Tag: Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson cancels R-Day visit
The two leaders underlined their commitment to their bilateral relationship and to continuing to build on the collaboration between the two countries.
January 6, 2021 -
Boris Johnson announces ‘complete lockdown’ in UK amid rising cases of coronavirus
The measures, which include the closure of primary and secondary schools, will come into effect Wednesday, he said in a televised address.
January 5, 2021 -
‘The deal is done’: Boris Johnson after Britain, European Union struck post-Brexit trade deal
'We have finally found an agreement,' the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said.
December 25, 2020 -
Protesting farmers urge UK lawmakers to call on British PM Boris Johnson to cancel Republic Day visit
"The UK Prime Minister is scheduled to visit India on January 26. We are writing to British MPs asking them to stop him from visiting India till the time farmers' demands are not met by the Indian government," Kulwant Singh Sandhu, a farmer leader from Punjab, was quoted.
December 23, 2020 -
Boris Johnson to chair crisis meeting as countries blocked flights to Britain over coronavirus strain
The World Health Organization also called for stronger containment measures across Europe, which has passed 500,000 deaths from Covid-19.
December 21, 2020 -
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit India as Chief Guest on Republic Day ceremony
The trip is significant from UK’s perspective as it will be the first foreign trip by PM post-Brexit and also the country will be hosting both the G7 Leaders’ Meeting and COP26 Summits next year.
December 15, 2020 -
‘India, Pakistan should settle issue bilaterally’: Boris Johnson’s remarks on farm bills leaves opposition perplexed
The UK government has so far refused to be drawn into the ongoing protests in India, with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) saying the matter of handling protests was an internal one.
December 10, 2020 -
British PM Boris Johnson goes into isolation after a contact tested positive for Covid
Global infections have soared past 54 million with more than 1.3 million deaths, and the worrying spikes have forced governments to reimpose deeply unpopular and economically devastating restrictions on movement and gatherings.
November 16, 2020 -
Vitally important for children to return to class: UK PM
According to the Office for National Statistics' latest data on ages, there were 10 deaths recorded as "due to Covid-19" among those aged 19 and under in England and Wales between March and June - and 46,725 deaths among those aged 20 and over.
August 24, 2020 -
3 dead after passenger train derails in Scotland; several injured
Six people were taken to hospital but their injuries are not believed to be serious.
August 13, 2020 -
COVID-19 crisis: ‘We could have done things differently’, says UK PM Boris Johnson
Last week, Johnson promised an "independent" inquiry into the pandemic, but no details have been given of its scope or timing.
July 25, 2020 -
From Russia, with love
Mr Johnson has described as “absolutely absurd” suggestions that his government was sleeping at the wheel, even as the report highlighted that Russian intelligence views UK as one of its top targets.
July 24, 2020 -
UK PM Boris Johnson ‘doesn’t want second national Coronavirus lockdown’
Johnson's remarks come as councils in England have been given "lightning" lockdown powers.
July 19, 2020 -
COVID-19 pandemic: UK PM Boris Johnson hopes for return to normality by Christmas
Johnson also said the state-run National Health Service (NHS) would receive an extra 3 billion pound ($3.8 billion, 3.3 million euros) to prepare for a possible winter spike in cases.
July 18, 2020 -
UK Coronavirus deaths climbs to 44,798 as 148 more patients die
Earlier, the government issued a new rule where people in England travelling on trains, buses and commuter ferries, as well as the London Underground, must wear face coverings.
July 12, 2020 -
UK offers Hong Kong residents citizenship in response to China’s new law
It comes during a London review of its entire range of relations with Beijing that includes a reassessment of the role China's Huawei is playing in the buildup of Britain's 5G data network.
July 2, 2020 -
UK to suspend quarantine rules for passengers from low COVID-19 risk countries
The quarantine policy proposed on June 8 people arriving in the country have to go into self-isolation at a designated address for 14 days as a condition of being allowed through frontier posts.
June 27, 2020