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World Feb 1, 2021

U.K. trains volunteer vaccine army in COVID-19 inoculation race

Volunteers are being recruited to help deliver U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's goal of vaccinating 15 million of those most at risk from the virus by mid-February.

World / Politics Jan 9, 2021

Johnson needs to save the U.K. health service to save his career

by Tim Ross

The prime minister locked down England for a third time Monday as coronavirus infections pushed hospitals to the breaking point and the death toll rose above 75,000.

World / Politics Dec 10, 2019

As election nears, U.K.'s Johnson is criticized for response to photo of sick child

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under fire on Monday for his response to being shown a photo of a sick child lying on a hospital floor ahead of the Dec. 12 election. Later during a campaign visit, he was taken to task by a ...

World / Politics Jul 31, 2019

Boris Johnson aims to meet notorious Brexit bus pledge with health care boost

Boris Johnson plans to spend hundreds of millions of pounds on hospitals and health care technology, as the U.K.'s new prime minister seeks to deliver on his own most contentious political promise. Back in the 2016 referendum, Johnson's pro-Brexit campaign emblazoned a slogan on the ...

Business Jun 5, 2019

After backlash, Trump U-turns on targeting U.K. health service in trade talks

U.S. President Donald Trump backtracked on comments that Britain's public health service should be on the table in future post-Brexit trade talks between the two countries, after Prime Minister Theresa May said some areas might be off-limits. The National Health Service (NHS) is a cherished ...