POLITICO EuropeUK Politics Almost half of Brits think Boris Johnson eased coronavirus rules too soon: poll politico.eu - Andrew McDonald Forty-six percent of British voters said they thought restrictions were lifted too early in an exclusive POLITICO poll. Boris Johnson is determined to …
POLITICO EuropeUK Politics Deaf woman wins court case against UK government over coronavirus briefings politico.eu - Esther Webber Judge finds that the absence of sign language interpretation constituted discrimination. LONDON — A deaf woman won a High Court action against the …
POLITICO EuropeCoronavirus (Europe) Boris Johnson: UK coronavirus ‘pingdemic’ to end on August 16 politico.eu - Liv Klingert British prime minister presses ahead with reopening. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday the U.K.'s "pingdemic" will end on August 16: …
POLITICO EuropeUK Politics UK’s disability strategy is ‘flimsy,’ say campaigners politico.eu - Andrew McDonald, Esther Webber Long-awaited plan touts 100 policies to help disabled people, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough. LONDON — Britain unveiled its long-awaited …
POLITICO EuropeNorthern Ireland Judge seeks new UK probe into deadly Northern Ireland bombing politico.eu - Shawn Pogatchnik The Belfast ruling undercuts Downing Street’s bid to end investigations into Troubles-era bloodshed. The deadliest bombing of the entire Northern …
POLITICO EuropeGreensill Capital Banker Lex Greensill given ‘extraordinary’ access to UK government, review finds politico.eu - Matt Honeycombe-Foster Supply-chain finance firm hired ex-Prime Minister David Cameron as an adviser. Banker Lex Greensill was gifted “extraordinarily privileged” access to …
POLITICO EuropeDominic Cummings Top aide discussed ousting Boris Johnson just after 2019 election win politico.eu - Andrew McDonald The PM’s former chief aide said he was scared for his job and talked about removing his boss Dominic Cummings and his allies in the British government …
POLITICO EuropeNorthern Ireland Assembly Rare unity in Belfast to condemn UK plans to cap the Troubles politico.eu - Shawn Pogatchnik A proposed statute of limitations on conflict-era cases is denounced by the entire Northern Ireland Assembly. DUBLIN — Northern Ireland parties …
POLITICO EuropeEuropean News Record 430 migrants arrive on England’s shores in one day politico.eu - Liv Klingert Fifty people, including women and children, landed in Kent. At least 430 migrants crossed the English channel headed for Britain on Monday, the …
POLITICO EuropeScotland To mask or not to mask? Take your pick on the England-Scotland border politico.eu - Andrew McDonald It’s ‘Freedom Day’ in England but the rules remain tighter in Scotland. BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, England — Think you're confused about the U.K.'s COVID …
POLITICO EuropeUK Politics The lockdown skeptics who won over Boris Johnson politico.eu - Annabelle Dickson A mixture of ideology and concern about the impact of curbs on constituents is motivating Conservative MPs. LONDON — For months they've been urging …
