Conservative MPs pushing for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign over the “partygate” scandal should “forget it,” Home Secretary Priti Patel has said. Since the publication of an official report on May 25 on COVID-19 breaches inside Downing Street, 12 Conservative MPs have openly called for Johnson to resign, taking the total number to…
UK Conservatives Pushing for Johnson’s Resignation Should ‘Forget It’: Minister
Arlene Foster Honoured By Queen Along With Rebel Conservative MP
The former leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Arlene Foster, and four MPs have been knighted by the Queen. Foster, 51, was the First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2016 to 2017 and again—after three years of political deadlock with Sinn Fein—between January 2020 and January 2021. She quit as leader of the…
UK Bid To Turn Clock Back With Imperial Measures ‘Bad for Consumers’ Say Metric Fans
The UK Metric Association has said the plans by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government to bring back imperial weights and measures in shops and other businesses will make it harder for consumers to compare prices at a time of rising inflation. Ministers are to announce on Friday—timed to coincide with the Queen’s platinum jubilee—plans to…
UK’s Johnson Says Partygate Fine Did Not Breach Ministerial Code, Citing Lack of ‘Intent’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied he broke the ministerial code over the “partygate” scandal, stressing there was “no intent” to breach COVID-19 lockdown rules. Johnson, his wife Carrie, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak were all fined by the Metropolitan Police for attending a birthday gathering for the prime minister in Number 10 Downing Street…
Prominent Brexiteer Accuses Johnson of ‘Unacceptable Failings of Leadership’ Over Partygate
A prominent pro-Brexit lawmaker has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of “unacceptable failings of leadership” over the COVID-19 breaches in Downing Street, putting further pressure from an increasing number of party colleagues for him to resign. Former Cabinet minister Dame Andrea Leadsom, who was an ally of Johnson during the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign, said…
Senior UK Lawmaker Recuses Himself From Inquiry Into Whether PM Misled Parliament Over Partygate
A senior British MP who has been publicly critical of Prime Minister Boris Johnson has recused himself from an inquiry into whether the prime minister misled Parliament over the “partygate” scandal. Labour MP Chris Bryant confirmed that he will stand down as chairman of the House of Commons Privileges Committee, which will investigate if Johnson…
More UK Conservative MPs Call for Johnson to Step Down After Sue Gray Report
Three more Conservative MPs have publicly demanded Boris Johnson’s resignation as prime minister following the publication of an official report into COVID-19 breaches inside Downing Street, bringing the total number of Tory MPs who have done so to 19. The widely anticipated report by senior civil servant Sue Gray, which was published on May 25,…
UK’s Johnson Accepts ‘Full Responsibility’ as Report Blames Partygate Scandal on Leadership Failure
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he accepts “full responsibility” for the “partygate” scandal after an official inquiry blamed the “senior leadership” in his government for the culture which led to the COVID-19 breaches. The police investigation into breaches of CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus rules in Downing Street and Whitehall has ended, with…
Petrol and Diesel Prices Hit Record High in UK
May 24, 2022
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Fuel prices in the UK have continued to hit record highs, official statistics show. The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts was 167.7 pence ($2.1) on May 23, up from 165.1 pence a week earlier, according to new figures released by the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy. The average…
After Years of Delays London’s New Elizabeth Line Opens Just in Time for Jubilee
Four years after it was originally due to open the Elizabeth Line—originally known as the Crossrail project—has finally opened for business and hundreds of passengers boarded the first trains. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and his predecessor, the now-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, welcomed the opening of the line, which they both claimed would generate…
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