George Brandis, Australia’s former high commissioner to the United Kingdom, has called Boris Johnson the most consequential prime minister of the UK since Margaret Thatcher. The former attorney-general’s comments come after Johnson announced he would be stepping down as prime minister following the resignation of 55 Conservative Party MPs from the ministry. Brandis Q.C., now-professor…
UK’s ‘Most Consequential PM’ Since Thatcher: Former Australian High Commissioner on Johnson
Boris Johnson Announces Resignation as UK Prime Minister
Boris Johnson has finally announced he is stepping down as prime minister after the resignation of more than 50 government ministers, including a Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, whose successor Nadhim Zahawi, then called for his boss to “do the right thing and go.” Johnson, standing at a podium in Downing Street with his…
Car Crashes Into UK Prime Minister’s London Property Front Yard
The front garden of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s £1.3 million ($1.6 million) south London townhouse suffered minor damage after a car ploughed into the wall on Monday morning. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to the scene at 1:19 a.m. on Monday following reports of a road traffic collision. The driver “sustained a minor injury and…
Prime Minister Pays Tribute to 22 Victims on Anniversary of Nova Scotia Mass Shooting
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is paying tribute to the 22 victims of the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history. Two years ago today, a gunman began a two-day rampage in the small Nova Scotia community of Portapique. In a statement, Trudeau says he joins the people of Nova Scotia and all Canadians in remembering…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Isolation Due to Child Testing Positive for COVID 19
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s isolating because one of his kids tested positive for COVID-19. In an interview with The Canadian Press, he says he feels fine and has no symptoms. He says he took another test this morning and it was negative, as was a previous rapid test. He’s not saying which of…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Says He Is Isolating After Learning of COVID Exposure
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating at home after learning that he was exposed to someone who had tested positive for COVID-19. The prime minister says in a tweet that he learned about the exposure just last night. He says the result of a rapid antigen test he took was negative, but he…
Canada Extends Mission to Train Ukraine Soldiers by 3 Years
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is extending its mission to train Ukrainian soldiers by three years. He says Canada will also expand the mission, known as Operation UNIFIER. Trudeau says as part of the $340-million commitment, he has authorized the Canadian Armed Forces to deploy 60 personnel to join 200 troops already on the…
Canada Extends, Expands Mission to Train Ukraine Soldiers but Won’t Arm Them
OTTAWA—Canada is extending and expanding its mission to train Ukrainian soldiers but it is not, so far, prepared to help arm them with lethal defensive weapons as Ukraine has requested. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not, however, categorically ruling out sending weapons in future. Asked repeatedly Wednesday why Canada is not sending weapons, he did…
PBO Report Questions Need for Liberals’ Planned Stimulus Spending
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving no indications of plans to rein in government spending after a critical report by the parliamentary budget officer questioned the Liberals’ case to spend tens of billions in planned stimulus. The Liberals had promised up to $100 billion in economic stimulus, subject to a series of spending guardrails to…
Haitian Prime Minister Survives Weekend Assassination Attempt: PM’s Office
PORT-AU-PRINCE—Gunmen unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry during an event on Saturday commemorating the Caribbean country’s independence, his office said in a statement. Henry’s office said on Monday that “bandits and terrorists” had tried to shoot the prime minister at a church in the northern city of Gonaives where the ceremony marking…
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