‘This government needs to be replaced’: Former speaker John Bercow quits Tories to join Labour
Former Conservative MP and Commons Speaker John Bercow says he has switched allegiances to join the Labour Party.
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June 19, 2021 Johnson under pressure over planning reforms following by-election defeat
Boris Johnson was under increased pressure to rethink his planning reforms as they were partly attributed to the Conservatives’ shock defeat in the Chesham and Amersham by-election.
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June 18, 2021 Liberal Democrats take Tory stronghold with historic win in Chesham and Amersham by-election
Boris Johnson’s Tories suffered a humiliating by-election defeat as the Liberal Democrats scored a historic win in Chesham and Amersham.
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June 17, 2021 Crisis averted in NI after late night deal on Irish language
A power-sharing crisis in Northern Ireland appears to have been averted after a late night deal over Irish language laws paved the way for Stormont leaders to be appointed.
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June 14, 2021 Boris Johnson to urge Nato to address security challenge from China
Boris Johnson will on Monday urge fellow Nato leaders to address the growing security challenge posed by China, as members of the military alliance gather in person for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
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June 13, 2021 Defence Secretary backs former PM May as future Nato chief
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has given his support to former prime minister Theresa May as the next head of Nato.
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June 13, 2021 Johnson expected to delay ‘Freedom Day’, as poll shows more than half of people back him
Boris Johnson is expected to agree to the delay of lockdown easing in England and, according to a new poll, just over half of the UK public is backing the move.
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June 12, 2021 G7: Boris Johnson to face pressure from EU on Northern Ireland
Boris Johnson will come under fresh pressure from EU leaders in Cornwall on Saturday in the increasingly bitter standoff over the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol.
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June 11, 2021 Johnson defends vaccine pledge as G7 leaders gather in Cornwall
Boris Johnson has defended his approach to tackling the global coronavirus pandemic as the UK offered at least 100 million surplus vaccine doses to some of the world’s poorest countries.
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June 10, 2021 Boris Johnson and Joe Biden to pledge relaunch of US-UK travel as soon as possible
Boris Johnson and Joe Biden are to discuss the relaunch of US-UK travel following the pandemic as they meet ahead of the G7 summit.
