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Alok Sharma

Alok Sharma

Boris Johnson could bring back Sajid Javid into cabinet to lead coronavirus recovery

Former chancellor Sajid Javid is likely to return to Boris Johnson’s cabinet to lead the coronavirus recovery, reports claim. The Daily Mail reports that Johnson is set to reshuffle his top team with business secretary Alok Sharma set to become full-time president of the Cop26 climate change summit. In his place is expected to be […]

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Piers Morgan challenges minister whether he wants WTO, Australia or Canada-style Brexit deal

Piers Morgan has challenged the government over what type of Brexit deal it is looking to achieve at the end of the transition period. The Good Morning Britain presenter was interviewing Alok Sharma when he asked about the differing definitions of the trading relationship the UK wants with the European Union. “If you get a No Deal […]

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Minister tells voters to have say on Brexit result at ballot box

Business secretary Alok Sharma has said voters will be able to give their verdict on the government’s handling of Brexit at the ballot box. Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan asked whether Sharma and the other Conservative MPs would resign in a couple of years should Brexit not be successful. “If it doesn’t work – as […]

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Minister advises public against Brexit stockpiling

Business secretary Alok Sharma has encouraged people not to stockpile ahead of the conclusion of Brexit talks. The minister acknowledged prices will rise if talks with the EU fail to reach a trade deal, but said it was not a reason to panic buy goods. Supermarkets have warned that prices could rise by as much […]

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German politicians reject Tory minister’s claim Britain ‘led humanity’s charge’ against coronavirus

A German ambassador has hit out at business secretary Alok Sharma after he claimed that Britain was leading “humanity’s charge against” the coronavirus by fast-tracking the vaccine. “In years to come, we will remember this moment as the day the UK led humanity’s charge against this disease,” Sharma claimed on Twitter, after celebrating the deployment of […]

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Downing Street finally accepts ‘Australia-style’ Brexit means ‘no-deal’

Downing Street has finally acknowledged for the first time that leaving the EU on an ‘Australia-style’ deal is the equivalent of a no-deal Brexit, but still insists the UK can “prosper” from it. As what is meant by the definition, the prime minister’s official spokesperson said: “As a matter of fact, Australia does not have a comprehensive […]

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Piers Morgan confronts minister over UK death toll in dig at No 10’s Covid response

Piers Morgan and Alok Sharma have clashed over the UK government’s preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic in a fiery interview on Good Morning Britain (GMB). Morgan seized an opportunity to question the business minister over the UK’s Covid death toll, which is one of the highest in Europe. “If we were well prepared why do we […]

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Piers Morgan criticises government for spending ‘stratospheric amount’ on ‘dodgy deals on PPE’

Piers Morgan has criticised government decisions to award controversial contracts over Covid-19 which has left the taxpayer “reaping the ruin financially”. Morgan was interviewing business secretary Alok Sharma on Good Morning Britain after it was revealed that £21 million was awarded to a Spanish businessman to act as a “go-between” in a contract which worked with Chinese manufacturers […]