Tag: Boris Johnson
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UK prime minister to unveil living with COVID plan amid criticism
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to unveil on Monday his “living with COVID plan’’ amid criticism from the opposition, unions and medical sectors which fear that the lifting of all restrictions. The opposition and medical sectors fear the scrapping of free testing and the legal self-isolation requirement could lead to another wave of the pandemic.…
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Fruits of the British Empire: Andrew, Blair and Johnson – By Owei Lakemfa
Fruits of the British Empire: Andrew, Blair and Johnson – By Owei Lakemfa
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson loses 79-year-old mother
The painter Charlotte Johnson Wahl, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s mother, has died at the age of 79, according to a notice published in The Times on Tuesday. Charlotte Johnson Wahl, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s aged 40, died “suddenly and peacefully” at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, west London, on Monday. The prime minister,…
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UK available to assist Nigeria combat terrorism, Boris Johnson tells Buhari
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the United Kingdom is available to assist Nigeria in its war against terrorism. Johnson stated this while holding bilateral talks at the sidelines of the Global Education Summit in London on Thursday. President Buhari had earlier reviewed the security situation in the different regions of the country,…
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British PM, Boris Johnson talks tough, says racists abusers will be banned from football stadiums
Boris Johnson has promised to ban people guilty of sending racist abuse to footballers from attending matches. The prime minister said he would ensure the “football banning order regime is changed” to crack down on racism. Labour has been calling for the law to be changed after England players were subject to abuse on social…
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Boris Johnson, Prince William condemn racist abuse of England’s Black players
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday condemned the racist abuse targeted at some of England’s Black players after the team’s widely watched loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday. Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka were viciously targeted by trolls and angry England fans after the defeat at London’s Wembley…
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British PM says it doesn’t look like COVID-19 leaked from Chinese lab
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that it does not look like the Coronavirus (COVID-19) originated from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, local media reported. “At the moment the advice we’ve had is that it doesn’t look like this particular disease of a zoonotic origin came from a lab,” Johnson…
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Days after hinting on July 2022 date, Boris Johnson, Carrie Symonds take UK by storm, hold secret wedding with just 30 guests
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson married Carrie Symonds in a top secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday (today). Boris and his bride mounted a cloak and dagger operation which had been planned for six months. According to British tabloid, TheSun.co.uk, only a handful of church officials were involved in the preparations – and the…
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UK PM Boris Johnson, fiancee pick wedding date
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have set a wedding date for next year after delaying plans due to the pandemic, The Sun tabloid reported Monday. Known for his colourful love life, Johnson will be only the second prime minister ever to marry while in office, following Robert Jenkinson in 1822.…
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British PM’s Most Senior Black Adviser, Samuel Kasumu resigns
Bristish Prime Minister’s most senior black adviser is to step down from his role in Number 10. Samuel Kasumu will leave his post as Boris Johnson‘s special adviser for civil society and communities in May. The news comes a day after a government-backed review of racial disparities in Britain was published. The Commission on Race…