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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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Dominic Raab rejects calls to end lockdown early with outbreak still at 'dangerous' stage

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The Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, has rejected fresh calls for an early easing of the UK's coronavirus lockdown, saying the outbreak was still at a “delicate and dangerous” stage.

The government is coming under intense pressure from senior Tories to relax the strict social-distancing measures, amid concern at the damage they are doing to the economy.

But Mr Raab, who has been standing in for Prime Minister Boris Johnson while he recovers from the disease, maintained the government would proceed “cautiously” in order to avoid a second peak in the outbreak.

He told Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme: "We are at a delicate and dangerous stage. “We need to make sure that the next steps are sure-footed, which is why we are proceeding

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