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In the spotlight: Boris Johnson pushed to the exit, after the resignation of several ministers
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In the aftermath of a wave of resignations within his government, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces government questions on Wednesday July 6.
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By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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The British press does not give much of the “
political survival
” of the Prime Minister, after several resignations in his government, in particular the “
shattering
” and apparently coordinated resignation on July 5 of the Ministers of Health and Finance, “
tired
,” explains the
Guardian.
“
After a whole series of scandals
”;
and "
the Pincher affair
" named after this senior Conservative official accused of sexual touching and covered up by the Prime Minister, "
will therefore have been one scandal too many
", says the
Guardian
, which, like the
Times
and the
Financial Times
believe that Boris Johnson is now "
on the edge of the abyss
".
Even the conservative press is murderous in its comments against the Prime Minister, "
who wanted to become the king of the world and who turned out to be only a bad suitor
", mocks the
Daily Telegraph
which castigates all at the same time "
his mishandling of the pandemic, his misguided fiscal and financial approach to the cost-of-living crisis, and the absence of decent policies at the heart of his administration
.”
“
The Prime Minister is about to be dethroned
” regretfully admits the
Daily Mail
.
“
End Game
”, end of the game, headlines the
Times
which demands his resignation.
"
Each additional day he remains in office reinforces the feeling of chaos.
For the good of the country, he must leave
, ”asserts the British daily.
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The Prime Minister increasingly weakened
“
Britain deserves better than a Prime Minister who has become a laughing stock, presiding over a rudderless administration in the midst of an economic crisis
”, also insists the
Guardian
, which judges that “
Johnson must understand now that the game is over
”.
According to a poll, "
7 out of 10 Britons think he should quit
," reports The
Times
again .
After 4 months of war, Moscow will force companies to work for the army
"
Without a clear horizon for the end of the offensive in Ukraine
", explains
El Pais,
"
the Duma, the lower house of parliament, has just approved in first reading a bill which will facilitate the emulation of a war without declaring
it.
The reform would "
force companies to make new sacrifices to meet the needs demanded by the armed forces during the fight against terrorism and other operations outside Russian territory
", reports the Spanish daily.
El Pais
, who explains "
that if the government requires it, companies will have to provide goods and services to the army
", and the workers on their side will always have to, according to the Duma, "
accept job changes, night work, weekends or public holidays, or even give up their holidays
”.
A bill which "
must still be the subject of several readings in Parliament before being promulgated by President Putin
".
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The disturbing profile of the young man accused of the massacre which left 7 dead near Chicago
The press, like the
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,
wondered "
how a young white boy, brought up in an upscale suburb, could harbor so much hatred to climb on the roof of a building and shoot at an innocent crowd
" .
The United States correspondent of
El Pais
reports for his part "
the incomprehension of the mayor of Chicago who wonders how no one could interpret the threat represented by this young 21-year-old rapper
" who published "
bloody videos
“on social networks”
staging his own death
“or even”
presenting himself helmeted and with a bulletproof vest in a classroom
“.
Question shared by the
New York Times
which reports "
that the police had already intervened several times at his home, during a suicide attempt in 2019, and a few months later to seize a whole collection of daggers and a saber after a member of his family warned that he wanted to kill everyone
”.
“
Robert Crimo had also acquired five firearms in the past two years, including the semi-automatic rifle he used for the massacre
,” notes the
Washington Post.
Hacker claims to have private data of 1 billion Chinese
"
This could be one of the biggest online security breaches in the world
," says the
Times
, which reports "
that the hacker using the alias
ChinaDan is demanding 10 bitcoins
, or $200,000, in exchange for all of the database which he hacked and which he claims contains the names, identification numbers, telephone numbers and dates of birth of one billion Chinese people
”.
“
Authenticity of Sample Files
” has been verified by security experts, the
Wall Street Journal
and the
New York Times
as well.
The American daily which, like the
Times
of London, points to “
the appetite of the Chinese authorities to massively collect information from ordinary citizens, but without succeeding in securing and safeguarding this data
”.
Undoubtedly the fault in which the pirate slipped.
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