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26Jul/17

UK to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040

July 26, 2017EnvironmentAir pollution in the United Kingdom, Automotive industry, BMW, Business/Finance, Chemical substances, Country: United Kingdom, David Doyle, Diesel fuel, Diesel locomotive, Electric vehicles, Environment, French government, Gasoline, Hatchbacks, JASPER LAWLER, Land transport, London, London; the British capital, Michael Gove, Motor vehicles, Off-road vehicles, Oxford, Private transport, Transport, United Kingdom, Volkswagen emissions scandal, Volvosmbale

Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040 as part of a plan to get them off the roads altogether 10 years later, according to the UK government, in a move that follows a similar announcement by the French government. David Doyle reports. Continue reading →

14Jul/16

A look at the colourful political life of Boris Johnson, Britain’s surprise new foreign minister

July 14, 2016BrexitAdolf Hitler, Barack Obama, Boris Johnson, Brexit, British MPs, Brussels, City: London, Country: United Kingdom, David Cameron, David Davis, Diplomacy, Donald Trump, European Union, Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, Foreign Minister, Germany, Hillary Clinton, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Japan, Leaders of the Conservative Party, London, mayor, Mayor of London, Michael Gove, Napoleon, Neoconservatism, New York, Papua New Guinea, Politics, Prime Minister, Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, Syria, Tayyip Erdogan, Theresa May, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Kingdom and the European Union, United States, Washingtonsmbale

Known for jokes and insults, Boris Johnson takes helm of British diplomacy as surprise choice for Prime Minister May’s new foreign minister. The flamboyant former London mayor is more known for gaffes and humour than delicate diplomacy.
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01Jul/16

Johnson has little to say over his snub by Gove for leadership battle

July 1, 2016BrexitBoris Johnson, British MPs, Conservative Party, David Cameron, Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, Government of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Leaders of the Conservative Party, London, Michael Gove, Neoconservatism, Politics, Theresa May, United Kingdom, United Kingdom and the European Union, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

Conservative parliamentarian and prominent Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson says little about the fall of his political ambitions following a last minute snub by his biggest ally, Justice Secretary Michael Gove, who decided to run for the leadership of the party himself.
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