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PM Johnson warns Trump to keep out of UK election

Editorial Bureau November 30, 2019

LONDON- Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday it would be “best” if U.S. President Donald Trump does not get involved in Britain’s election when he visits London for a NATO summit next week. Trump waded into the election in October by saying opposition Labour Party

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Johnson says UK would walk away from U.S. trade talks if NHS was on the table

Editorial Bureau November 29, 2019

LONDON- British Prime Minister said he would walk out of post-Brexit trade talks with the United States if it was a pre-condition that Britain’s state-run National Health Service (NHS) was on the table in discussions. “First of all the NHS is not for sale. Under no circumstances will this government or any Conservative government do […]

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Johnson’s Conservatives raise record UK campaign funds

Editorial Bureau November 29, 2019

LONDON- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives smashed the record for the amount of money raised in the first fortnight of an election campaign on Thursday, while the unions turned on the taps to keep the opposition Labour Party in touch. Official spending data from the Electoral Commission showed that in the first two weeks […]

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Johnson represented as melting ice block in TV debate, Conservatives cry foul

Editorial Bureau November 29, 2019

LONDON- British broadcaster Channel 4 represented Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a block of melting ice in a prime-time election debate on the environment on Thursday, prompting his Conservative Party to complain this broke impartiality rules. The commercially funded public-service broadcaster invited leaders of all Britain’s main political parties to take part in

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PM Johnson on the road to win majority of 68 – YouGov model

Editorial Bureau November 28, 2019

LONDON- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on course to win a majority of 68 in parliament at the Dec. 12 election, according to a model from pollsters YouGov that accurately predicted the 2017 election. Johnson has pledged to deliver Brexit by Jan. 31 if he wins the election after nearly four years of political […]

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Gove: Stormzy is better at rap than politics

Editorial Bureau November 27, 2019

LONDON- British minister Michael Gove dismissed Stormzy’s criticism of Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday, saying the grime star was a far better rapper than he was a political analyst. Stormzy, who sported a Union Jack emblazoned stab-proof vest at Glastonbury in June, has said he backs opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and has […]

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Conservatives raised more than Labour in third quarter of 2019

Editorial Bureau November 27, 2019

LONDON- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party raised 5.8 million pounds from donations and public funds in the third quarter of this year, just beating the opposition Labour Party which raised 5.5 million pounds, official figures showed on Tuesday. Britain’s electoral watchdog, the Electoral Commission, said the Brexit Party came third,

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Ahead of Tuesday’s British election deadline, millions apply to vote

Editorial Bureau November 27, 2019

LONDON- More than 2 million under-35s have applied to vote in Britain’s Dec. 12 election since the poll was called just four weeks ago, government data showed ahead of Tuesday’s registration deadline. The outcome of next month’s election, which will determine how, when and even whether Britain leaves the European Union, remains uncertain. Prime Minister

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Both UK parties are peddling fantasies, says former PM Blair

Editorial Bureau November 25, 2019

LONDON- Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn are peddling fantasies before a Dec. 12 election, former British leader Tony Blair will say on Monday, offering his support to “mainstream” politicians. At a newsmaker event at Reuters, Blair will criticise Britain’s main parties for offering voters a stark choice, wanting to win

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BMG poll suggests PM Johnson’s lead over Labour grows

Editorial Bureau November 25, 2019

LONDON- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has seen its lead grow to 13 points over the opposition Labour Party, according to a poll by BMG for the Independent newspaper published on Saturday. The Conservatives were on 41%, up 4 points compared with the last BMG poll on Nov. 10. Labour fell a point […]