People will need to have COVID-19 booster shots on top of the original two doses to be considered “fully vaccinated” in the UK, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. At a Downing Street press briefing, Johnson said the concept of what constitutes “full vaccination” will need to be adjusted. “On boosters, it’s very…
Brits Will Need 3 Jabs to Be Considered ‘Fully Vaccinated’: UK Prime Minister Johnson
UK Vows Solidarity With EU Allies Over Belarus Illegal Immigrant Crisis
The UK said on Monday it stands in solidarity with its European allies over the illegal immigrant crisis on the Belarusian border and said the Lukashenko regime must be held responsible. Thousands of illegal immigrants, mostly from Iraq and Afghanistan, have gathered on the Poland–Belarus border in the hope of crossing into the European Union….
UK Police Declares Liverpool Hospital Blast ‘Terrorist Attack’
British police have said the car explosion in Liverpool on Remembrance Sunday was a terrorist attack, but the motive remains unclear. A taxi exploded outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital at 10:59 a.m. on Sunday, around a mile away from the city’s cathedral where a large Remembrance service was taking place. The male passenger of the car…
Tory MPs Paid £1.7 Million in Consultancy Fees: Labour Analysis
The UK’s Labour Party said on Wednesday that Conservative MPs have received more than £1.7 million ($2 million) in consultancy fees this year. In the latest “Tory sleaze” accusation, Labour Party chairwoman Anneliese Dodds said 50 Conservative MPs—around one in seven—have been “taking money from outside interests.” Delving into Parliament’s Register of MPs’ Financial Interests, Labour’s analysis showed…
UK Lawmaker Under Fire for Using Parliamentary Office for Second Job
A former British government minister could face an investigation after opposition parties criticised him for allegedly using his parliamentary office for his second job as a lawyer. According to a report by The Times of London, Sir Geoffrey Cox, a Conservative MP and former attorney-general, used his office in the House of Commons in September…
Boris Johnson Under Pressure as UK Government Admits ‘Mistake’ in Corruption Row
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come under pressure to take responsibility for the government’s botched attempt to protect a ruling party lawmaker by changing rules designed to prevent corruption in parliament. The Johnson government has been accused of “corruption” and “wallowing in sleaze” after it whipped through a vote last Wednesday to block a…
Boris Johnson Resists Fresh Calls to Reintroduce CCP Virus Restrictions
The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has resisted fresh calls to put England under more CCP virus restrictions, while urging people to get booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccines. Asked if he would heed the call from health chiefs of northeastern councils to implement plan B of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions, Johnson said on…
UK Government Denies Corruption Accusations Over Ennobled Conservative Party Donors
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government rejected fresh accusations of corruption on Sunday after a newspaper investigation found major donors to his Conservative Party were offered seats in Parliament’s upper chamber. The government has been embroiled in a corruption row over the past week, with Johnson forced to abandon plans pushed through Parliament to protect…
Protesters Clash With UK Police in Central London; 8 Police Injured
Eight British police officers were injured and 12 people were arrested on Friday evening as hundreds of protesters clashed with police in central London on Bonfire Night. Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes-style masks gathered at Trafalgar Square and burned an effigy of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The protesters then moved to Parliament Square where they clashed…
UK Welcomes France’s Postponement of Fishing Row Sanctions
Britain has welcomed France’s postponement of planned trade sanctions, as talks continue over a dispute over post-Brexit fishing licences. France had earlier said that it would restrict cross-Channel trade from 2300 GMT on Monday in response to the UK’s alleged violation of the UK–EU pact on post-Brexit relations by rejecting dozens of applications by French…
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