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Ex-UK minister Michael Gove backs Rishi Sunak for next PM

Michael Gove in a file photo. (Reuters)
Published on Aug 20, 2022 03:40 am IST

England’s hospitals could be overwhelmed without new tier lockdown system, says minister

Defending the government’s plans in an article in The Times newspaper, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said “difficult decisions” were necessary to confront the crisis.
Published on Nov 28, 2020 03:03 pm IST

UK PM calls in army to roll out tests as lockdown looms

Pedestrians wearing face masks pause beside an advertising poster in a street in Leeds, northern England, on November 1 as England prepares to enter into a second lockdown in an effort to stem soaring Covid-19 infections.
Updated on Nov 01, 2020 07:24 pm IST

Brexit - Britain, EU blame game continues; post brexit trade deal still possible

European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier at a media conference in Brussels. Representational image.
Published on Oct 19, 2020 07:44 am IST

Britain’s Labour Party to do ‘everything necessary’ to stop no-deal Brexit

Anti-Brexit protesters demonstrate at George Square in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, August 31, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Published on Sept 02, 2019 09:09 am IST

Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt in final fray for UK PM

Johnson finishing one of the final two candidates was a certainty after he polled over 100 votes in previous rounds.
Updated on Jun 20, 2019 11:41 pm IST

Boris tops vote for next UK PM again

Conservative MPs will vote in further rounds, when those with the least votes are eliminated, until two remain. The party’s 1.2 lakh members will then vote on the two, to decide the next leader, who will also take over as the next prime minster.
Updated on Jun 18, 2019 10:49 pm IST

Trump Backs Boris Johnson in U.K. Leadership Race Before State Visit

Trump created a stir last July when he said Johnson would make a great prime minister, shortly after the former London mayor quit as foreign secretary in protest against May’s proposed Brexit deal
Published on Jun 01, 2019 06:15 pm IST

What will British PM Theresa May’s successors do about Brexit?

British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced she is quitting, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power.
Updated on May 29, 2019 03:47 pm IST

Boris Johnson leads 8-member race to replace PM Theresa May

The campaign against Johnson is driven by his claim that he would ensure that the UK leaves the EU with or without a deal.
Updated on May 26, 2019 06:13 pm IST

Eight candidates join the race to replace Theresa May as British PM

May had announced her resignation earlier this week and is set to formally step down as Tory leader and PM on June 7.
Published on May 26, 2019 04:41 pm IST

UK law to ban ivory trade, colonial India items to be exempt

Kenya Wildlife Services burns illegal stockpiles of burning elephant tusks and ivory figurines at the Nairobi National Park in 2016. Members of Britain’s royal family including Prince Charles and Prince William have campaigned against slaughter of elephants for ivory.
Updated on Apr 03, 2018 11:11 pm IST