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Eight candidates to run for UK Prime Minister bid, Sajid Javid withdraws
Updated : 1 month ago IST
London [UK], July 13 (ANI): Eight candidates are in race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as Transport Secretary Grant Shapps,Former Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Foreign Office minister Rehman Chishti have withdrawn their candidatures from the contest.
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New British Prime Minister to be announced on Sept 5
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London [UK], July 12 (ANI): The new prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK) replacing incumbent Boris Johnson will be announced on September 5, said Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative Party's backbench 1922 Committee, on Monday.
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Boris Johnson steps down as UK PM, says 'regret not being successful'
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London [UK], July 7 (ANI): Following mass resignations by Cabinet members which started on Wednesday and the numbers of resignations were increased to more than 50 on the second day that compelled Boris Johnson to step down as British Prime Minister. He expressed his 'regret' at his inabi
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British PM Boris Johnson agrees to step down after several ministers resig
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London [UK], July 7 (ANI): After more than 50 government ministers or aides of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday, he agreed to step down.
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Defiant Johnson fires Secretary of State for housing who called on him to
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London [UK], July 7 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has fired UK Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove, UK media reported on Wednesday, as he rebuffed calls from inside his own Cabinet to resign.
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Boris Johnson refuses to step down as resignations mount
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London [UK], July 6 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday refused to step down as more Ministers submitted their resignations, bringing the total number to 18.
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Mayhem in Boris Johnson's government as two more ministers resign
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London [UK], July 6 (ANI): In another blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, two more ministers resigned from the UK government on Wednesday, following the departure of Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, media reported.
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UK PM names new Health Secretary, Finance Minister after Javid, Sunak resi
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London [UK], July 6 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday named new UK Health Secretary and Finance Minister shortly after Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak tendered their resignation, media reports said.
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UK Finance Minister, Health Minister resign, land Boris Johnson govt in cr
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London [UK], July 5 (ANI): UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigned on Tuesday, landing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government into crisis.
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UK records biggest daily jump of Omicron cases
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
London [UK], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 12,133 Omicron cases have been recorded in Britain, the biggest daily increase since the COVID-19 variant was detected in the country, taking the total Omicron cases found in the country to 37,101, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said Sund
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COVID Omicron variant: Netherlands re-imposes strict lockdown, UK too mull
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
London [UK], December 19 (ANI): Across Europe there is a looming sense of dread over the surge in COVID-19 Omicron variant cases, forcing the Netherlands on Sunday to re-impose strict lockdown and UK mulling over new restrictive measures to contain the virus.
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UK suspends flights to six African countries as new COVID variant emerges
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
London [UK], November 26 (ANI): UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Thursday announced a temporary suspension of flights from six countries after reports emerged that a new COVID variant with more than 30 mutations is spreading in South Africa.
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