Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts as he walks up the steps after a household picture of the leaders of the the Joint Expeditionary Power (JEF), a coalition of 10 states centered on safety in northern Europe, following their assembly at Lancaster Home in London
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Boris Johnson is scheduled to go to Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Wednesday to foyer the Gulf states to extend their manufacturing of gas provides to make up for decreased reliance on Russia.
In an announcement issued by his workplace on Tuesday, the prime minister known as the 2 international locations “key worldwide companions”.
The journey comes amid outcry from UK lawmakers, who urged Mr Johnson to scrap plans for a post-Brexit commerce accord with Saudi Arabia because it executed 81 individuals over the weekend.
The federal government can be dealing with warmth from the parliamentarians and is accused of losing tens of millions of kilos of taxpayers’ cash on a so-called “pageant of Brexit” calling it a “recipe for failure”.
The Unboxed: Creativity within the UK occasion, scheduled for subsequent 12 months, is meant to showcase the nation’s inventive minds following its exit from the European Union with the federal government investing £120 million in it.
Slamming the initiative as “irresponsible use of public cash”, the Commons Digital, Tradition, Media and Sports activities Committee in a scathing report stated the ministers failed to speak a “compelling imaginative and prescient” to the general public for a “imprecise and shape-shifting” occasion.
Ukrainian troopers are shouting ‘God save the Queen’, claims Tory minister
A Tory minister has claimed that Ukrainian troopers are shouting “God save the Queen” as they fireplace weapons offered by the UK at Russian tanks.
International Workplace minister James Cleverly made the declare on Tuesday after it emerged that Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly advised Boris Johnson that troops had been saying a portion of the nationwide anthem whereas attacking the invaders.
“We’ve got heard anecdotally that Ukrainians are shouting ‘God save the Queen’ as they’re firing these weapons on the tanks which have been despatched to destroy them,” stated Mr Cleverly. “I’m very, very proud that we play an extremely essential half.”
Learn the main points on this report by Joe Middleton.
Namita Singh16 March 2022 05:18
Boris Johnson reaches UAE
Prime minister Boris Johnson reached Abu Dhabi airport early on Wednesday, the place he was greeted by British Ambassador to the UAE, Patrick Moody, and presidential adviser Anwar Gargash.
Mr Johnson is visiting UAE and Saudi Arabia as a part of his efforts to press for elevated oil manufacturing from the Gulf states to cut back the UK’s dependency on Russia.
The prime minister, who earlier known as the 2 international locations “key worldwide companions”, is scheduled to fulfill Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed earlier than travelling to Saudi Arabia for a gathering with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
British PM Johnson holds bilateral talks with Finland’s President Niinisto following JEF assembly, in London
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Namita Singh16 March 2022 04:56
MPs accuse Johnson’s authorities of losing tens of millions on ‘pageant of Brexit’
Parliamentarians have accused Boris Johnson’s authorities of losing tens of millions of kilos on a so-called “pageant of Brexit” as they slammed it as a “imprecise and shape-shifting occasion”.
The initiative, named “The Unboxed: Creativity within the UK”, is scheduled for subsequent 12 months. The federal government has up to now invested upto £120m within the occasion that’s alleged to showcase the nation’s most inventive minds following the choice to go away European Union.
Nevertheless, in a scathing report, the Commons Digital, Tradition, Media and Sports activities Committee slammed the occasion as a “recipe for failure”, calling it an “irresponsible use of public cash”.
Boris Johnson at quantity 10 Downing Road on 15 March 2022 in London, United Kingdom
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Namita Singh16 March 2022 04:40
Welcome to The Impartial’s protection of UK politics for Wednesday, 16 March 2022.
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