As a more contagious variant of the coronavirus tears through the country, and as people resist new restrictions, hospitals are struggling to cope with a surge in patients.
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As Britain Enters a Crisis Period, a Reprieve of Sorts for Johnson
The public health threat of the new coronavirus variant has stilled the British prime minister’s critics and offered a chance to redeem past failures.
Crisis in U.K. Over Coronavirus Variant Gives Leader a Political Reprieve
The public health threat of the new coronavirus variant has stilled the British prime minister’s critics and offered a chance to redeem past failures.
As Britain Enters a Crisis Period, a Reprieve of Sorts for Johnson
The public health threat of the new coronavirus variant has stilled the British prime minister’s critics and offered a chance to redeem past failures.
UK Lockdown: Schools, Colleges to Close as Coronavirus Variant Rages
Prime Minister Boris Johnson closed schools and declared a national lockdown in England, following on the heels of Scotland.
Britain Braces for a Dark Winter as Covid Variant Spreads
Scotland has declared a national lockdown and, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the nation Monday night, England may soon follow.
U.K. Coronavirus Surge Surpasses Spring Peak as Lockdown Choices Loom
Facing record case and hospital numbers and a threatening variant strain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure to shut schools and reimpose national restrictions, measures he once decried.
The Brexit Fight, Through a Reporter’s Prism of a Changed Continent
Alan Cowell, a longtime New York Times correspondent, recalls a different Europe, one of currency controls, cumbersome paperwork and burdensome cross-border regulations.
Brexit Deal Done, Britain Now Scrambles to See How It Will Work
Britain is finally departing from the European Union, but its formal exit is only the beginning of a high-stakes experiment to unstitch commercial relations across an integrated continent.
Brexit Deal Poses Threat to Boris Johnson and U.K. Conservative Party
Conservatives are united for now over the British prime minister’s trade deal, but as details emerge, he could face challenges from hard-liners and business groups.