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Senior UK Conservatives under fire over tax, finances
Read full article: Senior UK Conservatives under fire over tax, financesU.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called an investigation into allegations the chairman of the governing Conservative Party settled a multimillion-dollar unpaid tax bill while he was in charge of the country’s Treasury.
New UK Cabinet is diverse in makeup and solidly on the right
Read full article: New UK Cabinet is diverse in makeup and solidly on the rightLiz Truss’s new Cabinet is Britain’s most diverse ever with women serving as prime minister and deputy prime minister and Black and South Asian politicians filling many of the top jobs.
UK meets energy firms but no help yet for hard-hit consumers
Read full article: UK meets energy firms but no help yet for hard-hit consumersBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson and senior ministers have held inconclusive talks with energy companies amid mounting pressure to help people cope with soaring gas and electricity prices.
Sunak tries to close the gap on rival in UK leadership race
Read full article: Sunak tries to close the gap on rival in UK leadership raceOne of the two contenders to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is defending his decision to quit the government, a move that helped end Johnson’s scandal-tarnished leadership.
Now there are 8: UK leader field slims as nominations close
Read full article: Now there are 8: UK leader field slims as nominations closeNominations in the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have closed, with eight Conservative lawmakers securing enough support from their colleagues to make the first ballot.
British govt rushing tests to schools so classes can reopen
Read full article: British govt rushing tests to schools so classes can reopenSchoolchildren have returned to classes in parts of Europe, while the British government is pledging to rush ventilation units and enough COVID-19 test kits to schools to ensure they, too, can reopen later this week despite soaring infection rates in the UK.
UK eyes traveler quarantine as virus toll passes 100,000
Read full article: UK eyes traveler quarantine as virus toll passes 100,000Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts while leading a virtual press conference on the Covid-19 pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street in central London Tuesday Jan. 26, 2021. The government said 100,162 people have died in the pandemic after testing positive for the virus, including 1,631 new deaths reported Tuesday. U.K. statistics agencies say that the number of deaths registered that mention COVID-19 on the death certificate is more than 108,000. British authorities are banking on a successful vaccination program to help the country suppress the outbreak and ease the lockdown. People arriving in the U.K. from abroad also must show they have tested negative for COVID-19.
UK appoints vaccines minister to oversee COVID inoculations
Read full article: UK appoints vaccines minister to oversee COVID inoculations(Adrian Dennis/Pool via AP)LONDON – The British government appointed a vaccines minister on Saturday as it prepares to inoculate millions of people against the coronavirus, potentially starting within days. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Conservative lawmaker Nadhim Zahawi will oversee the country’s biggest vaccine program in decades. Britain has ordered 40 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, enough for 20 million people, and 100 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. Decisions about which, if any, vaccines to authorize will be made by the independent Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. Bur Cabinet minister Michael Gove said the restrictions were “grimly” necessary to avoid the health system being overwhelmed this winter.