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The UK's outgoing Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and his wife, Carrie, are applauded by staff as they leave No 10 Downing Street, the day after Liz Truss was unveiled as the victor of the Conservative leadership contest. IMAGES
British Prime minister Boris Johnson announces all pandemic legal curbs in England will end later this week, urging a shift from government intervention to personal responsibility. Johnson, who has been mired in scandals that have threatened his hold on power, says the legal need for people to self-isolate when infected with Covid-19 would stop from Thursday 24 February 2022. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces new stricter lockdown measures aimed at fighting the rising Covid-19 case numbers in the country. Britain -- one of the worst-affected countries by the global health crisis, with over 75,000 deaths -- has been pinning its hopes on a mass vaccination drive to halt the resurgent virus. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces the closure of primary and secondary schools, effective Wednesday, as part of new stricter lockdown measures aimed at fighting the rising Covid-19 case numbers in the country. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms an agreement had been reached with the European Union on post-Brexit trade. He refers to a "a comprehensive, Canada-style free trade deal between the UK and the EU." SOUNDBITE