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Ex-British PM Boris Johnson quits Parliament: ‘Being forced out’Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down as a member of parliament with immediate effect, triggering a by-election in his marginal seat.WorldJun 9, 2023
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Boris Johnson to be fined for COVID-19 lockdown partiesBritish police said it would issue at least another 30 fines for people who attended gatherings in Boris Johnson's offices and residence in breach of COVID-19 lockdown rules.WorldApr 12, 2022
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U.K. PM Boris Johnson refuses to resign over COVID lockdown partiesBoris Johnson rejected opposition calls to resign but accepted that a rule that ministers should lose their jobs if they had knowingly misled parliament applied to him.PoliticsJan 26, 2022
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U.K. police now investigating COVID-19 lockdown parties at Downing StreetLondon police is probing several events at Downing Street because they met the force's criteria for investigating the “most serious and flagrant” breaches of COVID-19 rules.WorldJan 25, 2022
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U.K. to drop COVID test requirement for fully vaccinated travellers Feb. 11Currently, people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 arriving in Britain are required to take a lateral flow test within two days of arriving.HealthJan 24, 2022
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U.K. lawmaker says government using ‘blackmail’ to keep Johnson in powerBoris Johnson, who won a large majority in 2019, is facing growing calls to step down over a series of scandals.PoliticsJan 20, 2022
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U.K.’s Boris Johnson defies growing calls to resign: ‘In the name of God, go!’Pressure on Boris Johnson grew as one Conservative lawmaker defected to the opposition Labour Party and a former Conservative Cabinet Minister told him: "In the name of God, go!"PoliticsJan 19, 2022
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U.K. drops COVID-19 restrictions as Boris Johnson says Omicron has peakedJohnson told lawmakers restrictions were being eased because government scientists believed it was likely the surge of infections driven by Omicron "has now peaked nationally."WorldJan 19, 2022
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Omicron variant more transmissible than Delta, early indications suggest: U.K. PM"The prime minister said it was too early to draw conclusions on the characteristics of Omicron but that early indications were that it was more transmissible," a spokesman said.HealthDec 7, 2021
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U.K. eyes COVID-19 road map that avoids lockdowns, steps up vaccines for youthBoris Johnson's Conservative government is hoping that widespread vaccinations, rather than restrictions, will keep COVID-19 infections in check.WorldSep 13, 2021
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