Boris Johnson quits as UK’s May faces mounting Brexit crisis
6 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson quits as UK’s May faces mounting Brexit crisis

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May dug in her heels Monday after the resignation of two top government ministers over Brexit negotiations whipped up a storm that threatened to topple her fragile minority government Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quit with a resignation letter accusing May of flying “white flags” of surrender in negotiations with the European Union. Davis resigned late Sunday, saying May’s plan to maintain close trade and regulatory ties with the EU gave “too much away, too easily.” If Davis’s resignation rattled May, Johnson’s shook the foundations of her government. In his resignation letter, Davis said the “‘common rule book policy hands control of large swathes of our economy to the EU and is certainly not returning control of our laws in any real sense.” Johnson said in his letter that May’s plan to keep close economic ties with the bloc means Britain is heading for a “semi Brexit” that would leave Britain with the “status of a colony” of the EU. Rebuffing claims that her proposals make too many concessions to the EU, May said her “smooth and orderly Brexit” would leave Britain free to make its own laws and trade deals.

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Boris Johnson’s career spanned dizzying heights and tumultuous lows
1 year, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson’s career spanned dizzying heights and tumultuous lows

Associated Press  

LONDON — He was the mayor who reveled in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the man who led the Conservatives to a whopping election victory on the back of his mission to “get Brexit done.” But Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister was marred by his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and a steady stream of …

Boris Johnson or Rishi Sunak: Who do UK leaders dislike more
2 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson or Rishi Sunak: Who do UK leaders dislike more

India Today  

In a high political drama in the race to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister, supporters of Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson claimed that their leader enjoys the backing of 100 MPs. Boris Johnson has enough support to enter the race to become Britain's next prime minister, his ally and Conservative lawmaker James Duddridge said on Saturday. Former Conservative party …

One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns
2 years, 6 months ago

One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday after droves of top government officials quit over the latest scandal to engulf him, marking an end to three tumultuous years in which he tried to bluster his way through one ethical lapse after another. “I regret not to have been successful in those arguments, and of course it’s painful …

Disorderly exit: The Hindu on Boris Johnson’s resignation
2 years, 6 months ago

Disorderly exit: The Hindu on Boris Johnson’s resignation

The Hindu  

For a leader who led the Conservative party to an 80-seat majority three years ago with a Thatcher-like charisma, Boris Johnson’s fall from grace was so steep that a host of his Ministers, including those who were appointed days earlier, publicly called for his resignation on Wednesday. Mr. Johnson, a journalist-turned-politician who rose to the pinnacles of power riding the …

Brexit to exit: A timeline of Boris Johnson’s career as British Prime Minister
2 years, 6 months ago

Brexit to exit: A timeline of Boris Johnson’s career as British Prime Minister

The Hindu  

Boris Johnson rode his luck throughout his career, bouncing back from a succession of setbacks and scandals that would have sunk other less popular politicians. "I didn't like the fact he was on the right," Gaia Servadio, who died last year, was quoted as saying by Mr. Johnson's biographer Tom Bower. From there he fed the growing Conservative Euroscepticism of …

Johnson clears no trust vote by rebel MPs but challenges remain: 10 points
2 years, 7 months ago

Johnson clears no trust vote by rebel MPs but challenges remain: 10 points

Hindustan Times  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday survived the no-confidence vote, moved by the disgruntled lawmakers of his own Conservative party. Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures after giving a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London. Johnson also was fined 50 pounds by police for attending one birthday party, making him the first prime minister sanctioned for breaking …

Weakened UK leader Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote
2 years, 7 months ago

Weakened UK leader Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote on Monday, securing enough support from his Conservative Party to remain in office despite a substantial rebellion that leaves him a weakened leader with an uncertain future. Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said Johnson had won the vote “handsomely,” and urged the party to “draw a line under this now.” …

UK PM Johnson to face confidence vote today, says spokesperson
2 years, 7 months ago

UK PM Johnson to face confidence vote today, says spokesperson

India Today  

Britain’s governing Conservatives will hold a no-confidence vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday that could oust him as Britain’s leader. Gray said the “senior leadership team” must bear responsibility for “failures of leadership and judgment.” The prime minister said he was “humbled” and took “full responsibility” — but insisted it was now time to “move on” and focus …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to face confidence vote
2 years, 7 months ago

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to face confidence vote

Deccan Chronicle  

London: Britain's governing Conservatives will hold a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Boris Johnson that could oust him as Britain's leader. Gray said the “senior leadership team” must bear responsibility for “failures of leadership and judgment.” The prime minister said he was “humbled” and took “full responsibility” — but insisted it was now time to “move on” and focus on …

Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote in a victory of sorts
2 years, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote in a victory of sorts

NPR  

Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote in a victory of sorts Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Matt Dunham/AP LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote Monday despite about 40% of lawmakers in his own Conservative party voting to get rid of him. To put this in perspective, Johnson's predecessor, Theresa May, survived a no-confidence vote …

Boris Johnson’s current crisis of leadership is of his own making
2 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson’s current crisis of leadership is of his own making

Live Mint  

There he goes again, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is described by his newly- appointed communications director as “not a complete clown”. But like with the Joker in the comic series Batman, there often seems a sinister aspect to Johnson’s cynical manipulation of rumours that reaches almost Trumpian sophistication of innuendo. In apparent desperation to deflect blame over …

Boris Johnson remains defiant vows to fight any no confidence motion as Conservative MP implores him to stand down
2 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson remains defiant vows to fight any no confidence motion as Conservative MP implores him to stand down

ABC  

Boris Johnson is resisting calls from his own Tories to resign as British Prime Minister over a lockdown party scandal that has engulfed his government. Key points: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure to resign over a series of parties held at Downing Street during COVID lockdown A Conservative MP defected to Labour as a result of his …

U.K. Conservatives may oust Boris Johnson — here's how they can do that
2 years, 11 months ago

U.K. Conservatives may oust Boris Johnson — here's how they can do that

NPR  

U.K. Conservatives may oust Boris Johnson — here's how they can do that Enlarge this image toggle caption Jessica Taylor/AP File Photo Jessica Taylor/AP File Photo LONDON — Some Conservative lawmakers in Britain are talking about ousting their leader, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has been tarnished by allegations that he and his staff held lockdown-breaching parties during the coronavirus …

Theresa May rebukes Boris Johnson as UK welcomes Biden era
3 years, 11 months ago

Theresa May rebukes Boris Johnson as UK welcomes Biden era

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed the start of a new U.K.-U.S. chapter on Wednesday under incoming U.S. President Joe Biden, even as his predecessor Theresa May accused Johnson of “abandoning” the U.K.’s moral leadership in the world during the tumultuous Trump era. Writing in the Daily Mail newspaper, May slammed Johnson’s threat last year to breach the …

Boris Johnson news live: Latest Brexit updates as PM ridiculed over plan for Northern Ireland bridge
4 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson news live: Latest Brexit updates as PM ridiculed over plan for Northern Ireland bridge

The Independent  

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Brexit brings a new dawn for United Kingdom: Boris Johnson
4 years, 11 months ago

Brexit brings a new dawn for United Kingdom: Boris Johnson

The Hindu  

Britain on Friday ends almost half a century of integration with Europe, finally making its historic departure from the EU to begin a new — but still uncertain — future, with emotions running high following years of wrangling and several false starts. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has backed Brexit since the 2016 referendum vote to leave that triggered deep bitterness …

Brexit reflections: A bumpy ride down a long, winding road
4 years, 11 months ago

Brexit reflections: A bumpy ride down a long, winding road

Associated Press  

LONDON — So this is the way Britain’s European Union membership ends: Not with Big Ben’s bong, but with a whimper. There were years of late-night Brexit votes in the House of Commons, all-night EU summits and political drama as Britain’s relationship with its neighbors and its unwritten constitution were both stretched to the limit. May couldn’t achieve Brexit, but …

Britain's Brexit shrug: With historic departure from EU hours away, country calls for leaders to just 'get on with it'
4 years, 11 months ago

Britain's Brexit shrug: With historic departure from EU hours away, country calls for leaders to just 'get on with it'

Firstpost  

Britain formally exits the European Union on Friday night, casting off from the Continent after nearly half a century and ending a debate that had convulsed the country for more than three years. When Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised during the recent election to “get Brexit done,” British voters, exhausted and fed up, gave him the largest Conservative Party majority …

UK MPs overwhelmingly back Boris Johnson's Brexit deal
5 years ago

UK MPs overwhelmingly back Boris Johnson's Brexit deal

India TV News  

Newly elected British Parliamentarians on Friday definitively backed Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit Bill setting the stage for the UK's exit from the European Union by the January 31, 2020 deadline. The lawmakers voted 358 to 234 in favour of the so-called divorce agreement with the 28-member economic bloc, handing Johnson a decisive 124-vote majority. Johnson told MPs the vote …

