The UK and its allies will respond decisively to Russia’s “unprovoked” attack on Ukraine, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday. Taking to his Twitter handle, Johnson said that he is appalled by the horrific events in Ukraine and has spoken to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the next […]
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UK considers deploying fighters, Royal Navy to protect southeastern Europe: Boris Johnson
The UK is considering deploying Typhoon fighters and Royal Navy warships to protect southeastern Europe and reinforce the British battlegroup in Estonia, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. “We are considering deploying RAF Typhoon fighters and Royal Navy warships to protect southeastern Europe,” Johnson wrote to The Times on Monday. The West will do more to help Ukraine defend itself, Johnson added, noting that the UK is […]
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UK’s Boris Johnson urges people to get Covid-19 vaccine in Christmas message
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday urged people in the United Kingdom to get a COVID-19 vaccine as a Christmas present to their “family and the whole country,” amid an unprecedented surge of infections caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. “And though the time for buying presents is theoretically running […]
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COP26: PM Modi, Boris Johnson launch Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States initiative
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Tuesday launched the initiative Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) at the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. PM Modi reached Glasgow on Sunday to participate in the COP26 summit. Today, the Prime Minister is expected to hold a […]
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UK PM Boris Johnson discusses Afghanistan, travel restrictions, COP26 with PM Modi
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed Afghanistan,, travel restrictions and Roadmap 2030. A Downing Street spokesperson said, “The leaders also talked about the current situation in Afghanistan. They agreed on the need for a coordinated international approach to engagement with […]
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UK PM Boris Johnson rallies behind England squad after ‘heartbreaking’ loss to Italy in Euro 2020 final
United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson rallied behind England head coach Gareth Southgate and the squad after the ‘heartbreaking’ loss against Italy in the Euro 2020 final. Italy ended hosts England’s dream to win the Euro 2020 at the Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Azzurri defeated England 3-2 on penalties after the normal 90-minute action had finished at 1-1 and even extra time was not […]
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Boris Johnson urges G7 accord on Covid-19 ‘passports’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants the upcoming Group of Seven summit to reach agreement on Covid-19 vaccine passports and to open talks on a “world treaty” to prepare for future pandemics. “We need to have agreements on issues such as vaccine passports, Covid status certification and the rest,” Johnson […]
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UK’s Boris Johnson to set out travel plans after vaccine programme takes off
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out plans to reopen the economy and eventually relaunch international travel today when he updates the coronavirus roadmap, aided by one of the fastest vaccine rollouts in the world. As much of Europe enters new lockdowns to tackle surging cases, Johnson will give […]
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UK PM calls off Republic Day visit, No foreign guest invited
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed “regret” that he would not be able to visit India to be Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations. India has decided to go ahead with a truncated parade to mark Republic Day without a chief guest, people […]
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Look forward to welcoming UK prime minister Boris Johnson, says India
India on Thursday said there has been no change with regard to the invitation to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be the chief guest at next year’s Republic Day celebrations in the wake of the detection of a new and more infectious Covid-19 variant in the UK. UK foreign […]
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Boris Johnson accepts India’s invite, will be Republic Day parade chief guest
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accepted India’s invitation to be the chief guest at Republic Day on January 26 – the second UK prime minister to attend the event after John Major in 1993 – and has invited India to join the UK’s G7 summit next year. Downing Street announced […]
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Boris Johnson gambles on lifting lockdown to save UK’s economy
Boris Johnson has launched the biggest gamble of his premiership, announcing that July will see a dramatic lifting of the lockdown measures imposed in England in March. The goal is to save the economy. The risk is that it causes a second spike in coronavirus infections. At a news conference […]
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UK PM Boris Johnson to set out Covid-19 warning system in public address
Boris Johnson will unveil a new virus alert system, similar to how the government currently communicates terror threat levels, in Sunday’s address to Britain that will set out some of the conditions for removing restrictions on the economy. The five-level alerts range from one (green), which would enable life to […]
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UK’s Boris Johnson ‘deeply disappointed’ for Brexit delay
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday apologised for not taking Britain out of the European Union by October 31, saying he was “deeply, deeply disappointed”. “It is a matter of deep regret,” Johnson told Sky News, before criticising Donald Trump after the US president said the prime minister’s deal […]