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UK business activity slows as multiple woes strain demand

Editorial Bureau May 24, 2022

London (UK)- Growth in UK manufacturing and services slowed more than expected to the lowest rates in more than a year as the cost of living crisis, rising rates and inflation hit demand this month, a survey has shown. The composite purchasing manager index from S&P Global and CIPS UK, a

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Partygate; Boris Johnson faces questions after new photos emerge

Editorial Bureau May 24, 2022

Boris Johnson is facing fresh accusations he lied to Parliament after photographs emerged of him raising a glass at a Downing Street leaving the party during the lockdown. London(UK)- The images – obtained by ITV News – were taken at a do for departing communications chief Lee Cain on 13 November 2020, just days after […]

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N Ireland party leader pans Pelosi’s warning on Brexit terms

Editorial Bureau May 21, 2022

London (UK)- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing criticism from the leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party after saying Congress won’t approve a trade deal with the U.K. if Britain scraps the agreement governing post-Brexit trade on the Irish island. The trans-Atlantic sparring follows British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s

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Boris Johnson faces no further fines over the ‘party gate’ scandal

Editorial Bureau May 20, 2022

London (U.K.)- Britain’s Metropolitan Police told Prime Minister Boris Johnson he faced no further action over lockdown-breaching gatherings at his official residence and other government sites after the force said Thursday it had concluded its investigation into politicians’ parties that violated the country’s coronavirus restrictions. Police said they

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Results of Ukraine War; UK faces food shortages, an apocalyptic blow to supply

Editorial Bureau May 17, 2022

Andrew Bailey sounds alert over cooking oil and wheat – as he risks backlash by again suggesting workers not ask for more pay because it will stoke inflation. London (UK)- According to the Bank of England’s governor, the war in Ukraine is threatening Britain’s food supplies, with shortages of cooking oil affecting British supermarkets. Senior […]

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There would be“a necessity to act”- Says Boris Johnson

Editorial Bureau May 16, 2022

On Monday, Boris Johnson renewed British threats to break a Brexit agreement with the European Union. On Monday, in London (U.K.)- Prime Minister Boris Johnson renewed British threats to breach a Brexit agreement with the European Union. He blamed it for a political crisis in Northern Ireland that impeded the formation of a new government. […]

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Boris Johnson calls for an end to Northern Ireland’s political deadlock

Editorial Bureau May 16, 2022

UK’s Johnson urges end to N Ireland deadlock, which prevents the formation of a regional administration, spares with EU. London (U K)- British Prime minister Boris Johnson is heading to Northern Ireland to end a political deadlock which prevents the formation of a regional administration. Johnson said there would be “a necessity to act” if […]

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UK and EU are once again at loggerheads

Editorial Bureau May 11, 2022

UK ramps up threat to rewrite Brexit deal with the EU Britain and the European Union were again at different tables over Brexit on Wednesday. The U.K. government ramped up threats to scrap parts of its trade treaty with the bloc, saying the rules block the formation of a new government in Northern Ireland. Foreign […]

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UK Parliament open’s new year session; a mix of royal pomp and raw politics

Editorial Bureau May 10, 2022

With pomp but no queen, UK govt sets out the year’s agenda. Problems for Boris Johnson. London (UK) – Britain’s Parliament opened its new year-long session on Tuesday with a mix of royal fanfare and raw politics, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to reinvigorate his scandalous administration and confront dealing with a deepening cost-of-living […]

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UK Conservatives lose London strongholds, in blow to Johnson

Editorial Bureau May 6, 2022

LONDON — Britain’s governing Conservatives suffered losses in their few London strongholds in local elections, according to results announced Friday that will pile more pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid ethics scandals and a worsening economic picture. The vote for more than 200 local councils decides who collects garbage and fills potholes across the […]