Tragedies, protests and big changes in politics shaped 2019
5 years, 1 month ago

Tragedies, protests and big changes in politics shaped 2019

LA Times  

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson took the role after Theresa May announced her resignation earlier this year. British Prime Minister Theresa May became a prominent political casualty of Brexit. But when lawmakers rejected two of the prime minister’s proposals — one in January and the other in March — she decided to step down and resign. The chaotic period led …

Let the Brexit healing begin, Boris Johnson pledges after commanding election victory
5 years, 1 month ago

Let the Brexit healing begin, Boris Johnson pledges after commanding election victory

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on December for unity to heal the Brexit divisions that have riven the United Kingdom, hours after winning a commanding victory from voters who backed his bid to deliver on the EU divorce by the end of January. Results from the 650 parliamentary constituencies around the United Kingdom showed that Mr. Johnson's Conservative Party had …

Johnson victory means Brexit is coming, tough talks loom
5 years, 1 month ago

Johnson victory means Brexit is coming, tough talks loom

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson campaigned on one theme alone — “Get Brexit done.” His sweeping victory in Thursday’s election means that could now happen within weeks. Even before his Conservative Party had officially crossed the winning line Friday, Johnson said it looked like his party had “a powerful new mandate” to complete Britain’s divorce from the European …

From punchline to political star: the rise of Boris Johnson
5 years, 1 month ago

From punchline to political star: the rise of Boris Johnson

Associated Press  

LONDON — Boris Johnson’s many critics have often dismissed him as a political clown. As a child, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson’s goal was to become “world king.” At the elite private school Eton he was clever, though not diligent; one teacher complained to Johnson’s parents about his ”disgracefully cavalier attitude.” At Oxford University, Johnson was president of the Oxford …

Britain votes in pivotal ’Brexit election’
5 years, 1 month ago

Britain votes in pivotal ’Brexit election’

Live Mint  

Britain voted on Thursday in a deeply divisive election that posed a historic choice between an imminent split from the European Union and another referendum that could scrap the entire Brexit process. A decisive victory for Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the third poll in less than five years would almost certainly end Britain's 46-year involvement in the European project …

Johnson seeks to focus UK election on Brexit, not his flaws
5 years, 1 month ago

Johnson seeks to focus UK election on Brexit, not his flaws

Associated Press  

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson struggled Friday to move Britain’s election debate away from questions about his character and onto Brexit, promising to bolster protection for British businesses and farmers once the country has left the European Union. He said that if the Conservatives won the Dec. 12 election he would take the U.K. out of the European Union …

Hardline Brexit advocate Nigel Farage says Brexit Party will contest against Conservatives in every seat unless Boris Johnson drops EU divorce deal
5 years, 2 months ago

Hardline Brexit advocate Nigel Farage says Brexit Party will contest against Conservatives in every seat unless Boris Johnson drops EU divorce deal

Firstpost  

Hardline Brexit advocate Nigel Farage opened his UK election campaign on Friday by telling Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson that his Brexit Party will contest every seat unless Johnson drops his EU divorce deal London: Hardline Brexit advocate Nigel Farage opened his UK election campaign on Friday by telling Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson that his Brexit Party will contest …

Another election: On Brexit-induced U.K. polls
5 years, 2 months ago

Another election: On Brexit-induced U.K. polls

The Hindu  

As Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s European Union withdrawal agreement hangs in the balance, the general election he has called for December 12 is, self-evidently, to obtain a mandate to deliver Brexit. But the prolonged impasse during the several months since has underlined and, in turn, amplified the sheer inability of Britain’s two main political parties to articulate a clear stance …

UK Election 2019: Boris Johnson, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to begin their campaigns today
5 years, 2 months ago

UK Election 2019: Boris Johnson, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to begin their campaigns today

Firstpost  

Conservative Party’s Johnson and Labour’s Corbyn will join other political leaders in fanning out around the country ahead of a 12 December election London: British prime minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will embark on their first full day of election campaigning on Thursday, pitching their starkly different visions for the country ahead of a highly unpredictable December …

Britain heads towards Brexit election as Labour backs early poll
5 years, 2 months ago

Britain heads towards Brexit election as Labour backs early poll

Live Mint  

Britain was heading towards its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bet on breaking the Brexit deadlock with an early ballot gained support from opposition parties on Tuesday. The first Christmas election in Britain since 1923 would be highly unpredictable: Brexit has variously fatigued and enraged swathes of voters while eroding traditional loyalties to …

Boris Johnson is trapped in Brexit hell. It didn’t need to be like this
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson is trapped in Brexit hell. It didn’t need to be like this

