Sunday, February 28, 2021
Germany Latest News
  • Sports
  • USA
  • Asia
  • Health
  • Life Style
  • Tech
  • Science
  • Latin America
  • Africa
  • Europe
No Result
View All Result
Germany Latest News
Home Europe

UK’s Boris Johnson apologizes over Zagahri-Ratcliffe gaffe

admin by admin
November 14, 2017
in Europe
0
UK’s Boris Johnson apologizes over Zagahri-Ratcliffe gaffe
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Related posts

Coronavirus: WHO criticises EU over vaccine export controls

Coronavirus: WHO criticises EU over vaccine export controls

January 30, 2021
Armin Laschet elected leader of Merkel’s CDU party

Armin Laschet elected leader of Merkel’s CDU party

January 16, 2021

Johnson told the British Parliament he was sorry for suggesting that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been teaching journalists during a visit to the country in 2016, when she was arrested. Zaghari-Ratcliffe was in Iran on holiday, he said."That was the sole purpose of her visit," Johnson told the House of Commons on Monday."I apologize to Mrs. Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her family if I inadvertently caused them any further anguish."Johnson had corrected his remarks to a British parliamentary committee last week. He originally said that Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been teaching journalists in Iran, but he later clarified that she was in the country visiting relatives.The main opposition Labour party said his "clarification" was insufficient and forced him to appear in the House of Commons on Monday. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her husband, Richard Ratcliffe.Johnson apologized three times during the session over the gaffe — his most serious misstep yet as Foreign Secretary — as opposition MPs shot questions and criticism at him for his handling of the case."Of course I apologize for the distress, for the suffering that has been caused by the impression that I gave that the government believed, that I believed, that she was there in a professional capacity. I do apologize," Johnson said. Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been in jail since she was detained at Tehran airport in April 2016, and there have been concerns that Johnson's remarks may lead to an extension to her five-year sentence. Tulip Siddiq, the MP for Zaghari-Ratcliffe's constituency, told Sky News earlier that the jailed woman was "inconsolable" when she heard of Johnson's initial remarks. Siddiq had heard from the woman's husband, Richard Ratcliffe, that she had been sobbing on the phone to him over the comments.

Theresa May's latest woe

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and London Mayor Sadiq Khan are among several politicians who have called on Prime Minister Theresa May to sack Johnson.Some MPs also suggested Monday he should resign. Labour MP Paul Flynn described Johnson as "a joke" and suggested he be replaced by "a competent politician" who would not be ridiculed by other nations.Hannah Bardell from the Scottish National Party said he should "reflect on his position," while Johnson's fellow Conservative MP Julian Lewis said it "has not been his finest hour."The blunder is the latest headache for Prime Minister May, who is increasingly being cast as a weak leader as her government fails to show progress on crucial Brexit talks and as sexual misconduct allegations tear through her administration and party.The country's environment secretary, Michael Gove, added fuel to the fire on Sunday when he told the BBC's Andrew Marr that he didn't know what Zaghari-Ratcliffe was doing in Iran at the time of her arrest, despite the intense scrutiny Johnson's remarks have brought the May government.Gove said he would "take her husband's assurance" that Zaghari-Ratcliffe was on holiday.Labour MP Chris Bryant criticized the May government for failing to ensure all its members were on the same page in the case, describing it as a "complete mess."

Let's block ads! (Why?)

Original Article

CNN

Previous Post

White House, Philippines at odds on whether rights was discussed

Next Post

British PM to Russia: ‘We know what you are doing’

Next Post
British PM to Russia: ‘We know what you are doing’

British PM to Russia: 'We know what you are doing'

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

RECOMMENDED NEWS

It looks like another EU antitrust fine is coming for a US tech giant

3 years ago
Trump: We’ll see if North Korea summit still on

Trump: We’ll see if North Korea summit still on

3 years ago
CHANGING PLACES LATAM: Javier Campopiano, José María Giraldo, Mariana Fresno Aparicio…

CHANGING PLACES LATAM: Javier Campopiano, José María Giraldo, Mariana Fresno Aparicio…

3 years ago
Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli blames Lionel Messis poor World Cup performances on his teammates

Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli blames Lionel Messis poor World Cup performances on his teammates

3 years ago

FOLLOW US

  • 81 Followers
  • 106k Subscribers

BROWSE BY CATEGORIES

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Health
  • latest news
  • Latin America
  • Life Style
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • USA

BROWSE BY TOPICS

2018 League Balinese Culture Bali United Budget Travel Champions League Chopper Bike Doctor Terawan Istana Negara Market Stories National Exam Pope Francis may mediate Gulf Crisis Solution Visit Bali
No Result
View All Result

Recent Posts

  • Google halts Play Store ‘review bombing’ by GameStop traders
  • Germany bans entry from the UK, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal and South Africa over COVID-19 variants
  • Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic coronavirus aid plan
  • Nasa’s Perseverance rover is bearing down on Mars
  • India protests: Internet cut to hunger-striking farmers in Delhi

Categories

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Health
  • latest news
  • Latin America
  • Life Style
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • USA

Tags

2018 League Balinese Culture Bali United Budget Travel Champions League Chopper Bike Doctor Terawan Istana Negara Market Stories National Exam Pope Francis may mediate Gulf Crisis Solution Visit Bali
German Constitutional Court upholds ban on anti-lockdown protest
latest news

German Constitutional Court upholds ban on anti-lockdown protest

by admin
December 6, 2020
0

An anti-lockdown group had filed an urgent court appeal hoping to allow 20,000 people to gather in Bremen. Despite the...

Read more

Recent News

  • Google halts Play Store ‘review bombing’ by GameStop traders
  • Germany bans entry from the UK, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal and South Africa over COVID-19 variants
  • Biden warns of growing cost of delay on economic coronavirus aid plan

Category

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Health
  • latest news
  • Latin America
  • Life Style
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • USA

Recent News

Google halts Play Store ‘review bombing’ by GameStop traders

Google halts Play Store ‘review bombing’ by GameStop traders

January 31, 2021
Germany bans entry from the UK, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal and South Africa over COVID-19 variants

Germany bans entry from the UK, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal and South Africa over COVID-19 variants

January 31, 2021
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Contact

© 2021 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Sports

© 2021 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.