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Weekend: UK Brexit minister resigns in blow to PM Johnson

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UK Brexit minister resigns in blow to PM Johnson

19/12/2021 GMT

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UK’s Brexit minister has resigned over frustrations with government

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suffered another setback after his Brexit minister, Lord Frost, resigned because of his concerns about the direction of the government.
 
Also on the programme, leading UK aid agencies launched a joint fundraising appeal to raise money for the Afghan children this winter, 14 million of which are expected to face potentially life-threatening levels of hunger.
 
And, Bosnian-born writer Sasa Stanisic discusses his German Book Prize-winning novel, ‘Where You Come From’, which has now been translated into English. 
 
Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Arminka Helic, a member of the British parliament’s House of Lords, and Jeremy Shapiro, research director of the European Council on Foreign Relations.
 
 (Photo: Lord Frost who has resigned from the Cabinet. Lord Frost, who has led negotiations with the EU, is reported to have handed in his resignation letter to Boris Johnson last week. Issue date: Saturday December 18, 2021.  Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

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