カテゴリー: Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson to call for more powers for health body in coronavirus fight as Trump pulls outCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson will announce a 30% increase in the UK’s funding of the World Health Organization, ma…
Boris Johnson’s Churchillian language does not impress Richard Teverson, while Katherine Arnott dismisses the prime minister’s appeal to people’s common sense. Plus letters from Patrick Cosgrove and David Boyd HaycockI, like so many others, am slack-ja…
The royal family leads the UK’s commemorations on the 75th anniversary of VJ Day – the day the second world war ended with Japan’s surrender.Prince Charles led a two-minute silence at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, as part of a servi…
VJ Day was declared when emperor Hirohito ordered his people to stop fighting in second world warThe 75th anniversary of VJ Day – the victory over Japan which signalled the very end of the second world war – has been commemorated with a series of event…
Many countries that believed they were past the worst are grappling with new outbreaks, says WHOCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMexico has recorded more than 9,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time, as the country o…
There are 3 million eligible for citizenship, but many factors will determine if it taken upThe Foreign Office claim that 200,000 Hong Kong citizens will want to come to the UK over the next five years to take up Britain’s offer of citizenship is a ver…
Boris Johnson announces face coverings are to be mandatory in shops from 24 July with £100 fines for non-compliance Global coronavirus live: latest updates 8.52am BST The Metropolitan Police Federation has warned that requiring the public to wear face…
Campaigner Simon Cheng, granted asylum in UK, says shadow parliament would send ‘clear signal’ to BeijingHong Kong pro-democracy activists are discussing a plan to create an unofficial parliament-in-exile to preserve democracy and send a message to Chi…
PM denounces new security law and promises bespoke visa for 2.9 million HongkongersBoris Johnson denounced China’s imposition of a security law on Hong Kong as a “clear and serious” violation of its treaty with Britain, vowing to introduce a bespoke fi…
Moscow accused of trying to give money to the Taliban as part of its campaign to destabilise America and its alliesThe Russian intelligence unit behind the attempted murder in Salisbury of the former double agent Sergei Skripal secretly offered to pay …
Britain persuades all G7 nations including Japan to sign joint statement Britain has for the first time persuaded all G7 industrialised nations including Japan to sign a statement expressing deep concern about China’s plans to impose new security laws …
NGO demands more details on Boris Johnson’s ‘vague and imprecise’ commitmentHong Kong democracy campaigners are pressing the Foreign Office to spell out how Boris Johnson’s “vague and imprecise commitment” will give a path to British citizenship to mil…
Fear of mainland China is driving dissidents, parents and business people to take Boris Johnson’s path to citizenshipArthur fears that as the Chinese Communist party tightens its grip on Hong Kong, his kids’ education will be undermined. Gloria Siu is …
UK prime minister says all eligible for BNO passport can apply if China cuts freedomsBoris Johnson has opened the path to what he called one of the “biggest changes” ever to the British visa system, stating he was ready to offer a right to live and wor…
US president again criticises Beijing as European countries prepare to ease lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump has said he is “very confident” there will be a vaccine for coronavirus by the end of the year,…