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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 warns U.K. could see more lockdown measures as coronavirus cases soar

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Sunday that more onerous lockdown restrictions in England are likely as the country reels from a new coronavirus variant that has pushed infection rates to their highest recorded levels.Johnson, though, insisted he has “no doubt” that schools are safe and urged parents to send their children back into the classroom in areas of England where they can.

Unions representing teachers have called for schools to turn to remote learning for at least a couple of weeks more due to the new variant, which scientists have said is up to 70 per cent more contagious.

Britain to allow coronavirus vaccine mixing on rare occasions The U.K. is in the midst of an acute outbreak, recording more than 50,000 new.

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coronavirus cases. Yesterday another 479 people died with coronavirus in the UK, hitting an eight-month high as the new strain causes havoc.And another 57,275 people tested positive, Public Health England said, in one of the UK’s biggest rises in new cases.The number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals is at record levels in many areas of England including London, the South West and the Midlands.In some areas hospital admissions have risen above the levels seen during the first wave.Accused of moving too slowly to counteract the virus, Boris said this morning: “We are using the Tiering system, which is a very tough system and, alas, is probably about to get tougher.“We’ll review it.
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