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Post by Admin on Apr 10, 2022 12:49:13 GMT
Johnson and Zelensky walk around Kyiv during UK PM's surprise Ukraine visit - BBC News 226,072 views Apr 10, 2022 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine and met with the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
After holding talks, the pair walked through the streets of the capital and talked to passers-by.
Mr Johnson's visit to the country was unannounced. The first sign he was there came from a tweet from the Ukrainian embassy in London, showing a photo of him meeting President Zelensky.
Downing Street said the PM made the trip in an attempt to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
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Post by Admin on Apr 14, 2022 15:06:56 GMT
Justice minister resigns over Downing Street party fines 83,179 views Apr 14, 2022 Conservative peer David Wolfson has resigned as justice minister in protest at the "scale, context and nature" of the breaches of Covid regulations in Downing Street. (Subscribe: bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) In a letter he said the government couldn't expect to formulate new laws and defend democratic norms abroad if it was not seen to be committed to the observance of the law. -----------------------
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Post by Admin on Apr 14, 2022 23:45:59 GMT
UK plan to send refugees to Rwanda is “cruel” and “immoral” say critics - BBC News 10,732 views Apr 15, 2022 Plans announced by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to send asylum seekers who arrive in the UK to Rwanda in Africa have been described as "chilling”, “cruel” and “immoral” by charities and politicians.
Boris Johnson said the £120m pilot scheme would "save countless lives”. He claimed it would break the business model of "vile people smugglers".
The scheme would initially focus on single men arriving on boats or lorries in the UK. They would be sent on a 4,000-mile trip to Rwanda where they would be processed and, if granted asylum, be offered long-term accommodation in the African country.
The UK Home Secretary Priti Patel, who travelled to the Rwandan capital Kigali to sign the deal, said the "vast majority" of those arriving in the UK "illegally" would be considered for relocation to Rwanda.
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Post by Admin on Apr 21, 2022 19:20:45 GMT
Boris Johnson questioned on Partygate during India trip - as pressure builds at home 2,271 views Apr 22, 2022 While questions were being asked about Boris Johnson's behaviour over Covid lockdown parties in Westminster - he was more than 4,000 miles away on a visit to India.
He spent the day in Gujarat promoting trade links with the country.
But he couldn't escape the questions from home.
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Post by Admin on May 6, 2022 21:10:15 GMT
Local elections 2022:PM says Tories had ‘tough night’ 5,559 views May 7, 2022 Boris Johnson called it a "mixed set of results", but however the prime minister tried to frame it the Tories have lost hundreds of seats up and down the country.
Labour did well in London, making fewer major gains elsewhere, while the Lib Dems hailed what they called a "turning point" in their political fortunes.
Before we came on air the Conservatives had lost over 300 English council seats. The Lib Dems had gained 175, with Labour and the Greens also gaining seats.
In England, the Conservatives lost control in 10 councils, while Labour gained five and the Liberal Democrats gained three.
The Conservatives lost some flagship English councils including Westminster, now controlled by Labour, and Somerset, which was won by the Liberal Democrats.
But the Conservatives can point to the fact they held on to several so-called 'red wall' councils.
The Conservatives suffered in Scotland where they dropped, whilst all the other major parties gained seats.
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