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6/30/2023 12:50:05 PM
A British minister resigned on Friday, a day after he was named in a report by MPs who condemned a campaign of abuse directed by supporters of former prime minister Boris Johnson.
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6/19/2023 2:38:10 PM
British MPs will cast their judgment on Monday on a damning report that found ex-prime minister Boris Johnson lied to parliament about lockdown-breaking parties.
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6/11/2023 1:26:19 PM
UK opposition leader Keir Starmer on Sunday demanded a general election as three MPs from the ruling Conservative Party, including Boris Johnson, quit parliament following a probe into Covid lockdown-breaking parties.
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6/10/2023 1:45:54 PM
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson's angry departure from parliament over Covid lockdown-breaking parties sparked fevered speculation Saturday over his and the current government's future, with allies and enemies trading barbs.
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World
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International
6/2/2023 4:32:35 PM
The British government appointed a new acting chair for the BBC on Friday, five weeks after the resignation of Richard Sharp, who was found to have failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest over his role in arranging a loan more than two years ago for then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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5/24/2023 1:14:43 PM
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has condemned the handling of fresh allegations of Covid lockdown rule-breaking as "bizarre and unacceptable", as he faces a further possible probe into the "Partygate" scandal that helped push him from office.
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4/28/2023 12:44:18 PM
The chairman of the BBC quit Friday after a report found he failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest over his role in arranging a 2021 loan for Boris Johnson, who was the U.K.'s prime minister at the time.
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2/5/2023 2:37:08 PM
Former UK prime minister Liz Truss on Sunday criticised her successor Rishi Sunak "detrimental" tax policies, as the current leader also faced pressure from another predecessor Boris Johnson over his Ukraine strategy.
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COP27
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Sharm El-Sheikh
11/1/2022 8:17:40 PM
Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said he will go to the upcoming UN climate change conference, in a move that could force his successor to change his mind and attend.
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World
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10/24/2022 11:39:18 AM
British Conservative Rishi Sunak was on Monday poised to become prime minister and the country's first leader of colour, after a dramatic decision by Boris Johnson to abandon an audacious political comeback.
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10/23/2022 10:48:34 PM
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will not run to lead the Conservative Party, ending intense speculation about a comeback.
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10/23/2022 5:50:26 PM
Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak was the frontrunner Sunday in the Conservative Party's race to replace Liz Truss as prime minister. Sunak garnered the public support of over 100 Tory lawmakers to forge ahead of his two main rivals: former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ex-Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt.
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10/23/2022 1:12:49 PM
Rishi Sunak looked set for at least several years in the political wilderness after helping topple ex-prime minister Boris Johnson but then losing to Liz Truss in the summer's Conservative leadership contest.
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10/22/2022 1:24:00 PM
Former prime minister Boris Johnson on Saturday returned to Britain from a holiday to launch an audacious political comeback, as Conservative leadership rival Rishi Sunak reached the minimum threshold to contest the UK's top job.
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World
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9/8/2022 9:08:33 PM
In seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II saw 15 British prime ministers come and go, from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher to Boris Johnson to Liz Truss.
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9/6/2022 6:20:04 PM
Liz Truss, a onetime accountant who has served in Parliament for the past 12 years, became Britain's prime minister on Tuesday after Queen Elizabeth II formally asked her to form a government.
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World
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9/5/2022 1:49:25 PM
Britain's Conservative Party has chosen Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the party's new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as prime minister.
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8/26/2022 5:07:37 PM
Some back Liz Truss to be the next leader of Britain's ruling Conservative party while others favour Rishi Sunak. But in the background, some Tory activists regret that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is leaving so soon, and are concerned for the future.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/25/2022 7:06:06 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed in a telephone call on Thursday bilateral relations between Egypt and the UK as well cooperation on climate change, the Egyptian presidency announced.
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World
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International
7/28/2022 10:58:29 PM
British Conservatives Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss Thursday underwent their first grilling in front of party members as they wage a bitter duel to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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