Monday, February 10, 2025

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Boris Johnson resignation: What happens now?

  How long will Boris Johnson stay in power? In the past, prime ministers choosing to step down have usually stayed in office until a successor is found. That means he would stay in office until the Conservatives choose a new leader, as his predecessors Theresa May and David Cameron did when they resigned. It's been suggested that...

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Boris Johnson’s resignation speech as he quits as Tory leader

Boris Johnson has announced he is quitting as leader of the Conservative Party after a perilous few days in office. The crisis engulfing Mr Johnson's premiership escalated on Tuesday, following the dramatic resignations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid. They quit within minutes of each other following a row over Mr Johnson's decision to appoint...

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Downing Street party: What Covid rules were broken?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologised for attending a party in the Downing Street garden during the first lockdown, but said he believed "implicitly that this was a work event". It is the latest in a number of alleged parties to have taken place under Covid restrictions, which are currently being investigated by senior civil servant Sue Gray....

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Boris Johnson faces PMQs showdown as Tory mood darkens

We should get rid of him…. We should own the situation. We are the Tory party. We are not delivering good governance." That stinging verdict from a Conservative MP does not, at least not yet, seem to represent the consensus among the party's ranks on what to do about the current situation in Downing Street. But the goodwill-to-all-men...

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Covid-19: A-level and GCSE results to be decided by teachers

GCSEs and A-levels cancelled in England by the pandemic will be replaced by grades decided by teachers, the exams watchdog Ofqual has confirmed. Schools can determine grades this summer by using a combination of mock exams, coursework and essays. There will be optional assessments set by exam boards for all subjects, but they will not be taken in...

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Facebook blocks Australian users from viewing or sharing news

Facebook said it was making the change "with a heavy heart" Facebook has blocked Australian users from sharing or viewing news content on the platform, causing much alarm over public access to key information. Australians woke up on Thursday to find the Facebook pages of all local and global news sites – as well as some key government...

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Biden sets to work on reversing Trump policies with executive orders

US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump’s key policies, hours after being sworn in. “There is no time to waste when it comes to tackling the crises we face,” he tweeted as he headed to the White House following his inauguration. President Biden signed 15 executive orders, firstly to boost the federal response to the...

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