British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a vote of confidence within the ruling Conservative Party, with 211 MPs backing him and 148 wanting him to step down. If more than half of the party MPs had voted against him, he would have been forced to step down as party leader, and thus to also…
UK Prime Minister Johnson Survives Confidence Vote to Hold Onto Premiership
Former Prime Minister Theresa May Urges Johnson to Drop COVID-19 Tests for Travellers
Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has urged the UK government to abandon mandatory COVID-19 testing for travellers arriving in England, as the administration is set to lift most other coronavirus restrictions next week. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Jan. 19 that the British government will be removing its “Plan B” restrictions in England,…
UK Minister Calls for Stronger Laws After Chinese Spy Found Operating in Parliament
The UK needs to strengthen its laws to prosecute foreign agents engaged in political interference activities, Home Secretary Priti Patel said after a Chinese Communist spy was found to have been operating in the British Parliament. Britain’s MI5 security agency took the unusual step of sending an alert to Parliament warning that an individual named…
Former British Prime Minister Theresa May Warns of Economic Impact of COVID-19 Curbs
Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has joined other senior Conservative lawmakers to warn the government of the economic impact of COVID-19 restrictions that have been reimposed to slow the spread of the Omicron variant. The government announced last week that all travellers arriving in England will be required to take a COVID-19 test pre-departure…
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- Joshua PhilippThe New York case against Donald Trump is beginning to crumble. A Grand Jury weighing the case heard testimony from former federal prosecutor Robert Costello on Monday. It was alleged… [...]
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- City News ServiceLOS ANGELES—Authorities are piecing together clues after a motorist was found shot dead with a handgun on his lap March 25 at the end of a high-speed freeway chase and… [...]
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- City News ServiceLONG BEACH, Calif.—A boy suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound from a stray bullet fired from a group of men arguing near a business in Long Beach, authorities said March 26.… [...]
- Jan Jekielek“We’re spending tens of billions of dollars on research. Are we spending any money on vaccine injuries at all?” Today, I sit down with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), a member… [...]
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