The British government has been accused of not taking seriously the heat wave expected to hit the UK from tomorrow, as forecasters warn that the extreme temperatures could lead to people dying. Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson missed the Downing Street crisis team meeting on Saturday as he was busy saying goodbye to friends at […]
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Britain: Johnson’s succession battle heats up
In the race to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, tensions continued to escalate over the weekend. Penny Mordaunt, the trade secretary, who is popular with the Tory base, has increasingly found herself in the crossfire of her opponents. Criticism against her included accusations that she had gone too far in responding to the demands […]
Televised debate on the Johnson succession
Lively debate from the five candidates to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday night. Sunak and Tungenhat stood out. Only 10 days have passed since Johnson’s official resignation. And yet this period seems like a whole month. The speed with which the candidates emerged, their campaign videos, campaigning and speeches leading up to […]
Extreme temperatures and forest fires in western Europe
Firefighters and volunteers are battling the blaze in France and the Iberian Peninsula, where temperatures remain sweltering while, further north, Britain has been put on red alert ahead of a heat wave expected early in the week, with the mercury climbing to 40 degrees. This heatwave is the second in a month for western Europe. […]
Sunak: First once again, in the second round of the electoral contest in the parliamentary group of the Conservatives
Rishi Sunak came first today in the second round of the electoral contest, within the parliamentary group of the Conservatives, for the nomination of the new leader of the party. He collected 101 votes. The bookies favorite and former Chancellor of the Exchequer has managed to increase his strength and has now significantly increased his […]
Russia has criticized the US and Britain for military support to Ukraine
Russia’s foreign ministry today criticized the US and Britain for aiding Ukraine’s armed forces, calling the support part of a “hybrid war” being waged by NATO countries against Russia. In a press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed out that Washington has provided trainers to Ukraine who help the Ukrainian armed forces use multiple […]
Britain: The first round of the electoral process for the selection of the new leader of the Conservatives has been completed
In the end, six of the eight contenders for the leadership of the Conservatives remained after the first round of the election which ended today at 17:30 Greek time. In the order they received the most votes they are: 1st Rishi Sunak with 88 votes, former Minister of Finance 2nd is Penny Mordant with 67 […]
The British government will hold a vote to seek a vote of confidence in Parliament on Monday
The British government will hold a vote to seek a confidence vote on Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s political affairs spokeswoman said today, after the opposition Labor party’s bid for such a process was blocked as ministers objected to its wording. Johnson has said he will step down once the ruling Conservative party chooses a […]
After Portugal and Spain, France and Britain are preparing for extreme temperatures
After Spain and Portugal, which have already been affected by heat for days, Britain and France – where 10,000 hectares of forest have burned – are today preparing to face a second wave of extreme temperatures in less than a month. The increase in these phenomena is due to climate change, according to scientists, as […]
The British military has allegedly committed war crimes in Afghanistan
A Special Air Service (SAS) commando unit of British special forces killed at least 54 people under suspicious circumstances, in events covered up by the British military hierarchy, according to a BBC investigation broadcast today. Unarmed Afghan men were killed “in cold blood” by the SAS during night raids between November 2010 and May 2011 […]
