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Standards adviser says Paterson move ‘very serious and damaging moment’

Belfast Telegraph 04 Nov 2021
Lord Evans, whose panel advises the Prime Minister on upholding ethical standards in public life, issued an extraordinary criticism of the vote held on Wednesday ... Shadow Commons leader Thangam Debbonaire called for the Prime Minister to “immediately distance himself from these latest attempts to poison British politics”.
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Scott Morrison attacks French leader's credibility

NewstalkZB 04 Nov 2021
Two days before Morrison, Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the nuclear submarine deal, Morrison attempted to phone Macron with the news, but the French leader texted back saying he was not available to take a call, The Australian newspaper reported.
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UK government backs down on plans to rip up corruption rules after sleaze claims

Metro USA 04 Nov 2021
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government on Thursday backtracked on plans to overhaul the system for combating parliamentary corruption after a backlash which included his adviser on ethics calling it a “damaging moment” for democracy.
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Boris Johnson backtracks on overhaul of anti-sleaze regime for MPs

The Irish Times 04 Nov 2021
Mr Rees-Mogg’s announcement to MPs came as an ethics adviser to the prime minister described Wednesday’s votes as a “very serious and damaging moment for Parliament... Shadow Commons leader Thangam Debbonaire called for the prime minister to “immediately distance himself from these latest attempts to poison British politics”.
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Jagtar's detention is a nightmare, says brother

BBC News 04 Nov 2021
But at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Boris Johnson said "the closeness of our relationship with India in no way diminishes our willingness to raise that case with the government of India" ... Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the COP26 summit in Glasgow.
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Brexit talks in Paris and Brussels will seek to dial down the Franco-British fish dispute

Irish Independent 04 Nov 2021
Brexit goes to Paris today for a change as the UK Brexit minister, David Frost, travels across the English Channel to meet France’s EU affairs minister, Clement Beaune ... The simple reality is that British prime minister Boris Johnson has used the issue of “our seas” as a jingoistic device before, during and after the Brexit campaign.
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FTSE 100 companies sign up to UN net zero campaign: UK govt

Urdu Point 04 Nov 2021
... 100 Index have pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050, the British government said on Thursday ... British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, currently hosting the UN climate change summit in Glasgow, wants the UK economy to be carbon neutral by the middle of the century.
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British minister in France for talks on fishing row

Urdu Point 04 Nov 2021
The meeting comes a day after a French court released a British trawler impounded for a week as part of the deepening dispute ... While British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday made it clear that London's position had not changed there are signs both sides favour diplomacy in a bid to avoid the situation worsening.
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Boris's attempt at revenge? How Prime Minister clashed with Parliament sleaze watchdog Kathryn Stone over ...

The Daily Mail 04 Nov 2021
Kathryn Stone, the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, has previously castigated the Prime Minister over a lavish £15,000 Caribbean holiday funded by Tory donors ... Shadow Commons leader Thangam Debbonaire called for the Prime Minister to 'immediately distance himself from these latest attempts to poison British politics'.
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PM U-turns on controversial review of Owen Paterson’s lobbying suspension

Belfast Telegraph 04 Nov 2021
Mr Rees-Mogg’s announcement to MPs came as an ethics adviser to the Prime Minister described Wednesday’s votes as a “very serious and damaging moment for Parliament... Shadow Commons leader Thangam Debbonaire called for the Prime Minister to “immediately distance himself from these latest attempts to poison British politics”.
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Report: Johnson under pressure after departing COP26 on private jet

Marietta Daily Journal 04 Nov 2021
LondonBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly flew out of the COP26 climate summit in Scotland on a private jet to attend a dinner with former Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore.The Daily Mirror says the prime minister left the ... .
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Talks on UK-France fishing row as trawler arrives back in England

RTE 04 Nov 2021
The meeting comes a day after a French court released a British trawler impounded for a week as part of the deepening dispute ... While British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday made it clear that London's position had not changed there are signs both sides favour diplomacy in a bid to avoid the situation worsening.
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Cabinet minister suggests commissioner should quit as Paterson anger grows

Belfast Telegraph 04 Nov 2021
Ministers have been accused of trying to “bully” the standards commissioner out of her job as anger grew at the Tories for protecting a senior Conservative from an immediate suspension ... Shadow Commons leader Thangam Debbonaire called for the Prime Minister to “immediately distance himself from these latest attempts to poison British politics”.
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Infographic: COP26 goals explained in maps and charts

Al Jazeera 04 Nov 2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said ... With world leaders leaving the summit, negotiators and cabinet ministers will be responsible for ironing out new deals to deliver on the goals set out for COP26 ... India is one of the latest countries to pledge net zero, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing at COP26 an aim to reach that goal by 2070.
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Johnson’s COVID-19 gambit steers Britain into uncharted winter waters

Metro USA 04 Nov 2021
LONDON (Reuters) – Inside the British hospital that saved Prime Minister Boris Johnson from COVID-19, intensive care nurse Dave Carr just wants out ... Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a COVID-19 vaccination centre at Little Venice Sports Centre, in London.
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