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UK cabinet members arrive at 10 Downing St for a meeting with the British prime minister. The meeting comes after British lawmakers again failed to unite behind any alternative to the Brexit withdrawal agreement Prime Minister Theresa May signed last year. IMAGES of the arrivals of UK cabinet members at 10 Downing St in London
London, Dec 21 (EFE), (Camera: Neil Hall).- The British prime minister was holding an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday after France closed its ports to cargo and passenger traffic from the United Kingdom, as an increasing number of countries around the world suspended UK flights over fears surrounding a new, highly infectious strain of coronavirus that was detected in southern England last week.Johnson will chair a meeting of the Cobra emergency government committee in view of the "significant disruption", especially at the port of Dover in southeast England, where thousands of trucks laden with cargo pass every day to and from France.FOOTAGE OF DOVER PORT ON MONDAY.
Theresa May is convening her government at the start of a strategic week for Brexit, which could see the British Parliament dictate its wishes on the EU's exit process in the face of a desperate Prime Minister. IMAGES of Ministers' arrivals at 10 Downing Street
The British cabinet meets at Downing Street as Theresa May faces a rebellion from within her own party over the Brexit deal she has secured with the EU. The embattled premier, whose cabinet grudgingly approved her EU divorce draft last week, faces an uphill challenge to pass her deal through a sceptical parliament. IMAGES
Key British ministers arrive at 10 Downing Street for a cabinet meeting ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announcing the Spring budget. Britain's Conservative government is expected to use the budget update to unveil tax cuts for millions of workers, in an attempt to woo voters before a general election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's party, which has been in power since 2010, is well behind the main opposition Labour party in opinion polls and looks likely to be dumped out of office. IMAGES