Tag: United Kingdom government
‘Vexatious’ debt claim against UK PM Boris Johnson removed
<p>LONDON — A court order naming British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as owing an unpaid debt was no longer on the books Thursday, a...
Johnson ‘anxious’ over rise of Indian virus variant in UK
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday he was “anxious” about a rise in the U.K. of the coronavirus variant first identified...
Scotland: 2 held for migration breaches freed after protest
<p>LONDON — Two men detained by British immigration officials in Glasgow were released Thursday after a seven-hour standoff between hundreds of protesters and Scottish...
Ex-UK PM Cameron grilled over links to bankrupt finance firm
LONDON — Former British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday he never suspected that a financial services company he lobbied for would go under,...
UK government plan to toughen voter ID rules draws criticism
<p>LONDON — The British government has announced contentious plans to toughen election voting rules by requiring photo identification at polling stations, a move it...
UK’s Johnson backs public inquiry into handling of pandemic
<p>LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that an independent public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic will be held...
UK foreign secretary calls for cooperation on cybersecurity
<p>LONDON — U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday urged global cooperation to combat cyberattacks by “hostile state actors" and criminal gangs.</p>
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Bosnian Serb ex-leader Karadzic to spend life in UK prison
<p>LONDON — The British government said Wednesday that former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will serve his life sentence for war crimes in a...
UK government plan to toughen voter ID rules draws criticism
LONDON — The British government has announced contentious plans to toughen election voting rules by requiring photo identification at polling stations, a move it...
Report: Court order issued to Boris Johnson over unpaid debt
<p>LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said Wednesday it was investigating a report claiming that there is an outstanding court order against...