Robert Hutton

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  • People wearing faces mask cross the Millennium Bridge on August 9, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The Boris Johnson government is easing lockdown measures beginning tomorrow, but will introduce a new series of hefty fines to ensure social-distancing is respected.Health

    Refuse to wear a mask in England, and it will cost you. Fines now can run as high as $4,189

    By Robert Hutton and Bloomberg
  • An NHS flag and a Union Jack fly together against a clear blue sky on May 05, 2020 in Benfleet, England. One of the government’s top advisors has resigned after it was revealed that he broke his own social distancing adviceInternational

    This U.K. scientist helped shape the country’s social distancing rules. Then he broke them

    By Robert Hutton and Bloomberg
  • LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 07: British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab leaves 10 Downing Street after today's coronavirus (COVID-19) committee meeting on April 7, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care Monday evening as his condition deteriorated since being infected with the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Kate Green/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)International

    Who is Dominic Raab, Boris Johnson’s stand-in as U.K. prime minister?

    By Robert Hutton, Kitty Donaldson, and others
  • London Commuters-CoronavirusHealth

    U.K. warns companies that 20% of workforce could be out as coronavirus cases rise

    By Robert Hutton, Olivia Konotey-Ahulu, and others
  • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at 10 Downing Street on February 13, 2020 in London, England. The Prime Minister has begun the first major reshuffle of his cabinet since the Conservatives’ general election victory and the UK left the EU. Wire photography: Peter Summers—Getty ImagesInternational

    On Day 13 in post-Brexit Britain, Boris Johnson loses his finance chief in tumultuous cabinet shakeup

    By Joe Mayes, Jessica Shankleman, and others
  • Conservative party leader Boris Johnson is on track to win the 2019 U.K. general electionPolitics

    Pro-Brexit Boris Johnson Expected to Win U.K. Election by a Large Majority, According to Exit Poll

    By Tim Ross, Robert Hutton, and others
  • Renowned Brexit protester Steve Bray shouts Remain chants into the doors of the Cabinet Office on Whitehall, the location of daily Brexit contingency planning meetings (codenamed Yellowhammer, in government departments), on 19th August 2019, in London, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)International

    The U.K. Government’s Worst Case Brexit Scenario Looks a Lot Like ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

    By Alex Morales, Robert Hutton, and others
  • On Wednesday reports said that Johnson was planning to suspend the UK's Parliament.International

    Boris Johnson Expected to Suspend Parliament Over Brexit Vote

    By Robert Hutton and Bloomberg
  • U.S. President Trump's State Visit To UK - Day OneInternational

    Trump Arrives in London for State Visit, Amid Tight U.K. Leadership Race

    By Alex Morales, Robert Hutton, and others
  • Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn

    U.K.’s Opposition Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn Gives in, Backs a Second EU Referendum

    By Robert Hutton, Thomas Penny, and others