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This screen grab from the UK COVID-19 Inquiry live stream shows Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak giving evidence at Dorland House, in London, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Sunak faces one of the toughest weeks of his 13 months in office. On Monday he will be grilled by lawyers about his decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic while fending off a rebellion from lawmakers over his signature immigration policy. (UK COVID-19 Inquiry/PA via AP)

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Rishi Sunak faces a revolt in the UK Parliament over his Rwanda plan after a grilling on COVID-19
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Mon,12/11/23-4:05AM , 346 Reads
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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room in London, Thursday Dec. 7, 2023. (James Manning/Pool via AP)

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Facing a Conservative revolt, UK leader Sunak says judges won't stop him sending migrants to Rwanda
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Thu,12/07/23-3:26AM , 290 Reads
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday he would “do what is necessary” to revive a blocked deal to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, even if it means ignoring U.K. human rights laws.
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This image taken from the UK COVID-19 Inquiry live stream shows former British prime minister Boris Johnson giving evidence at Dorland House in London, Wednesday Dec. 6, 2023, during its second investigation (Module 2) exploring core UK decision-making and political governance. Johnson began two days of questioning under oath by lawyers for the judge-led inquiry about his initial reluctance to impose a national lockdown in early 2020 and other fateful decisions. (UK COVID-19 Inquiry via AP)

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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits to making mistakes but defends COVID record at inquiry
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Wed,12/06/23-3:36AM , 285 Reads
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Paul Lynch, Winner of the 2023 Booker Prize celebrates shortly after the announcement in London, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. The Booker Prize is awarded to the best sustained work of fiction written in English and published in the UK and Ireland, in the opinion of the judges. Lynch won with his book 'Prophet Song', a dystopian vision of Ireland in the grips of totalitarianism. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

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Irish writer Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize with dystopian novel 'Prophet Song'
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Sun,11/26/23-6:40AM , 402 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a “soul-shattering” novel about a woman’s struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war.
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