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The New York Times 8:09 pm on September 6, 2021
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Johnson, Inviting Battle, Prepares to Break Vow on Raising Taxes

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to propose increasing the National Insurance tax to bolster social care services.

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The New York Times 11:01 pm on October 17, 2020
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Donald Trump’s Incompetent Foreign Policy

For all the sound and fury, Trump’s foreign policy has few accomplishments.

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The New York Times 11:56 am on September 11, 2020
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From Miner’s Grandson to Lord Darroch of Kew, With a Touch of Irony

The former British ambassador to Washington was undone by a leak of cables giving his unvarnished opinion of President Trump. No, he is not embittered.

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The New York Times 6:36 pm on September 9, 2020
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Boris Johnson, Covid, Brexit and the Art of Policy Improvisation

Even by the British prime minister’s lofty standards, his reversals this week on the two dominant issues facing his country were breathtaking.

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The New York Times 6:47 pm on September 8, 2020
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Boris Johnson Facing Revolt Over Northern Ireland Pact

The government’s top lawyer has quit, and even a government minister admits the prime minister’s effort to rewrite the treaty violates international law.

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The New York Times 3:06 pm on August 27, 2020
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In Britain, an Idea to Reduce Racial Inequality Gains Momentum

The government could revive an idea to make it mandatory for large companies to report their pay gaps by ethnicity.

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