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Added on the 04/11/2021 15:47:53 - Copyright : Euronews EN
As Israel Prime Minister hosts his British counterpart Rishi Sunak, Benjamin Netanyahu tells him "this is our darkest hour. It’s the world’s darkest hour. We need to stand together and we need to win." SOUNDBITE
Boris Johnson thanks the British public as he steps down as Conservative party leader after three tumultuous years in charge marked by Brexit, Covid and mounting scandals. His resignation paves the way for the selection of a new prime minister after dozens of ministers quit his scandal-hit government. SOUNDBITE
Mourners lay flowers at a makeshift memorial in Leigh-on-Sea, east of London, following the death of veteran Conservative MP David Amess, who was talking with voters at a church when he was stabbed to death on Friday. Police said they arrested a 25-year-old suspect and were investigating "a potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism". IMAGES
Police cordon and media are at the scene where British Conservative MP David Amess was stabbed to death during an event in his southeast England constituency. IMAGES
Former Conservative MP Heidi Allen announces that she and two other MPs are quitting their party to join a new bloc, The Independent Group, blaming Conservative welfare cuts and the party's approach to Brexit. SOUNDBITE
Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, leader of the hardline pro-Brexit European Research Group of lawmakers, requests a vote of no-confidence in British prime minister Theresa May. SOUNDBITE