CNN  

London CNN — The UK is staggering towards another Brexit cliff edge. Instead, she marched around the country regurgitating meaningless statements like “Brexit means Brexit,” “no deal is better than a bad deal,” and declaring that she didn’t want a hard or a soft Brexit, but a “red, white and blue Brexit.” Underestimating the EU As Georgina Wright, an EU …

Boris Johnson inches toward securing Brexit but delay likely
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson inches toward securing Brexit but delay likely

Associated Press  

LONDON — For a brief moment Tuesday, Brexit was within a British prime minister’s grasp. The good news for the prime minister was that lawmakers — for the first time since Britons chose in 2016 to leave the EU — voted in principle for a Brexit plan, backing by 329-299 a bill to implement the agreement Johnson struck with the …

UK Parliament votes to postpone decision on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, foils govt's plan to leave EU by October end
5 years, 2 months ago

UK Parliament votes to postpone decision on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, foils govt's plan to leave EU by October end

Firstpost  

In a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, UK lawmakers voted on Saturday to postpone a decision on whether to back his Brexit deal with the European Union. London: In a major blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, UK lawmakers voted on Saturday to postpone a decision on whether to back his Brexit deal with the European …

Boris Johnson pushes for Brexit deal ahead of EU summit - live updates
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson pushes for Brexit deal ahead of EU summit - live updates

CNN  

You might not have heard it, but Brexit is hitting a pretty critical moment. Boris Johnson said from the moment he launched his bid to be the UK Prime Minister that he would only negotiate with Brussels if it was willing to open up Theresa May’s thrice-defeated Brexit deal, formally known as the Withdrawal Agreement. Last month, opposition lawmakers in …

Boris Johnson pushes for Brexit deal ahead of EU summit - live updates
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson pushes for Brexit deal ahead of EU summit - live updates

CNN  

You might not have heard it, but Brexit is hitting a pretty critical moment. Boris Johnson said from the moment he launched his bid to be the UK Prime Minister that he would only negotiate with Brussels if it was willing to open up Theresa May’s thrice-defeated Brexit deal, formally known as the Withdrawal Agreement. Last month, opposition lawmakers in …

Boris Johnson is holding himself hostage
5 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson is holding himself hostage

CNN  

London CNN — When launching his bid to take over as the UK’s Prime Minister back in June, Boris Johnson said he wanted to do two things: get Brexit done and unite the country. Tony Abbott, the former Australian Prime Minister was applauded for calling the UK’s parliament “contemptible” and that it’s not “possible to be a remainer today if …

Boris Johnson needs to throw someone under a bus over Brexit
5 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson needs to throw someone under a bus over Brexit

CNN  

Manchester, England CNN — Boris Johnson has set the UK on course for a Brexit showdown. Giving the keynote speech to his Conservative party’s annual conference in Manchester, England, the British Prime Minister told a packed conference hall that deal or no deal, the UK is “coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may.” So far, so …

Brexit: Boris Johnson’s plan to bypass Brussels for new deal
5 years, 3 months ago

Brexit: Boris Johnson’s plan to bypass Brussels for new deal

The Independent  

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Boris Johnson rallies party for Brexit: Despite defeat in SC, UK PM vows to take Britain out of EU 'with or without a deal' by 31 Oct
5 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson rallies party for Brexit: Despite defeat in SC, UK PM vows to take Britain out of EU 'with or without a deal' by 31 Oct

Firstpost  

Despite parliamentary setbacks, defeat in Supreme Court, Johnson insists he will take Britain out of EU, with or without a deal, on 31 October Manchester: Embattled British prime minister Boris Johnson gathers his Conservative party on Sunday for what could be its final conference before an election, with the gathering set to be dominated by Brexit. Despite a string of …

An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament
5 years, 3 months ago

An unrepentant Boris Johnson faces raucous Parliament

Associated Press  

LONDON — An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of “Resign!” and dared his foes to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain’s highest court ruled he acted illegally in suspending the body ahead of the Brexit deadline. He said Johnson “thinks he is above the law” and has shown …

Brexit: Britain, broken and bruised
5 years, 4 months ago

Brexit: Britain, broken and bruised

India Today  

Britain's Parliament is facing phenomenal and historical times. Circumventing the law, a clever way around it might be the most probable strategy for Prime Minister Johnson’s camp. Past midnight on September 9, Parliament rejected snap polls for the second time with a huge margin. Parliament against PM Johnson, but people with him Recent YouGov Polls data reveal that since coming …

