Category: UK News

British interior minister Priti Patel said on Wednesday that the terrorism threat level to members of parliament was now deemed substantial, days after lawmaker David Amess was stabbed to death at a public meeting in his constituency. It means the direct threat to politicians is the same as the overall national threat level, which means an attack is considered likely. “The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) has conducted an independent review on the risk facing members of parliament,” Patel told parliament. “While we do not see any information or intelligence…

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lead MPs as they pay their respects and share memories, ahead of a service at St Margaret’s Church, next to Parliament. The family of Sir David have called for people to “set aside hatred and work towards togetherness”. They added that the “wonderful” tributes paid to him had given them strength, adding: “We ask people to set aside their differences and show kindness and love to all. Please let some good come from this tragedy.” On Friday, PM Boris Johnson said: “I think all our…

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British Conservative lawmaker David Amess has died after being stabbed Friday during a meeting with constituents at a church in eastern England. A 25-year-old man has been arrested. The Essex Police force said officers were called to reports of a stabbing in Leigh-on-Sea just after noon Friday. It said “a man was arrested and a knife recovered”. “We are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the wider public,” police said. The force said later that a…

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It is the Tory leader’s second getaway this summer. In August, he was forced to cut short a break in Somerset when the Taliban captured Kabul following the withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan. However, he returned to his break when the last UK troops were evacuated. In August 2020, the Conservative leader, his then fiancée Carrie Symonds and their son Wilfred visited the Applecross peninsula on Scotland’s west coast. Johnson was reportedly swept out to sea and “nearly drowned” during the holiday. Shortly after winning a landslide victory in…

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London: Boris Johnson faces being forced into imposing a national lockdown against his will as internal government projections put the U.K. on course for a prolonged winter peak in the pandemic — with a higher death toll than last spring.Johnson is struggling to balance demands of scientists and opposition politicians for tougher measures against calls to prioritize easing of rules to help the economy. The British prime minister has resisted a second country-wide lockdown, despite calls from the opposition Labour Party — and his own scientific advisers last month —…

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Boris Johnson has said he does not want to impose a second national lockdown in the event of another Covid-19 outbreak. Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph, the PM compared the option of a nationwide shutdown to a “nuclear deterrent”, adding he does not think the country “will be in that position again”. But the UK’s chief scientific adviser said there is “a risk” such measures could be needed as winter approaches. Under the new powers, local authorities can close shops, cancel events and shut outdoor public spaces to manage local…

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