Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK departure from Afghanistan was “the culmination of a mission unlike anything we’ve seen in our lifetimes.” The final UK troops and diplomatic staff were airlifted from Kabul on Saturday, drawing to a close Britain’s 20-year engagement in Afghanistan and a two-week operation to rescue UK nationals and…
Airlift of Britons and Refugees From Afghanistan Was Unprecedented Mission: Prime Minister
Government Abandons ‘Amber Watchlist’ Plans for Travellers
Ministers have abandoned plans for an “amber watchlist” as Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to keep travel rules as simple as possible. The government had been considering the new category for nations at risk of being moved into the red group under the traffic light system. But following a backlash by Tory MPs, ministerial concerns,…
World Pledges $4 Billion in Push to Repair COVID’s Education Damage
LONDON—International governments and companies have pledged more than $4 billion to educate 175 million children around the world and prevent a generation’s chances being blighted by the coronavirus pandemic. The commitments came Thursday at a conference in London hosted by Britain, Kenya, and funding organization the Global Partnership for Education. Former Australian Prime Minister Julia…
UK Trade Talks Up Next for Australian PM Following G-7
June 13, 2021
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Trade Minister Dan Tehan has been working “throughout the night” to get the Australia-UK free trade agreement (FTA) ready for Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s sign-off when he lands in London. Tehan said on Sunday that negotiating teams from the Australian and United Kingdom (UK) governments had made “enormous progress” over the past six weeks and…
Macron Says We Love Sausage but Let’s Not Waste Time on This
CARBIS BAY, France—President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said that France respects Britain’s sovereignty but it is time to end rows over sausages and focus on more serious issues. Tensions between Britain and the European Union over their Brexit deal exploded into an open war of words on Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of…
Downing Street Says Prime Minister ‘Respects the Right’ to Protest After England Team Booed for Taking a Knee
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said that he respects the right of people to peacefully protest following the England football team taking the knee ahead of a Euro 2020 warm-up game last week. The tournament, originally scheduled for last year, was postponed for a year due to restriction measures during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic….
Nothing in Current Data Suggest Delay of Reopening: Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that nothing in the current CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus data will affect the scheduled reopening on June 21, but didn’t rule out the possibility that the plan may be delayed. June 21 is the last date on the government’s four-step road map to exit lockdown. All legal…
UK’s Johnson Tells China: We Believe in Rule of the Sea
LONDON—The first operational deployment of Britain’s flagship aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, to Asia will show countries such as China that Britain believes in the international law of the sea, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. Johnson said the Carrier Strike Group, which will interact with more than 40 nations on the deployment…
PM Urges ‘Heavy Dose of Caution’ as Restrictions Ease in England
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked people to exercise “a heavy dose of caution” as indoor socialising resumes on Monday. From Monday, up to six people or people from two households are allowed to meet indoors, and 30 people can gather outdoors; indoor hospitality businesses can reopen, and the “new guidance on meeting friends and…
PM Urges for ‘Heavy Dose of Caution’ as Restrictions Ease in England
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked people to exercise “a heavy dose of caution” as indoor socialising resumes on Monday. From Monday, up to six people or people from two households are allowed to meet indoors, and 30 people can gather outdoors; indoor hospitality businesses can reopen, and the “new guidance on meeting friends and…
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