Britain has deployed its army to restore fuel supplies across the nation after panic-buyers raced to forecourts to fill their cars over the past 10 days, leading to lengthy lines at gas stations and shortages across the country. Around 200 service members are being drafted from the army and Royal Air Force as part of Operation Escalin—reportedly an…
Britain Deploys Hundreds of Army Personnel to Deliver Fuel After Panic-Buying Prompts Shortages
UK Motorists Urged to Stop Panic Buying as Drivers Unable to Work Amid Fuel Crisis
Ministers on Wednesday continued to urge motorists to return to normal fuelling habits. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the level of fuel at forecourts is stabilising amid calls to give essential workers priority access. A taxi trade body boss said that at least a quarter of his members couldn’t work on Tuesday, and one local…
British Army Drivers on Standby to Deliver Fuel
A limited number of army tanker drivers will get ready to help deliver fuel to petrol stations if needed, the UK government announced on Monday amid mounting pressure. Earlier on Monday, ministers said they had “no plan” at the time to draft army drivers after media outlets reported that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says UK’s Johnson Sought ‘Emergency’ Food Deal, British Embassy Differs
BRASILIA—Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whom he met this week in New York, asked him for an “emergency” agreement to supply a food product that is lacking in Britain. Bolsonaro, speaking on his weekly webcast to supporters, did not name the product, but said he had passed…
Climate Activism No Pretext for Assault on Capitalism: UK’s Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the United Nations on Wednesday that he did not agree with environmental activists who use climate change as a pretext to attack capitalism. Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, Johnson said: “I don’t see the green movement as a pretext for a wholesale assault on capitalism. Far from it.” Extinction…
Experts: Why AUKUS Is a Game Changer for Countering China; Australia’s Role in the Security Pact
September 22, 2021
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We discuss the emerging new alliance called AUKUS between the United States, the UK, and Australia. Its first actions include selling Australia new missiles and helping the country build nuclear-powered submarines. These are not typical of an alliance, but more of a “level up” for the Australian military. So what is its goal? Though it didn’t…
UK’s Johnson Discussed Taxation With Amazon’s Bezos
September 21, 2021
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LONDON—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed the issue of taxation when he met Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos in New York, Downing Street said. “The prime minister raised the issue of taxation, and hoped progress could be [made] in implementing the G7 agreement on tax,” a Downing Street spokesperson said in a readout of the meeting….
Boris Johnson Vows to Do ‘Everything We Can’ to Save Energy Firms Amid Price Hike
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised on Monday that the government would do everything it could to prevent energy suppliers from going under amid natural gas shortages in Europe. According to British offshore oil and gas industrial body OGUK, wholesale prices for gas have surged 250 percent since January, with a 70 percent rise since August…
Boris Johnson Accused of Taking ‘Casual’ Approach to National Security
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of adopting a “more casual” approach to Britain’s national security as lawmakers warned the Whitehall machine was unable to cope with more than one major crisis at a time. The Joint Committee on National Security Strategy—made up of senior MPs and peers—said the fall of Afghanistan had shown…
Raab Plays ‘Vital’ Role in Cabinet After Being Replaced as Foreign Secretary: Downing Street
Dominic Raab is playing a “vital” role as the new justice secretary, Downing Street said on Thursday, following Raab’s demotion from his previous job as foreign secretary. In a cabinet reshuffle that started on Wednesday, Raab was the only minister who was replaced from the government’s four Great Offices of State. Asked about the change on…
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