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The UK Government vs Civil Service: Conflict and Mark Sedwill's Resignation Explained - TLDR News
Ever since taking office last Summer, Boris Johnson and Chief Advisor Dominic Cummings have taken issue with the Civil Service. They think the Civil Service is too slow, not data-driven enough but most importantly not brexit-y enough. In...
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Lords Report Slams Government COVID Response & Hancock Defends Himself Against Cummings - TLDR News
This Week in Parliament is the series where we discuss what's been going on in the Houses of Parliament. This week Matt Hancock spoke to the Science & Health Committees to defend himself against Cummings' claims, a Lords report decries...
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What Johnson's Cabinet Reshuffle Mean For Brexit - Brexit Explained
On Thursday night, Boris Johnson selected his new cabinet in the biggest reshuffle in recent memory. Cabinet selections really indicate what kind of people the Prime Minister wants to surround themselves with, what kind of strategies...
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Is Brexit in Danger? With Cummings Gone Will Johnson Give in to the EU's Pressure? - TLDR News
Last week we saw the departure of Dominic Cummings the Prime Minister's Chief Advisor. Following the departure of the former Vote Leave Director, some have speculated that Johnson's Brexit strategy might be changing. Without Cummings'...
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Cumming's Explosive Claims Explained: Johnson's Former Advisor Slams the Government - TLDR News
Yesterday Dominic Cummings, Johnson's Former Chief Advisor, appeared before two select committees to discuss the handling of the pandemic... and he turned up all guns blazing. So in this video we unpack the four biggest claims that...
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Cummings' Exit & Back Bench Revolts: Is Johnson The Next to be Kicked Out? - TLDR News
With Johnson's Chief Advisor and close ally Dominic Cummings leaving Number 10, questions have been floating around about Johnson's future at the top. This issue is compounded by growing rebellion from back bench Conservatives to the...
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Johnson’s ‘Power Grab’: The Cabinet Reshuffle Explained - TLDR News
Yesterday Number 10 announced some pretty major changes to the makeup of Johnson's Cabinet with the most significant change coming in the form of Javid's resignation. The former Chancellor of the Exchequer was replaced by Rishi Sunak, a...
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Should Cummings Resign After Lockdown Violations? Was Johnson Right to Defend Him? - TLDR News
Should Cummings Resign After Lockdown Violations? Was Johnson Right to Defend Him? - TLDR News
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Will Farage and Johnson Form a Brexit Election Pact? - TLDR Explains
Yesterday morning Nigel Farage officially launched the Brexit Party's election campaign. The most interesting part of the speech was his offer to Boris Johnson; an offer to form a Conservative and Brexit Party election pact. In this...
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7 Ways MPs Can Stop a No Deal Brexit - Brexit Explained.
A lot of parliamentarians aren't a huge fan of No Deal Brexit. On the whole Members of Parliament think no deal would be bad for the UK, so a lot of them are trying to stop it in its tracks. In this video, we tell you the seven ways that...
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Could ARIA Save Brexit Britain? Dominic Cumming's Plan Enacted - TLDR News
ARIA, Dominic Cumming's brainchild, is a bold plan to set Britain on a scientific trajectory post Brexit. If successful proponents argue that it could turn Britain into a scientific superpower unshackled from the EU. Is this true though,...
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How Johnson (Somehow) Survived: Vote of No Confidence Explained - TLDR News
After another tough week for the Prime Minister, speculation was rife that Boris Johnson would be ousted by his own Tory MPs in a vote of no confidence. But that never materialised. So in this video, we explain what's happened so far,...
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Dominic Cummings leaves Downing Street
Boris Johnson's controversial aide Dominic Cummings leaves 10 Downing Street following morning cabinet. Cummings accompanied the Prime Minister in his car to Parliament.
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Lissa Zwahlen, Rye Cummings, Greg Alterman at the Alternative Showcases Spring 2012 Collection at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)
Lissa Zwahlen, Rye Cummings, Greg Alterman at the Alternative Showcases Spring 2012 Collection at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)
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2004 MTV Movie Awards Virgin Cola After Party
whitney cummings at the 2004 MTV Movie Awards Virgin Cola After Party at Fame@Xes in Hollywood, California on June 5, 2004. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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Watchdog launches formal investigation into Boris Johnson’s flat refurbishment
Boris Johnson’s refurbishment of his Downing Street flat will be investigated by the Electoral Commission as the watchdog said it is satisfied there are “reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred”.
The...
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Sir David King voices concern over political interference with government science advice
Former chief scientific adviser Sir David King explains the purpose of a meeting taking place 4 May between a new group of scientific experts. He says the meeting will "provide another source of advice" for Government.
He also voices...
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PM plays down Electoral Commission investigation into Downing Street refurbishment
Boris Johnson said he did not believe “there is anything to see here” when asked about the Electoral Commission investigation into the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat.
The Prime Minister told broadcasters during a visit to a...
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Nothing to see here, insists Johnson amid flat refurbishment probe
Boris Johnson has said he will comply with “whatever” the Electoral Commission wants after the watchdog launched an investigation into the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat.
The Prime Minister said on Thursday that “I don’t think...
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Boris Johnson Defends Top Aide's Lockdown Violation
British PM Johnson says his adviser was acting "responsibly and legally" when he broke lockdown rules to meet childcare needs.
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Dominic Cummings leaves Downing Street with Prime Minister's backing
Dominic Cummings leaves Downing Street after the Prime Minister defended his decision to drive to Durham to visit family during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Boris Johnson said Mr Cummings had acted "legally" and "with integrity" in his...
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Dominic Cummings: Who is the PM's top aide?
A look at the life of Dominic Cummings, the Prime Minister's senior aide.
Mr Cummings made his name as the mastermind behind the successful Vote Leave Brexit campaign and is now possible the most powerful unelected person in UK politics.
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U.K. Prime Minister Johnson’s Top Aide Cummings Quits
Nov.13 -- Boris Johnson has lost a second key advisor as Dominic Cummings resigns and will leave the U.K. government by the end of the year. Rosalind Mathieson reports on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”