The British government has maintained an open borders policy during the coronavirus pandemic, allowing hundreds of private jets to land in the country despite introducing lockdown measures that have forced millions of ordinary citizens into self-isolation. At lest 545 private jets have landed in the United Kingdom since the lockdown was introduced last month, with…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson placed the country under effective house arrest Monday evening, the latest development in the country’s fight against coronavirus which has ranged from the simply sclerotic to the outright authoritarian. Speaking to the nation on Monday evening, Boris Johnson ordered the public to stay at home except in a small number…
Polling stations have now closed on the United Kingdom’s 2019 snap election, the fifth national vote in Britain since 2014, and results are expected to roll in until early Friday morning. While the first results may come in as quickly as an hour after the polls closed at 2200GMT, some of the most rural and…
