Covid-19 vaccine supplies are nearly depleted in Kenya, prompting fears among health experts. CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh reports. #CNN #News
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The prime minister will hold a Downing Street coronavirus news conference later, Number 10 has said. Boris Johnson is expected to discuss the spread of the Indian COVID-19 variant – and the steps the government is taking to combat it – when he addresses the nation at 5pm. Live COVID updates from the UK and
DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone talks to CNN’s Don Lemon about his experience during the insurrection at the Capitol, PTSD and his road to recovery. #CNN #News
Washington Post reporter Marianna Sotomayor discusses witnessing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) confront Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in the halls of Congress. #CNN #News
David Cameron has said he was paid a “generous annual amount” which was “far more than I earned as prime minister” to lobby on behalf of a now-collapsed financial services firm. Mr Cameron is appearing in front of two Commons committees to answer questions about his actions on behalf of Greensill Capital. Follow lives updates
The UK is “anxious” about the Indian COVID variant and the government is “ruling nothing out” when it comes to tackling its spread, the prime minister has said. Boris Johnson said the COVID-19 variant “has been spreading” and the UK wants to “grip it”. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world “We
The inquiry into the Iraq War cast a huge shadow over British politics. Over a year of hearings dominated the agenda. The 2.6 million-word Chilcot report released five years later, however, made comparatively little impact on day-to-day politics, dissolving like fog in bright sunlight. There were similarities with the Hutton report into the circumstances of
CNN’s Chris Cuomo calls out Republicans for not standing with Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) in her opposition to President Donald Trump’s election lie. #ChrisCuomo #CuomoPrimetime #News
An independent public inquiry into the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic will begin in the spring of next year, the prime minister has announced. Boris Johnson revealed the news in a COVID-19 statement to MPs in the Commons on Wednesday. He said that the government will launch a consultation on its terms of reference.
CNN’s Dana Bash sits down with Caitlyn Jenner in an exclusive interview to discuss why she decided to run for governor of California, false presidential election claims and her thoughts on President Joe Biden. #CNN #News
The government has set out its legislative agenda for the new parliamentary session in the Queen’s Speech today. Its usual pomp and ceremony was scaled back drastically due to the COVID-19 restrictions that remain in place. It is also the Queen‘s first major public ceremonial duty since the death of her husband, the Duke of
The government has promised to tackle obesity and improve mental health support, but there is no sign of long-promised legislation to reform adult social care. Boris Johnson has set out his legislative agenda for the new parliamentary session in the Queen’s Speech. Follow live updates from the Queen’s Speech Proposals on social care will be
People in England will be able to enjoy a pint or a meal indoors, hug their loved ones and return to cinemas – but not dance at weddings – in a week’s time as Boris Johnson confirmed the latest easing of England’s COVID lockdown. The prime minister has said the country will proceed to step
A criminal group originating from Russia named “DarkSide” is believed to be responsible for a ransomware cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline, according to a former senior cyber official. DarkSide typically targets non-Russian speaking countries, the source said. The attack has led the White House to form an interagency working group over the weekend to prepare
Boris Johnson is under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over his £15,000 trip to Mustique. The prime minister took the trip with his partner, Carrie Symonds, at the end of 2019 in the wake of his general election victory. Downing Street has previously said “all relevant transparency requirements” were met around the trip
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has revamped his frontbench team in the wake of dismal election results. Anneliese Dodds has been sacked as shadow chancellor and will become party chair. Replacing her as Rishi Sunak’s opposite number is Rachel Reeves. Honoured to accept the role of Shadow Chancellor. Our economic recovery must be fair. We
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is to stage a frontbench reshuffle amid a row over the sacking of the party’s chairman in the wake of dismal election results. He is seen to have been bounced into the move after a backlash over removing his deputy Angela Rayner from her role as national campaign co-ordinator, with
Nicola Sturgeon has issued a warning to Boris Johnson over a second independence referendum, declaring the prime minister will be “picking a fight with the democratic wishes of the Scottish people” if he tries to block another vote. Speaking as votes continue to be counted in the Holyrood elections, Ms Sturgeon said: “You will not
The SNP’s hopes of securing a majority in the Scottish elections are on a knife edge this morning, but Nicola Sturgeon’s party remains on course for an historic fourth term in office. Ms Sturgeon has told Sky News that a majority is “very much in the balance” and has “always been a long shot”. She
Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “bitterly disappointed” and takes “full responsibility” for Labour’s defeat in the Hartlepool by-election. “I’m bitterly disappointed in the results and I take full responsibility for the results. And I will I take full responsibility for fixing things,” the Labour leader said. Labour suffered a “shattering” defeat in Thursday’s