Tag: Boris Johnson

Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Omicron: UK enforces strict measures including compulsory face covering

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed new temporary and precautionary measures following the emergence of the Omicron variant in the United Kingdom. The Omicron variant contains a large number of spike protein mutations as well as mutations in other parts of the viral genome.
Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
UK Forces most serious offences will be tried in civilian courts

House of Lords have defeated the Boris Johnson government in backing a move aimed at ensuring troops accused of the most serious offences are normally tried in a civilian court. The House of Lords supported the presumption against such cases being dealt with by the military justice system by 210 votes to 190, majority 20.
Monday, November 15th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Mixed feelings after Glasgow's COP26 final document

One day after closing the UN's COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson highlighted one historical fact: coal has been sentenced to death as a source of energy over time.
Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
A UK-EU trade war?

By Gwynne Dyer – International treaties are serious business. A lot of time and effort goes into negotiating them and they become part of international law. It’s very rare for a politician to say, only a couple of years after negotiating a treaty, that his country always felt it was “a little bit provisional and open to review.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 20:24 UTC
British PM says world leaders facing climate change were like James Bond against the end of the world

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday insisted on the responsibilities world leaders are facing, during his opening speech at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26).
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:34 UTC
UK and France have yet to agree on de escalation of the fisheries dispute

The United Kingdom on Sunday disavowed a French announcement that PM Boris Johnson and president Emmanuel Macron had agreed to de-escalate a dispute over fishing rights. Earlier a French official has advanced that the two leaders had agreed to address the issue in a private meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome.
Friday, October 29th 2021 - 12:28 UTC
UK and France clash over fishing licenses: French ambassador summoned in London

The United Kingdom on Thursday summoned the French ambassador in London amid a dispute over fishing rights in the English Channel. The move comes as tensions increase in a heated argument over the issuances of fishing licenses by the UK, Jersey, and France.
Tuesday, October 19th 2021 - 18:38 UTC
UK signs agreement with Bill Gates to further develop environment-friendly technologies

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and world-leading entrepreneur Bill Gates Tuesday announced a Clean Energy Partnership worth about 400 million pounds sterling (more than US $ 550 million), according to a 10 Downing St. statement.
Saturday, October 2nd 2021 - 09:00 UTC
British Army to launch “Operation Escalin” to avert petrol shortages

The British Government finally decided to launch “Operation Escalin,” a deployment of Army staff to “start delivering fuel to pumps” in a move to avert shortages of petrol.
Monday, September 27th 2021 - 08:37 UTC
British gov't to offer 10,500 visas as shortage of workers hit post-Brexit country

The Government of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced Saturday it would be offering 10,500 temporary visas in the absence of a foreign labour force that was forced to leave the country after it cut itself loose from the European Union in addition to travel restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.