to 140,958 units, according to final figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and …
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(Reuters) – Warwickshire County Cricket Club said officials are investigating allegations of racist behaviour among members of the crowd at Edgbaston on the fourth day of the fifth test between England and India. A number of supporters said on Twitter they had been targeted by racist abuse from other fans at the Birmingham venue on …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Cameron Norrie, the last Briton standing at Wimbledon, has urged the home fans to get behind him when he plays his maiden Grand Slam quarter-final, against Belgian David Goffin, on Court One on Tuesday. British hopes faded when Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray were knocked out in the second round while Heather …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is proposing a new law that will require social media companies to proactively tackle disinformation posted by foreign states such as Russia, the government said on Monday. The law would tackle fake accounts on platforms such as Meta’s Facebook and Twitter that were set up on behalf of foreign states to …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Monday that they had charged a 19-year-old man with possession of explosives and terrorism offences, following his arrest on June 27 in northwest England. Vaughn Conrad John Dolphin, who lived in Walsall in central England, will appear at London’s Westminster Magistrates Court on Tuesday to face the charges, …
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LUGANO, Switzerland (Reuters) – Russia needs to help pay for the damage it has inflicted on Ukraine during its “appalling war” while Kyiv also needed help to revive its battered economy, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told Reuters on Monday. “Russia needs to be held to account for this appalling war,” Truss said on the …
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LONDON (Reuters) -EasyJet’s chief operating officer (COO) has stepped down after the airline cancelled thousands of flights this summer to try to limit the disruption caused to passengers from staff shortages in the air and on the ground. Peter Bellew resigned on Friday to pursue other opportunities, the British low-cost carrier said on Monday. It …
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