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Hong Kong pro-independence lawmakers storm council chamber despite ban

Hong Kong pro-independence lawmakers storm council chamber despite ban

Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung defied a barring order preventing them from entering Hong Kongs Legislative Council on 26 October. The president of the Chinese-ruled citys Legislative Council banned the pro-independence pair as at their swearing-in oaths there was language and a banner that was deemed derogatory to China. Thousands of pro-Beijing loyalists rallied outside the legislature to condemn the pro-independence lawmakers. Oct 26, 2016
Heathrow expansion: Boris Johnson says London runs the risk of becoming a hell of aircraft noise

Heathrow expansion: Boris Johnson says London runs the risk of becoming a hell of aircraft noise

Conservative MP and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is maintaining his disapproving stance on the expansion of Heathrow Airport, and has vowed to continue to do so. He is not the only Conservative MP to go against the governments position, as Zac Goldsmith has pledged to resign as an MP. The government is expected to launch a public consultation on a third runway at Heathrow ahead of a parliamentary vote in the winter of 2017/18. Oct 25, 2016
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