Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed his senior adviser Dominic Cummings on Sunday, despite calls from within his own Conservative Party for the aide to resign for driving 250 miles during the coronavirus lockdown.
Cummings, architect of the 2016 campaign to leave the EU, came under pressure when newspapers reported he had travelled from London to northern England in March when his wife was ill with COVID-19 symptoms during a nationwide lockdown.
With Johnson’s words that he had acted with integrity, Cummings was safe, at least for now. But the row in the governing Conservatives looks set to rumble on.
“I’ve had extensive face-to-face conversations with Dominic Cummings,” Johnson told a news conference, saying his aide had followed the “instincts of every father” when he travelled with his wife for help with childcare while isolating.
“I believe that in every respect he has acted responsibly and legally and with integrity.”
British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has authorised a bailout plan for strategically important companies, with the Treasury saying it may step in to support crucial businesses on a “last resort” basis after other options run out.
Hong Kong’s security and police chiefs said “terrorism” was growing in the city, as government departments rallied on Monday behind Beijing’s plans to introduce national security laws after thousands took to the streets to protest against the move.
The security legislation, which could see Chinese intelligence agencies set up bases in Hong Kong and aims to tackle secession, subversion and terrorist activities, has sent shockwaves through the business and diplomatic communities.
Former British governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten said that the UK must ensure that the G7 meeting agenda should include China’s imposition of a new national security law on Hong Kong. Patten was the last governor of Hong Kong. He believes that the UK along with its G7 allies must take a stance against Xi Jinping’s regime. Patten labelled the Chinese President’s regime as an “enemy of open societies”.
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