Boris Johnson is out of Brexit ideas
5 years, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson is out of Brexit ideas

CNN  

London CNN — Boris Johnson has only been Prime Minister for seven weeks, but it appears he is already out of ideas on Brexit. If they agree to give Johnson a new deal – which he claims is the UK government’s primary objective – then he has just two weeks to get this deal approved by Parliament. Video Ad Feedback …

Boris Johnson 'will "sabotage" a Brexit delay and force a showdown in the Supreme Court'
5 years, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson 'will "sabotage" a Brexit delay and force a showdown in the Supreme Court'

Daily Mail  

brexit countdown_bg Created with Sketch. Ms Rudd also insisted she 'wasn't wrong' to have joined Mr Johnson's Cabinet despite her concerns about a No Deal Brexit. Amber Rudd, pictured leaving her London home this morning, quit the government and surrendered the Tory whip last night Prime Minister Boris Johnson was pictured with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds leaving Aberdeen Airport on …

Boris Johnson threatens to 'sabotage' the EU's structures to keep his grip on power
5 years, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson threatens to 'sabotage' the EU's structures to keep his grip on power

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson has been accused of planning to set the EU ‘on fire’ as the only way to keep his grip on power and hit next month’s Brexit deadline. However, last night a senior EU source close to Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier described the plan as ‘desperate’, while another likened Mr Johnson to a ‘drunk at a party’ and accused …

Boris Johnson: No one thought a UK Prime Minister could be worse than Theresa May. Until now.
5 years, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson: No one thought a UK Prime Minister could be worse than Theresa May. Until now.

CNN  

London CNN — Could someone be worse than Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister widely panned as “the Maybot”? By comparison, Boris Johnson’s off-the-cuff, sunny disposition made him a darling of Conservative Party members who chose him for the top job when May finally resigned, defeated by her inability to get a Brexit deal through Parliament. On his first day …

Major defeat for British PM as lawmakers seize Brexit agenda
5 years, 4 months ago

Major defeat for British PM as lawmakers seize Brexit agenda

Associated Press  

LONDON — On a day of humiliating setbacks, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a major defeat in Parliament on Tuesday night as rebellious lawmakers voted to seize control of the Brexit agenda, prompting the embattled leader to say he would call for a new general election. A new election would set the stage for a brutal battle over whether …

Brexit: Parliament Rejects Boris Johnson's Call For New Elections
5 years, 4 months ago

Brexit: Parliament Rejects Boris Johnson's Call For New Elections

NPR  

Brexit: Parliament Rejects Boris Johnson's Call For New Elections Enlarge this image toggle caption Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP Updated at 7:15 p.m. ET Britain's Parliament failed to give Prime Minister Boris Johnson the two-thirds necessary to hold snap elections next month — leaving him with little choice but to go back to …

UK prime minister tells lawmakers to back his Brexit plan
5 years, 4 months ago

UK prime minister tells lawmakers to back his Brexit plan

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shot down the notion that he wanted an early election to secure Brexit, insisting Monday that it wasn’t the way to get a deal done. Johnson decried parliamentary action set for Tuesday that is meant to delay Britain’s departure from the European Union, arguing that it would “chop the legs” out of the …

Brexit: Boris Johnson 'wants to lose' to rebels as excuse to 'purge' moderate Conservatives and stage snap election, Tory ex-minister says
5 years, 4 months ago

Brexit: Boris Johnson 'wants to lose' to rebels as excuse to 'purge' moderate Conservatives and stage snap election, Tory ex-minister says

The Independent  

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Boris Johnson faces Brexit challenges as he steps up talks with EU: Live updates
5 years, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson faces Brexit challenges as he steps up talks with EU: Live updates

CNN  

The issue of proroguing Parliament before the Brexit deadline was first raised during the Conservative leadership contest, when Dominic Raab – now Foreign Secretary – refused to rule out the idea. Then: In June, Rudd called the suggestion of proroguing Parliament “absolutely outrageous,” “extraordinary” and “ridiculous.” Now: Rudd ducked questions about Johnson’s decision on Thursday, telling the Press Association: “I’m …

Boris Johnson can hardly be called conservative as his Brexit battle intensifies
5 years, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson can hardly be called conservative as his Brexit battle intensifies

ABC  

When Boris Johnson assumed the prime ministership just four weeks ago we all knew it would be different. The 'great animator' And so, the great "animator" of British politics, Boris Johnson, assumed the leadership of the Conservative Party and with it the prime ministership of Britain. It may only be four days or so, but with MPs returning from the …

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