London, United Kingdom | AFP | Boris Johnson will return to work at the start of the week as pressure increases on the UK government over its handling of the coronavirus crisis which has claimed more than 20,000 lives. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told Sky News that Johnson would be back …
Read More »UK govt urged to set out lockdown exit plan as toll climbs
London, United Kingdom | AFP | The British government was under pressure Wednesday to set out its plans to end the coronavirus lockdown, as the country’s death toll approached 13,000. Keir Starmer, the new leader of the opposition Labour Party, said it would support the government’s expected decision on Thursday to …
Read More »UK’s Johnson recuperates as virus lockdown decision looms
London, United Kingdom | AFP | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was recuperating Monday at his countryside retreat and remained off work after saying his battle with coronavirus “could have gone either way”. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is currently deputising for him, but the government is set to make a decision …
Read More »With Johnson out of action, who is running Britain?
London, United Kingdom | AFP | With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in intensive care in hospital with coronavirus, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has stepped in — but he will not have the same power. Here are some of the key questions about who is now running Britain during this crisis. …
Read More »UK PM in hospital as queen says united effort will defeat virus
London, United Kingdom | AFP | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital after failing to shake off coronavirus symptoms, as Queen Elizabeth II said a united effort would defeat the outbreak. The government announced within an hour of the monarch’s rare special address Sunday to the country and …
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