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# boris-johnson - Tuesday 7 July, 2020
Michel Barnier travels to London for face-to-face Brexit talks
Significant differences remain between the EU and the UK.
# boris-johnson - Saturday 4 July, 2020
Phil Hogan hopeful of Brexit deal but says the ball is in the UK's court
The fourth round of Brexit trade talks ended a day early this week.
# boris-johnson - Friday 3 July, 2020
People should not be ‘bullied’ into ‘taking the knee’, says Boris Johnson
Johnson said he believed in practical action to tackle prejudice and discrimination.
# boris-johnson - Wednesday 1 July, 2020
Micheál Martin and Boris Johnson spoke by phone about Brexit, Covid-19 and climate change
The UK prime minister congratulated the new taoiseach.
# boris-johnson - Tuesday 30 June, 2020
Theresa May criticises Boris Johnson for appointing key security advisor with 'no proven expertise'
Sir Mark Sedwill had stepped down from his role in the UK government amid reports of clashes with Johnson’s chief advisor Dominic Cummings.
Johnson announces plan to deal with 'aftershock' of Covid-19 pandemic
The British Prime Minister promised his response would not be a return to the austerity that followed the financial crisis.
# boris-johnson - Monday 29 June, 2020
Johnson says Covid-19 pandemic has been an ‘absolute nightmare’ for the UK
Leicester recorded 866 new cases of the coronavirus in the last two weeks – leading to speculation the city will be locked down again.
# boris-johnson - Wednesday 24 June, 2020
Debunked: No, all UK residents won't have to get microchipped starting from January 2021
The letter was confirmed as a fake by the UK Cabinet Office.
# boris-johnson - Tuesday 23 June, 2020
England replaces two-metre social distancing rule with 'one-metre plus'
Pubs will also re-open in England from the start of July.
Britain is a nation that can no longer agree on what ‘Britishness’ means
Peter Flanagan says the UK is having an identity crisis, fuelled by a government that doesn’t listen to science and an education system that ignores its history.
# boris-johnson - Monday 22 June, 2020
Boris Johnson to discuss easing lockdown and two-metre rule with scientists
Johnson will tomorrow outline the plans to parliament for pubs, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers to reopen in England.
# boris-johnson - Wednesday 17 June, 2020
Boris Johnson's car involved in collision after protester runs onto road
The demonstrator ran into the road outside the gates to Parliament at around 2.30pm.
# boris-johnson - Tuesday 16 June, 2020
UK government u-turns and offers summer meals for children after campaign from footballer Rashford
Downing Street announced a £120 million fund which will benefit some 1.3 million children in England.
# boris-johnson - Monday 15 June, 2020
Boris Johnson to hold video call with Ursula von der Leyen in bid to revive post-Brexit trade talks
The high level meeting will take place by video conference as the clock counts down on the transition period.
# boris-johnson - Friday 12 June, 2020
Winston Churchill statue boarded up for protection as Boris Johnson hits out at statue toppling movement
The British Prime Minister said on Twitter: ‘We cannot now try to edit or censor our past.’
# boris-johnson - Thursday 11 June, 2020
UK mulls move to one-metre distancing as expert says earlier lockdown could've saved thousands of lives
Professor Neil Ferguson said that if the UK government imposed restrictions a week earlier, the death toll could’ve been halved.
# boris-johnson - Monday 8 June, 2020
Boris Johnson 'does not agree' that the UK is a racist country
The Prime Minister also condemned what he described as “thuggery” during Black Lives Matters protests at the weekend.
# boris-johnson - Friday 5 June, 2020
UK backtracking on key Brexit commitments, says Michel Barnier
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier lamented that no progress had been made in the fourth round of post-Brexit trade talks
# boris-johnson - Wednesday 3 June, 2020
UK and China clash as Boris Johnson offers 'route to citizenship' for 3 million Hong Kong residents
The UK offer follows China’s decision to impose a new security law on Hong Kong.
# boris-johnson - Sunday 31 May, 2020
No Brexit trade deal if Boris Johnson doesn't stick to promises, Michel Barnier warns
Barnier told The Sunday Times there would not be an “agreement at any cost”.
