LAST UPDATE: 15:10 Sterling strengthened and British shares rose after news of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation. Investors said the news could come as a relief to UK assets, which have been hit by high inflation, a weak economy and political uncertainty. Sterling rose as high as $1.20. The FTSE 250 index, which tracks UK […]
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China: MI5 and FBI chiefs jointly warn of growing threat from Beijing
The heads of Britain’s MI5 and the US FBI warned of the growing long-term threat China poses to British and US interests in their first joint appearance on Wednesday. MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said the agency had already “more than doubled our previously limited efforts against worrying Chinese activity”, adding that it was conducting […]
Boris Johnson resigns
LAST UPDATE: 14:12 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, according to British media reports, while a Downing Street official confirmed the news. This development ends an unprecedented political crisis over his political future that has paralyzed the British government. The BBC’s Chris Mason said Johnson had agreed to step down but would remain […]
Boris Johnson is not afraid of resignations: ‘My job is to continue’
LAST UPDATE: 17:29 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday defied growing calls for his resignation, Reuters reported, telling MPs he would continue in his job, following a wave of resignations from his government, including two key ministers. Johnson made the comments in Parliament as he responded to a question from a member of his […]
‘Rain’ of resignations in the British government
LAST UPDATE: 17:20 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting to stay in office amid a “rain” of resignations from his government in protest at his leadership. The new finance minister, Nadeem Zahawi, called for unity after his predecessor, the health minister, and several other ministers left. Johnson’s position is in crisis following the dramatic […]
Britain: New demand from Conservative MPs for a motion of censure against Prime Minister Johnson
Conservative MPs Chris Skidmore and Tom Hunt have today written to their party’s 1922 Committee calling for a vote of impeachment against Boris Johnson as the British prime minister faces mounting calls for him to resign. of. In his letter, Skidmore calls for changes to Conservative Party rules to allow a new impeachment motion against […]
Can Boris Johnson be forced to resign and how is his successor chosen?
Today found British Prime Minister Boris Johnson clinging to power but badly hurt by the resignation of ministers who deemed him unfit to lead the country, while a growing number of MPs are calling for his resignation. Johnson narrowly escaped a censure motion tabled in parliament last month, with the confidence vote giving him immunity […]
Britain: New resignations from the government
LAST UPDATE: 12.17 Britain’s Conservative Party member and Under Secretary of State for Education Will Queens announced his resignation today as backlash continues over the way British Prime Minister Boris Johnson handled yet another scandal within his government. Queens said he was resigning after he was “inaccurately” informed about Johnson’s appointment of a politician who […]
Britain: ‘Game over’ for Boris Johnson?
Britain’s national newspapers paint a very bleak picture for the Tory prime minister today as Boris Johnson faces the biggest crisis of his tenure, following the resignations of Rishi Sunak as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sajid Javid’s resignation as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Minister of Health. “Game over”, concluded the title of the main […]
Britain: Foreign Minister Liz Truss supports Boris Johnson
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she supports Prime Minister Boris Johnson “100%” after two of his cabinet ministers resigned earlier, as reported by the BBC. Finance and health ministers Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid tendered their resignations earlier, as Johnson himself sought to apologize for a fresh sexual misconduct scandal involving a member of […]
