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UK lawmaker suspended from Johnson’s party over sexual misconduct allegations

1 Jul 2022

By Kylie MacLellan and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has suspended a lawmaker who has become the party’s latest politician to become embroiled in accusations of sexual misconduct. Christopher Pincher, whose role as Deputy Chief Whip involved enforcing party discipline, resigned from the government saying he had drunk too …

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UK lawmaker from Johnson’s party suspended over sexual misconduct allegations

1 Jul 2022

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has suspended lawmaker Chris Pincher, a party spokeswoman said on Friday, after he became the latest Conservative Party politician to become embroiled in accusations of sexual misconduct. (Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; editing by David Milliken)

Motor racing-Hamilton removes nose stud ahead of British GP practice

1 Jul 2022

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) – Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton backed down in a spat with Formula One’s governing body and removed a nose stud before taking part in practice for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Friday. An FIA spokesman confirmed the Mercedes driver was compliant with the rules and the stud had gone. …

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Vatican sells London building at heart of corruption trial to Bain Capital

1 Jul 2022

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -The Vatican said on Friday it had sold the luxury London building at the centre of an ongoing corruption trial to Bain Capital in recent days for 186 million pounds ($223.6 million). Losses from the deal were covered by Vatican reserve funds, the Vatican said in a statement, adding that donations from …

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UK government proposes VAT cut to ease pain of rising prices-The Times

1 Jul 2022

(Reuters) -Britain has proposed a cut in value-added tax, or VAT, to help households with the cost of living, The Times reported on Thursday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s chief of staff Steve Barclay suggested reducing the 20% headline rate of the tax, the report said, adding a temporary cut would reduce the tax bill for …

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UK’s Johnson: Russia’s Snake Island retreat shows Ukraine’s ability to fight back

1 Jul 2022

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday Russia’s decision to abandon the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island was evidence of Ukraine’s ability to fight back. “If you wanted evidence of the amazing ability of the Ukrainians to fight back to overcome adversity and to repel the Russians then look …

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