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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Steps Down

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According to BBC, The leadership polls are scheduled over the summer and the victor will replace Mr.Boris Johnson at the partyโ€™s yearly conference in early October.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday resigned after days of defections plunged the Conservative Party-led government into a deeper political turmoil.

In his address to the nation, Johnson said he will serve as the PM until a new leader is appointed.

Johnson also said he was immensely proud of his achievements. According to AP the decision to step down comes after one of his closest allies Treasury Chief Nadhim Zahawi suggested him to resign for the good of the UK.

โ€œIt is clearly the will of the parliamentary Conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party, and therefore a new prime minister,โ€ Mr. Johnson added.

The English PM  outside 10 Downing Street further said, he was โ€œsadโ€ฆ to be giving up the best job in the worldโ€ and justified fighting on in the final hours to deliver the mandate he won in a general election in December 2019.

According to BBC, The leadership polls are scheduled over the summer and the victor will replace Mr.Boris Johnson at the partyโ€™s yearly conference in early October.

In the frenzied hours building up to Mr.Johnsonโ€™s announcement, opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer had welcomed his impending departure.

โ€œA proper change of governmentโ€ was needed and demanded a no-confidence vote in parliament, potentially triggering a general election, rather than Mr. Johnson โ€œclinging on for months and monthsโ€, Mr. Starmer said.

Even while eyeing the exit, Mr. Johnson on Thursday sought to steady the ship with several appointments to replace the departed members of the cabinet.

According to reports, there were cries of โ€œbye, Borisโ€ which echoed around the chamber at the end of his speech.

 

 

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SpiceJet Freighter Aircraft Suffers Technical Malfunctioning, DGCA Issues Notice

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โ€œIt has been observed that on several occasions, the aircraft either turned back to its originating station or continued landing at the destination with degraded safety margins,โ€ the DGCA said in the notice.

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DCGA) has issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet, asking the carrier to explain why action should not be taken against it for operating flights with โ€œdegraded safety marginsโ€, and โ€œpoor internal safety oversightโ€.

โ€œOn July 5, 2022, SpiceJet Boeing 737 freighter was scheduled to operate from Kolkata to Chongqing. After take-off, the weather radar was not showing the weather. The PIC (pilot-in-command) decided to return to Kolkata. The aircraft landed safely at Kolkata,โ€ SpiceJet spokesperson told PTI on Wednesday.

โ€œIt has been observed that on several occasions, the aircraft either turned back to its originating station or continued landing at the destination with degraded safety margins,โ€ the DGCA said in the notice.

โ€œThe (DGCA) review transpires that poor internal safety oversight and inadequate maintenance actions (as most of the incidents are related to either component failure or system-related failure) has resulted in degradation of safety margins,โ€ the aviation regulator said.

โ€œFinancial assessment carried out by DGCA in September 2021 has also revealed that the airline is operating on cash and carry and suppliers/approved vendors are not being paid regularly, leading to a shortage of sparesโ€ฆโ€ it said. โ€œโ€ฆIt may be deduced that SpiceJet Ltd has failed to establish safe, efficient and reliable air services,โ€ the DGCA said.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia also tweeted a copy of the DGCA notice. โ€œPassenger safety is paramount. Even the smallest error hindering safety will be thoroughly investigated and course-corrected,โ€ he said.

There have been 8 such incidents in 18 days.

SpiceJet has been running into losses for the last three years. The carrier incurred a net loss of โ‚น 316 crores, โ‚น 934 crore,s and โ‚น 998 crores in 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21, respectively.

 

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