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Starmer ends Labour silence on Brexit as he rules out rejoining single market
Jul 07, 2022 18:11UK Labour Leader Keir Starmer says he will rebuild trust with EU on key areas of disagreement such as the Northern Ireland protocol and get ‘a better deal for the British people.’
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Scandal-ridden Johnson resigns as UK prime minister; reactions pour in
Jul 07, 2022 12:35British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has officially announced his resignation from the post, following calls from ministerial colleagues and lawmakers in his ruling Conservative Party over a slew of highly contentious issues, including Brexit, coronavirus pandemic and successive scandals.
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UK’s Johnson rejects Scotland’s independence referendum request
Jul 07, 2022 07:02British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to grant the Scottish government the authority to hold a second independence referendum, saying he “cannot agree that now is the time to return” to the independence question.
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UK Labour leader says he would back snap election against Johnson’s govt.
Jul 06, 2022 03:46UK's Labour leader says he backs a snap general election, calling the embattled premier “unfit to govern.”
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Stagflationary global debt crisis looms – and things will get much worse
Jul 04, 2022 09:38There is ample reason to fear big economies such as the US face recession and financial turmoil.
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Boris Johnson faces investigation into claims over 40 ‘new’ hospitals
Jul 04, 2022 09:31The National Audit Office (NAO) has made clear that it is concerned at how the UK government still maintains that it will build 40 entirely new hospitals, when in reality many will merely be extensions or refurbishments of existing ones.
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After Canada, UK mulls seizure of Russian assets to give to Ukraine
Jul 04, 2022 06:41The United Kingdom has been reviewing a plan to seize Russian assets, and allocate the country's wealth to either Ukrainian victims of the war or the Ukrainian government, according to reports.
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WikiLeaks’ founder files appeal with UK High Court against extradition to US
Jul 03, 2022 02:02WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has lodged an appeal with the United Kingdom’s High Court against his extradition to the United States, where he will face criminal charges.
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Troubles mount for Johnson as Tory MP resigns over sexual misconduct
Jul 03, 2022 01:56The troubles continue to mount for the embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the Conservative deputy chief whip was forced to resign over sexual misconduct.
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Scotland moving toward new independence vote
Jul 01, 2022 01:56Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has earmarked 19th October, 2023 as a potential date for a second referendum on Scottish independence.