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Raab to update MPs on Iran crisis

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will make a statement on the Iran nuclear deal in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon.

It follows reports that the UK, France and Germany will trigger the dispute resolution mechanism (DRM) in the deal over breaches of the agreement by Iran.

Mr Raab has previously said the breaches are “acute” and “we will be looking at all measures including potentially triggering the DRM”.

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Veganism requires ‘too much concentration’, says Johnson

Boris Johnson has revealed that he will not go vegan in his bid to lose weight after finding the diet requires “so much concentration” when he tried it last year.

The Prime Minister attempted to give up meat and dairy during the Tory leadership campaign, but said he would not be doing vegetarian where people avoid animal products during January.

“I had thought of it but it requires so much concentration,” he told BBC Breakfast.

“I take my hat off to vegans who can handle it, who can manage to avoid all the non-vegan products, but … you can’t eat cheese can you, if you’re a vegan ?

“It’s just a crime against cheese lovers.”

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PM says US must provide alternative if UK is to drop Huawei

Boris Johnson said he would not risk Britain’s security when upgrading the nation’s 5G communications network – but said critics of Chinese technology firm Huawei must come up with an “alternative” provider.

It comes after US officials yesterday presented the Government with fresh intelligence warning about the risk of giving Huawei access to the new network.

Asked about the controversy, Mr Johnson said the “British public deserve access to the best technology”, adding: “If people oppose one brand or another then they have to tell us what is the alternative.

“On the other hand, let’s be clear, I as UK prime minister don’t want to put it in anything that is going to prejudice our national security or our ability to cooperate with Five Eyes intelligence partners.”

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‘Very low’ chance of US agreeing to extradition in Harry Dunn case

The Prime Minister has said the chances of a return to the UK for the US suspect charged in connection with the death of teenager Harry Dunn are “very low”.

The Home Office said it submitted an extradition request for Anne Sacoolas on Friday after she was charged with causing the – year-old’s death by dangerous driving last month.

Despite saying it was “right that we made the appeal for extradition”, Boris Johnson told BBC Breakfast that sending Mrs Sacoolas back to face justice was “not what (the US) do”.

Mr Dunn died after his motorbike crashed into a car outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire on August last year.

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The US State Department has said the extradition request for Mrs Sacoolas is highly inappropriate and would be an abuse.

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Amid fears for the struggling airline Flybe, Mr Johnson said there was “no doubt” of its importance to the UK but warned there were limits to what could be done.

With ministers considering cutting air air passenger on domestic flights to help save the company, the Prime Minister said he was “working very hard” but would not go further.

Instead, he said that the Government could not be expected to “step in and save companies that simply run into trouble”, adding: “obviously people will understand that there are limits to what governments can do.

“What we will do is ensure that all regions of this country has the connectivity it needs. We don’t have good enough infrastructure in many parts of this country.

“People don’t feel that they have good enough transport to get to the high-skilled, high-paid jobs. And that is one of the things that I hope that we will have solved by the end of this Parliament. “

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The Prime Minister has confirmed that ministers will bring forward plans to solve Britain’s social care crisis within months and will have implemented the proposals by the end of the Parliament.

Asked where the Government’s sense of urgency was, Mr Johnson admitted that solving social care would require a “massive change” in the system and how it is funded.

“This has been shirked by governments for about 36 years, “he added.

“Because we have the majority we need, we’re going to get on and deal with this so that people get the care they need in old age but don’t need to sell their home.

“We will do it in this Parliament. We will be bringing forward a plan this year, but we will get it done within this Parliament.

“It’s a massive change in the way we fund social care and we’ve got to get it right.”

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Pressed on whether he intended to take a less hands-on approach than previous prime ministers, Mr Johnson said he believed in “Cabinet government “and believed in the” strength “of ministers to run their departments.

However, he rejected suggestions that he had become a “submarine Prime Minister”, telling the BBC: “In terms of the submarine, the submarine is crashing through the ice floes … here I am talking to you now.

“I do believe in the strength of our Cabinet. I want them to be leading. I want people who are excited about their work, who want to deliver for the people of this country to get on and deliver. I will be there to help. “

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PM says he is ‘absolutely confident’ Royal Family can solve crisis

Asked about the controversy generated by the decision of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to step back from royal duties, Mr Johnson said he He continued to believe that the Royal Family was a “fantastic asset to our country”.

