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# uk prime minister

Last year
2022
# Scotland
Sturgeon: Independence is ‘essential’ as UK faces 'shift to the right' under new PM
The First Minister spoke out at the launch of a new paper promoting Scottish independence.
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Jul 14th 2022, 12:51 PM
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Brian Rowan: Boris Johnson's damage to Northern Ireland cannot be easily repaired
The former BBC correspondent says the soon-to-be ex-PM has left in Northern Irish politics in chaos.
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Jul 8th 2022, 7:14 AM
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Opinion: Boris Johnson wins confidence vote - but the margin will make him nervous
Johnson won the vote last night, but is now considered weakened as 40% of his own MPs failed to support him.
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Jun 7th 2022, 8:04 AM
# uk prime minister
'Not interested in snap elections': Boris Johnson welcomes support of MPs after confidence vote
Boris Johnson had warned Tory MPs against a “pointless fratricidal debate” about the party’s future.
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Jun 6th 2022, 8:00 PM
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# Omicron Variant
Boris Johnson accused of ‘ducking difficult decisions’ over pulling back from Christmas lockdown
Johnson said ministers are monitoring the data ‘hour by hour’ but indicated new measures are not expected before Christmas.
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Dec 20th 2021, 8:42 PM
# backstop
Boris Johnson publishes his alternative to the backstop
In a letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Johnson said the backstop was “a bridge to nowhere”.
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Oct 2nd 2019, 3:25 PM
# uk prime minister
Boris Johnson tells Tories: 'We will under no circumstances have checks at or near the Irish border'
Johnson’s assertion to the Tory crowd that “We are European, we love Europe!” was met by silence.
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Oct 2nd 2019, 11:54 AM
# hold on to your hats
Boris Johnson in Downing Street 'quite rightly raises enormous fears', says Micheál Martin
Martin said the last time Johnson was in Ireland, he didn’t show the ‘slightest level of understanding’ about the the Good Friday Agreement.
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Jul 23rd 2019, 10:03 PM
# Mr President
Taoiseach on Juncker hair ruffle: 'It's probably ill advised to fluff other people’s hair'
A video emerged this week of Juncker walking up to EU’s deputy head of protocol and ruffling her hair.
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Dec 23rd 2018, 6:00 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Should the Irish government invite Theresa May to address the Dáil?
Prime Minister May is due to visit Ireland before the end of the month.
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Jan 17th 2017, 10:00 PM