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UK health minister quits after breaking COVID-19 rules

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UK health minister Matt Hancock quit on Saturday after he was caught breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing and embracing an assistant in his office, infuriating contemporaries and the community who have been living under strict lockdown. The Minister wrote to PM Boris Johnson to resign after The Private Newspaper printed photos of the married minister … Read more

UK PM Boris Johnson marries fiance Carrie Symonds

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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson has secretly married his fiance Carrie Symonds on Saturday.

“The Prime Minister and Ms Symonds were married yesterday afternoon in a small ceremony at Westminster Cathedral,” Johnson’s office said on Sunday. “The couple will celebrate their wedding with family and friends next summer.”

British media have claimed that Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds were married at Westminster Cathedral, which was attended by only 30 people.

Foreign media say the historic building was evacuated after tourists were told it was being locked down.

This is the first time in 199 years that a British leader has been married during his tenure as prime minister.

Johnson, 56, and Symonds, 33, have been living together in Downing Street since Johnson’s election as Prime Minister in 2019. The couple was engaged in 2019, but the marriage was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. They have a son together, Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, who was born in April 2020.

This is the third marriage of 56-year-old Boris Johnson while this will be the first marriage of 33-year-old Carrie Symonds.

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India added to UK’s “red list” of travel ban Amidst Sharp COVID Spike

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India added to the “red list” of countries from which most travel to the United Kingdom (UK) is banned amidst concerns about the deadly COVID-19 outbreak across the country.

The British Naz Shah says India should have been placed on the red list much earlier. The decision was only put off because Boris Johnson was hoping to avoid cancelling his travel to India.

From Friday, people who have travelled from India in the last 10 days will be denied entrance.

British or Irish passport holders as well as people with UK residence rights, will be allowed to enter but must quarantine for 10 days in a hotel approved by the government.

Earlier, the UK had decided to add Pakistan to the “red list” of countries that faced travel bans from April 9.

The British government had said that the Philippines, Pakistan, Kenya and Bangladesh have been added to the red list to protect their citizens from new strains of the coronavirus.

On Twitter, Naz Shah, a British MP, wrote a letter to British Foreign Secretary Dominic Robb asking why aren’t countries that have significantly more cases, including the South African variant, not on the red list too? Why Pakistan and not France which has 10 times more cases.

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British PM Johnson Cancels His Visit To India Amid New Strain

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the cancellation of his visit to India. According to the reports of the International news agencies, the British Prime Minister was to visit India this month where he would also attend the Republic Day celebrations of India on January 26. A spokesman for the British Prime Minister confirmed … Read more

England and Scotland begin new lockdown as cases Spike

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The Prime Minister of United Kingdom (UK) Boris Johnson has ordered national lockdowns in England and Scotland to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. According to the details, the lockdowns have been imposed to slow a surge in infections that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine programme reaches a … Read more

UK is considering removing Huawei from its 5G networks

UK is considering removing Huawei from its 5G networks

Prime Minister of United Kingdom (UK) Boris Johnson has begun preparations to remove Huawei devices from 5G networks in his country. According to the reports, the British government may exclude Huawei from the process of forming 5G networks this year. Reports further stated that the UK’s National Cyber Security Center has concluded that US sanctions … Read more

China warns Britain to refrain from interfering in Hong Kong issue

China warns Britain to refrain from interfering in Hong Kong issue

China has warned the UK not to interfere in Hong Kong’s affairs after announcing broader citizenship measures for Hong Kong residents and reserves the right to retaliate against the decision through relevant measures. Hong Kong’s citizens were offered rights and citizenship after China introduced new security rules for the former British territory. Hong Kong was … Read more

Why UK is offering citizenship to Hong Kong residents?

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered three million citizens of Hong Kong the opportunity to live and work in the U.K., following China’s implementation of new security regulations on the region. Johnson told Parliament on July 1 that the Hong Kong authorities’ enactment of the ‘Rule of the People’s Republic of China on the … Read more

Trump ally says US forces could leave UK over Huawei row

China asks US to stop "unreasonable suppression" of Chinese companies

REUTERS: A US senator closely allied with President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that American air forces could redeploy from Britain if the UK government plugs Chinese technology onto its 5G network. Tom Cotton’s message to the UK parliament came during a review of London’s decision in January to allow China’s technology leader Huawei to build … Read more