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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 07: Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Liz Truss arrives to attend the weekly Government cabinet meeting at Downing Street on June 7, 2022 in London, England. Boris Johnson narrowly won a vote of confidence yesterday as Conservative MPs voted 211 to 148 in favour of him remaining party leader. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Unionists told to share power ahead of law vote

British ministers have told Unionists they must re-establish full power-sharing with Sinn Fein before parliament is asked to pass a law that would override swathes of the Northern Ireland Brexit deal.

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A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Former Prime Minister Theresa May (top R) listening alongside fellow Conservative MPs as Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking during a statement following an update on a report by Sue Gray in to parties at Downing Street during Covid-19 lockdowns, in the House of Commons in London on January 31, 2022. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday apologised after his government was criticised for "failures of leadership and judgment" in allowing lockdown-breaching parties at his offices. Johnson's position has been hanging by a thread because of the steady drip of revelations since late last year, but he has in the last week been given a lifeline as police stepped in. (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / Jessica Taylor /UK Parliament"

PM pushes on with agenda

The revelations of Downing Street parties during the pandemic have posed the greatest threat to Boris Johnson’s leadership since he became Prime Minister in 2019.

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