U.S. prosecutors want the 55-year-old to stand trial on 17 counts, including securities fraud, connected to the sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011
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LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Britain will introduce its first formal maternity leave for ministers under a draft bill announced on Thursday that aims to protect new mothers and promote more women in politics.
The new law will mean that female cabinet members can take up to six months’ paid leave while their job is covered.
Women’s rights campaigners said the bill - announced more than a century after the election of the first female member of parliament - was long overdue and called for the government to extend similar leave to all lawmakers with new-borns.
“The choice between taking leave to recover from childbirth and care for a new-born child or resigning from office is not acceptable in modern times,” said Prime Minster Boris Johnson in a written statement.
Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty was harassed while waiting for Mexican food at Strutton Ground market
Footage shows youth videoing him in Westminster, branding him a liar throughout the clip filmed yesterday
Despite the abuse, Mr Whitty calmly ignored the unnamed youth as he continued standing in line for food
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