# boris-johnson - Friday 29 May, 2020
'Boris Johnson has presided over a broken Kingdom in which Covid-19 has been able to flourish'
Peter Flanagan says Johnson’s failure to sack Dominic Cummings is just another in a long line of disastrous moves for the UK.
# boris-johnson - Thursday 28 May, 2020
Barbecues to be order of the day from Monday as UK eases lockdown restrictions
Groups of up to six people will be able to meet in private gardens, Boris Johnson said this evening.
Police say Cummings may have committed 'minor breach' of lockdown rules but will face no further action
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he believes his senior aide “behaved reasonably and legally”.
# boris-johnson - Wednesday 27 May, 2020
BBC says Emily Maitlis' remarks about Dominic Cummings 'broke impartiality rules'
The British Prime Minister is standing by his senior aide despite mounting pressure to fire him.
Johnson to face grilling from senior MPs as Dominic Cummings controversy continues
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to face questions at a Commons committee meeting later today.
# boris-johnson - Monday 25 May, 2020
Boris Johnson says he regrets 'confusion and anger' caused by Dominic Cummings controversy
Johnson also announced that all shops in England will be able to reopen next month if they meet guidelines.
'Arguably this was a mistake': Cummings says he did not speak to Johnson before travelling to Durham with family
Last night, Boris Johnson defended his senior adviser over the 260-mile trip to Durham.
'What planet are they on?', 'Bojo stands by top aide': UK front pages react to Dominic Cummings crisis
The left-leaning Daily Mirror leads the attack on the pair, labelling Cummings a “cheat” and Johnson a “coward”.
# boris-johnson - Sunday 24 May, 2020
Investigation launched into UK Civil Service tweet about Johnson's 'offensive' defence of Cummings
The UK Prime Minister is being criticised for defending his senior adviser’s actions in driving 260 miles during lockdown.
Fresh calls for Dominic Cummings to resign after new allegations of lockdown travel emerge
Downing Street has said it would “not waste time” replying to the fresh allegations.
# boris-johnson - Friday 22 May, 2020
Calls for Dominic Cummings to resign after reports he broke rules and travelled 260 miles from home
Downing Street had previously confirmed Cummings had displayed symptoms of Covid-19.
# boris-johnson - Thursday 21 May, 2020
Boris Johnson should have disclosed ‘close association’ with Jennifer Arcuri, but faces no police probe
The IOPC said it ‘would have been wise’ for Johnson to declare this link as a conflict of interest.
# boris-johnson - Wednesday 13 May, 2020
Boris Johnson calls for 'proper marshalling' at train stations to stop crowding on public transport
Ministers have defended the easing of lockdown restrictions in England amid signs of confusion.
# boris-johnson - Monday 11 May, 2020
Stormont to publish five-step lockdown exit strategy tomorrow
Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill have emphasised their ‘stay at home” message.
Boris Johnson faces questions from House of Commons on UK Covid-19 roadmap
Johnson said that any divergence across the UK on lockdown measures should only be short-term.
Willie Walsh hopes Boris Johnson will 'clarify the science' behind airline passenger quarantine plans
The International Airlines Group boss was giving evidence to the UK’s Transport Select Committee.
Nearly 400,000 UK parents sign petition asking government for greater choice on early return to school
Boris Johnson has announced that children could start returning to school in England from 1 June.
'Shambolic': Confusion reigns on UK restrictions as Raab says people should only return to work from Wednesday
Business groups and trade unions had criticised Boris Johnson after it appeared he suggested a return to work today.
'It's all Greek to us, Boris': UK papers react as Johnson set to detail plans on easing restrictions
The UK Prime Minister began easing the lockdown last night as figures suggest the death toll is now in excess of 36,000.
# boris-johnson - Sunday 10 May, 2020
Boris Johnson announces 'sketch' for UK's future as the country eases some Covid-19 restrictions
Boris Johnson made the announcement this evening.
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Poll: Should single parent families have two sets of parental leave?
THERE HAS BEEN a mixed reaction to the government’s decision to extend paid parental leave by three weeks due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The extension applies to both mothers and fathers but there has also been calls this morning for single parent families to benefit.
Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon has said that children in single parent families should also be considered and benefit from the same amount of leave.
Two-parent families can now avail of a combined 10 weeks leave and Gannon says that the children of single-parents should also benefit from the same amount of time with a parent.
Poll: Should single parent families have two sets of parental leave?
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