British rail passengers are suffering fresh travel chaos after thousands of workers walked out on strike, crippling services across the country. Some 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport (RMT) union at Network Rail and 14 train operators went on strike on July 27, and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) has also announced…
Johnson’s Government Puts Forward Confidence Motion in Itself After Blocking Labour Bid
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government says it will put forward a confidence motion in itself after it blocked the opposition’s bid for a vote of no confidence in both the government and the leader. The government—effectively a caretaker administration after Johnson announced he will step down—took the measure after Labour said it intended to seek…
Boris Johnson Vows to ‘Keep Going’ After Tories Suffer Double By-election Defeat
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to “keep going” after his leadership suffered a double blow as his ruling Conservative Party lost two crunch by-elections. In Tiverton and Honiton, where local Conservative MP Neil Parish resigned after admitting he had watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons, the Liberal Democrats won after…
UK Labour MPs Join Rail Strike Picket Lines in Defiance of Leader’s Plea
Several senior British Labour MPs have joined picket lines in support of the ongoing rail strike, despite warnings from Labour leader Keir Starmer’s office. The Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers’ union (RMT) started a three-day nationwide industrial action on Tuesday. It said it wants to “shut down” the country’s railway network in what union leaders…
UK Labour Leader Says Boris Johnson Taking ‘Wrecking Ball’ to UK–Irish Relations
June 9, 2022
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UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of taking a “wrecking ball” to relations with Ireland and the EU with his plan to unilaterally scrap aspects of the Northern Ireland Protocol. The UK government announced last month that it would introduce new legislation overriding parts of the protocol, which…
UK’s Johnson Hails ‘Decisive’ Win in Confidence Vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described the results of a confidence vote in his leadership as “convincing” and “decisive,” though over 40 percent of his own Conservative MPs voted against him. Johnson survived a vote of confidence within the ruling Conservative Party on Monday, with 211 MPs backing him and 148 wanting him to…
UK’s Johnson Faces No Further Fines as Police Probe Into Partygate Scandal Ends
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been told he will not face a further fine over COVID-19 lockdown breaches in Downing Street, as the police investigation into the so-called partygate scandal comes to an end. The Metropolitan Police said on May 19 that its investigation into breaches of CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus rules in…
UK’s Johnson ‘Shocked’ After Conservative MP Arrested on Suspicion of Rape
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was “shocked” after a Conservative MP was arrested on suspicion of rape, Downing Street has said. After The Sun newspaper first reported the arrest on May 17, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that a man in his 50s had been arrested on suspicion of “indecent assault, sexual assault, rape, abuse of…
UK Government Vows to Revive Economy as Agenda Unveiled in Queen’s Speech
May 10, 2022
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The UK government has said it will focus on growing and strengthening the economy in the year head, as it spelt out its legislative agenda in the Queen’s Speech. Prime Minister Boris Johnson used the Queen’s Speech, delivered by Prince Charles in the House of Lords on May 10, to set out plans for changes…
UK Conservatives Got ‘Tough’ but ‘Mixed’ Results in Local Elections: Johnson
Britain’s ruling Conservative Party endured a “tough night” following Thursday’s local council elections but the results were “mixed,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. The ballots are still being counted, but the Conservatives have lost 10 local councils—including three London councils that they had held for decades—and more than 180 councillor seats in England, and…
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