Pierre Guerin1 day agoThousands of Britain’s ‘fish and chip’ shops could close within a year. Here’s whyverified_publisherCNN - Anna CoobanLondon CNN Business — The United Kingdom’s fish-and-chip shops are under severe strain as the prices of key ingredients — including cod and cooking oil — soar as a result of the Russian assault on Ukraine. As many as a third of the country’s roughly 10,000 fish-and-chip restaurants could close in the …
Pierre Guerin2 days agoNorthern Ireland: Boris Johnson battles on two fronts as Brexit protocol returns to haunt himverified_publisherEuronews - Alasdair SandfordBoris Johnson heads to Northern Ireland on Monday to try to break political deadlock in the UK territory which also threatens to bring to a head …
Pierre GuerinMay 11UK commits to defending Sweden and Finland if they are attackedpolitico.eu - Cristina GallardoBoris Johnson to sign bilateral security deals with Nordic countries as they weigh joining NATO in the face of Russian invasion of Ukraine. Britain …
Pierre GuerinPrince Charles delivers Queen’s Speech for the first timeverified_publisherCNN - Story by ReutersLondon CNN — Britain’s heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and Prince William took center stage at the opening of parliament on Tuesday, replacing the 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth who missed the grand set-piece event for the first time in almost six decades. With the Queen forced to withdraw on Monday …
Pierre GuerinBoris Johnson’s unsolvable Brexit problem is coming back to bite himverified_publisherCNN - Luke McGeeCNN — As the British parliament returns on Tuesday to the backdrop of inconclusive local election results and the ongoing “Partygate” scandal now impacting both Boris Johnson and the leader of the opposition Keir Starmer, there’s one major headache facing the United Kingdom that might not get the …
Pierre GuerinConservatives lose hundreds of seats in British midterm electionsUnited Press International - By Doug CunninghamMay 6 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative party lost ground in British national elections as results came in Friday. Labour …