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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA  (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.
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Boris Johnson urged to tax giants like Amazon to help ailing shops post-lockdown

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Business chiefs are urging Boris Johnson to hit web giants like Amazon with tough new taxes to prevent ailing shops going under.

Many firms were teetering on the brink before the pandemic hit and the high street has been losing £1.8billion a week in sales under the three-month shutdown.

With non-essential shops set to reopen tomorrow under lockdown easing, the Prime Minister was warned of the need to establish a level playing field with web giants.

The online firms undercut physical rivals and the Covid-19 crisis has forced more shoppers to use them. And experts have long slammed the high rates and rents shops face.

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