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Boris Johnson
UK PM says COP26 'turning point' for world
"I think the Glasgow COP26 is a turning point for the world. And it's the moment when we have to grow up and take our responsibilities," Johnson told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York following the closing of the Informal Leaders Roundtable on Climate Action, Xinhua news agency reported.
Johnson unveils mission to tackle UK's 'North-South' divide
The government department in charge of the agenda was also given a new name -- the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, reports Xinhua news agency. Downing Street said on Sunday that it was part of a government central mission to level up every part of Britain in which London and the south east are seen as the wealthier regions, compared to the working class areas in the north and central England.
Johnson, Biden vow to work together on Afghan situation
The two leaders welcomed their countries' cooperation in recent days to help evacuate their nationals, current and former staff, and others from Afghanistan, the statement said, Xinhua news agency reported. "They resolved to continue working closely together on this in the days and weeks ahead to allow as many people as possible to leave the country," it added.
UK govt in conflict: Johnson threatens to demote Rishi Sunak to Health Secretary
The report said the UK government has been plunged into conflict as Johnson and Sunak clash over travel restrictions and green reforms, with the Chancellor eager for a tough spending review and the PM looking to avoid austerity measures. It came shortly before the infamous "traffic light" rules were reviewed on Thursday. In his letter, Sunak said that the UK was "out of step" with the rest of the world.
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Boris Johnson announces withdrawal of UK troops from Afghanistan
"All British troops assigned to NATO's mission in Afghanistan are now returning home," Johnson told the House of Commons, lower house of the British parliament. The Prime Minister would not disclose the exact timetable of the departure for security reasons, but added that most of the 750 remaining British troops had already left, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Selfish, nationalistic approaches marred initial Covid fight: UK PM
"I know the world was looking to us to reject some of the selfish and nationalistic approaches that have marred the initial global response to the pandemic," Johnson said at a press conference on Sunday as the G7 leaders wrapped up their first in-person summit in almost two years in the southwestern English resort of Carbis Bay, Cornwall. The vaccines will include 100 million doses from the UK and 500 million from the US.
Biden gifts custom-made cycle to Johnson
The bike was made by the Philadelphia-based Bilenky Cycle Works, a business with a staff of four who usually take up to 18 months to make a machine. The US State Department has contacted the company's owner, Stephen Bilenky, on May 23 about designing the cycle with matching helmet, the BBC quoted the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper as saying in a report.
G7: Johnson urges nations to seek more 'feminine' economic recovery
The prime minister said the citizens of G7 nations "want us to be sure that we are beating the pandemic together and discussing how we will never have a repeat of what we have seen", the dpa news agency reported. "But also that we are building back better together and building back greener and building back fairer and building back more equal and... in a more gender neutral and perhaps a more feminine way," Johnson said.
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Johnson, Biden sign new Atlantic Charter
The meeting took place in the seaside resort of Carbis Bay, Cornwall, on Thursday on the eve of the G7 Leaders' Summit, Xinhua news agency reported. This is Biden's first foreign trip after coming to power in January.
UK PM weds fiance in secret ceremony: Report
In its report, Daily Mail said that the 56-year-old Johnson exchanged vows with Symonds, 33, on Saturday morning, becoming the first Prime Minister to marry in office since Lord Liverpool wed Mary Chester in 1822. But the Downing Street has not confirmed the development yet. The couple were engaged on the Caribbean island of Mustique in December 2019 and have one-year-old son, Wilfred.
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