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U.K. PM Boris Johnson rocked by new wave of resignations as Britain waits to see if he’ll resign Boris Johnson

U.K. PM Boris Johnson rocked by new wave of resignations as Britain waits to see if he’ll resign

In his resignation speech, he hailed his government's achievements, including supporting Ukraine after the Russian invasion and weathering the Covid pandemic. He becomes the third consecutive British prime minister to resign in recent years, following Theresa May and David Cameron. While Johnson was met with applause from colleagues on Downing…
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July 7, 2022
U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak Resigns in Blow to Boris Johnson’s Government Boris Johnson

U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak Resigns in Blow to Boris Johnson’s Government

LONDON—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a potentially fatal political blow Tuesday as his treasury chief and health secretary resigned from his cabinet, saying they no longer had confidence in his leadership. The coordinated departures of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid, two of Mr. Johnson’s…
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July 5, 2022
UK: Boris Johnson’s gov’t plunged into crisis as 2 ministers quit Boris Johnson

UK: Boris Johnson’s gov’t plunged into crisis as 2 ministers quit

Two of the United Kingdom’s most senior ministers have resigned from the cabinet in the latest blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership. Health Minister Sajid Javid and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak announced their resignations within minutes of each other on Tuesday, plunging Johnson’s government into crisis weeks after the…
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July 5, 2022
By-election results ‘appalling’ for Tories, says former international development secretary Boris Johnson

By-election results ‘appalling’ for Tories, says former international development secretary

Boris Johnson will be going straight from the Commonwealth meeting in Kigali to a G7 summit in Germany, then to meet Nato leaders in Spain. He’s left behind some considerable political turmoil back home after this week’s disastrous by-election defeats for the Conservatives and growing calls for him to go.…
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July 1, 2022
Russia compared to Nazi Germany by Boris Johnson ‘Price of freedom worth paying’ Boris Johnson

Russia compared to Nazi Germany by Boris Johnson ‘Price of freedom worth paying’

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June 27, 2022