Declining to comment on the particulars, he added that he was “absolutely confident” that the Queen would resolve the crisis but insisted politicians should refrain from giving a “running commentary”.

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Iran guilty of ‘appalling error’ after shooting down passenger jet

On the shooting down of the Ukrainian passenger plane, Mr Johnson said it was clear that Iran was “guilty of an appalling error” but acknowledged that it appeared to have been a “terrible mistake”.

Expressing his relief that Tehran had acknowledged responsibility for the disaster, Mr Johnson said the priority now was to ensure that the bodies of the victims were repatriated in a “dignified way” and to give the families closure.

Calling for a de-escalation between the US and Iran, he added that nobody in the Middle East wanted a “military conflict”.

“I don’t want a military conflict between us, the United States and Iran,” he continued. “Let’s dial this thing down.”

The Prime Minister also dismissed suggestions of a fallout over the failure by Washington to notify the Government in advance of its killing of the Iranian general, adding that there was “no reason for us to be notified”.

Mr Johnson added that no UK “assets” had been involved in the strike and that the priority for the Government was to ensure there was no further escalation between the countries.

“Our job once it had happened was to make clear our position, which was we’re not going to shed tears for a guy who has the blood of British troops on his hands,” he added.

“Nor on the other hand do we want to see any kind of escalation in the Middle East.”

Asked whether he regretted not returning from his holiday sooner, Mr Johnson said he had immediately begun work to ensure there was a European response to the crisis, which he claimed had been “very good”.

On the shooting down of the Ukrainian passenger plane, Mr Johnson said it was clear that Iran was “guilty of an

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Trump must broker new nuclear deal with Iran, says PM

Boris Johnson has reiterated his calls for Donald Trump to strike a new deal with Iran, arguing that the priority for both Washington and London is to “stop the Iranians getting hold of a nuclear weapon.”

In an apparent acknowledgment that the current nuclear agreement with Tehran has failed, the Prime Minister said that as a “great deal maker” he hoped the US President would work with him to strike the “Trump deal”.

“We are going to come under pressure, everyone is going to say you need to get rid of this nuclear deal, the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action], that’s what Trump wants, get rid of the JCPOA,” he told the BBC.

“My point to our American friends is look, somehow or another we’ve got to stop the Iranians getting hold of a nuclear weapon. That’s what the JCPOA does. But if we’re going to get rid of it we need a replacement.

“The problem from the agreement is that it’s a temporary agreement, it expires, plus, it was negotiated by President Obama. From their view it has many, many faults. Well let’s replace it, and let’s replace it with the Trump Deal. That’s what we need to see.

“President Trump is a great deal maker, by his own account and many others. Let’s work together to replace the JCPOA and get the Trump deal instead.”

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Liam Fox calls for Foreign Office merger

Former Cabinet Minister Liam Fox is calling for the Department for International Development (DfID) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to be merged.

Dr Fox is expected to use an address to the Institute for Government in London on Tuesday to urge Downing Street to “slaughter sacred cows” in a Whitehall shake-up.

The former international trade secretary is expected to say: “As Britain prepares to leave the European Union, and to disengage with its administration and institutions, there will clearly need to be changes in the way the United Kingdom organises its own governmental structures.

“New roles and new responsibilities will require new ways of doing business.

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“With a new government in place with a strong mandate at such a key moment in our history, this is the time to slaughter the sacred cows to which successive governments have given a last-minute reprieve in order to buy political peace.

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Dr Fox is calling for the FCO and DfID to be brought together, as well as bringing his former Department for International Trade (DIT ) into the unit.

He is expected to say: “My own preferred option is … bringing FCO and DfID together, combined with a beefing up of DIT capability both at home and overseas.

“We need to ensure that we speak with a clear voice on the issues that really matter, with a single foreign policy and a strong overseas network to further our diplomatic aims and take advantage of the opportunities that will come with changing patterns of global trade.

“We need Whitehall structures designed for our post-EU future and a civil service that is able to wean itself quickly away from two generations of Eurocentricity.”

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Following an emergency summit at Sandringham, the Queen has regretfully accepted the decision by the Duke and Duchess of Sussexto step back from royal duties as she gave her blessing for the couple to begin a “transition” to a new life in Canada.

In an unprecedented personal statement, the – year-old monarch confirmed that the couple were no longer “Full-time working members of the Royal family.”

She admitted that she would have “preferred” the Sussexes to stay, but insisted she underst ood and supported their “wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family”.

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