Boris Johnson news live: Latest updates as poll finds only 15% of people believe PM fully ‘got Brexit done’
4 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson news live: Latest updates as poll finds only 15% of people believe PM fully ‘got Brexit done’

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Boris Johnson claims he was asked to persuade Prince Harry to stay in UK
3 months, 1 week ago

Boris Johnson claims he was asked to persuade Prince Harry to stay in UK

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Boris Johnson says Trump presidency could be ‘big win for the world’
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Boris Johnson says Trump presidency could be ‘big win for the world’

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What the papers say – September 22
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What the papers say – September 22

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Boris Johnson makes more than £1m from speeches after leaving Downing Street
2 years ago

Boris Johnson makes more than £1m from speeches after leaving Downing Street

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Piers Morgan hits out at calls for Boris Johnson to return as prime minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Piers Morgan hits out at calls for Boris Johnson to return as prime minister

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Boris Johnson comeback cannot be ruled out, says ally
2 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson comeback cannot be ruled out, says ally

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What the papers say – July 13
2 years, 5 months ago

What the papers say – July 13

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It’s finally over for Boris Johnson – those who work most closely with the PM have given up on him
2 years, 6 months ago

It’s finally over for Boris Johnson – those who work most closely with the PM have given up on him

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Boris Johnson believes he can survive after ‘vintage’ answers to partygate
2 years, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson believes he can survive after ‘vintage’ answers to partygate

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Boris Johnson says he is still a Tory ‘asset’ despite partygate claims
2 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson says he is still a Tory ‘asset’ despite partygate claims

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Fresh allegations emerge about Johnson’s involvement in partygate
2 years, 8 months ago

Fresh allegations emerge about Johnson’s involvement in partygate

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View from Westminster: introducing The Independent’s daily politics newsletter
3 years, 9 months ago

View from Westminster: introducing The Independent’s daily politics newsletter

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No-deal Brexit still ‘most likely’ despite decision to extend talks, Boris Johnson warns
4 years ago

No-deal Brexit still ‘most likely’ despite decision to extend talks, Boris Johnson warns

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Brexit: ‘I fear for my country’ says Tory grandee as he brands Boris Johnson an ‘English nationalist’
4 years ago

Brexit: ‘I fear for my country’ says Tory grandee as he brands Boris Johnson an ‘English nationalist’

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Brexit: Boris Johnson says there is now a ‘strong possibility’ of no-deal
4 years ago

Brexit: Boris Johnson says there is now a ‘strong possibility’ of no-deal

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Brexit news: Latest updates as EU diplomats say deal ‘closer and closer’
4 years, 3 months ago

Brexit news: Latest updates as EU diplomats say deal ‘closer and closer’

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Boris Johnson’s ‘unbelievable’ Brexit withdrawal agreement decision will be defeated in House of Lords, says Lord Heseltine
4 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson’s ‘unbelievable’ Brexit withdrawal agreement decision will be defeated in House of Lords, says Lord Heseltine

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Boris Johnson scraps this week’s Brexit talks due to coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Boris Johnson scraps this week’s Brexit talks due to coronavirus

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Boris Johnson Brexit news live: Latest updates as homelessness bombshell prompts investigation calls
4 years, 10 months ago

Boris Johnson Brexit news live: Latest updates as homelessness bombshell prompts investigation calls

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Boris Johnson news live: Latest Brexit updates as PM on collision course with France over 'blackmail' claim
4 years, 10 months ago

Boris Johnson news live: Latest Brexit updates as PM on collision course with France over 'blackmail' claim

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Boris Johnson news live: Latest Brexit updates as PM ridiculed over plan for Northern Ireland bridge
4 years, 10 months ago

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

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Boris Johnson fails to convince voters he can avoid no-deal Brexit, poll suggests
4 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson fails to convince voters he can avoid no-deal Brexit, poll suggests

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Trump ‘tore into’ Boris Johnson over Huawei in phone call, source says
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump ‘tore into’ Boris Johnson over Huawei in phone call, source says

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump “tore into” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a phone call last week after Britain announced it would allow Huawei into its 5G networks, according to a person familiar with the call. “The United States is disappointed by the UK’s decision,” a senior administration official said when it was announced, adding the US would …

Journalists walk out of No 10 after bid to impose selective briefing of Boris Johnson's Brexit plans
4 years, 11 months ago

Journalists walk out of No 10 after bid to impose selective briefing of Boris Johnson's Brexit plans

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Boris Johnson news live: Latest Brexit updates as government embroiled in row over EU citizens
4 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson news live: Latest Brexit updates as government embroiled in row over EU citizens

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The day of Boris: On U.K. polls
5 years ago

The day of Boris: On U.K. polls

The Hindu  

The decisive victory the Conservative Party clinched in Thursday’s elections to Parliament gives British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who built his campaign around the promise to “get Brexit done”, a clear mandate to take the U.K. out of the European Union without further delay. He turned the poll into a de facto Brexit referendum, arguing that only a stable Conservative …

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

Brexit is now unstoppable. But Britain must face up to how long it will take
5 years ago

Brexit is now unstoppable. But Britain must face up to how long it will take

CNN  

London CNN — Boris Johnson campaigned on a single, simple slogan: “Get Brexit done.” Britain, it seems, could not have agreed more. That strategy seems to have worked, and Johnson’s so-called “oven-ready” deal is now expected to pass through Parliament in the coming weeks, ushering Britain out of the EU by the end of January. It’s the type of decisive …

The 10 steps for Boris Johnson to 'Get Brexit Done' now he has won the election
5 years ago

The 10 steps for Boris Johnson to 'Get Brexit Done' now he has won the election

The Telegraph  

It is the slogan that carried Boris Johnson to election victory, but now with a landslide majority at his back the work really starts to “Get Brexit Done”. Returned to Downing Street, Mr Johnson is faced with the task of turning that pithy campaign phrase into hard reality, making good on his promise to move the country forward and break …

UK election is the continuation — not the end — of this toxic chapter of British politics and history
5 years ago

UK election is the continuation — not the end — of this toxic chapter of British politics and history

ABC  

Ahead of today's British general election, the polls appear to indicate a victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Boris Johnson. Over the past weeks of the British election campaign, Boris Johnson's promise to "get Brexit done" has tapped into the British electorate's deep frustration with the seemingly interminable and confusing debates about leaving the European Union. Boris …

UK’s Boris Johnson has one thing on his mind: Brexit now
5 years, 1 month ago

UK’s Boris Johnson has one thing on his mind: Brexit now

Associated Press  

LONDON — The formal launch of the Conservative Party’s election pledges Sunday centered around the key plank of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s campaign: making Brexit happen. Speaking to a friendly crowd, Johnson trashed his opponents — most notably the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, his prime rival — and claimed that his Conservatives are the sole party in next month’s …

UK election 2019: Boris Johnson unveils Conservative Party’s manifesto; promises better healthcare, education, immigration system post Brexit
5 years, 1 month ago

UK election 2019: Boris Johnson unveils Conservative Party’s manifesto; promises better healthcare, education, immigration system post Brexit

Firstpost  

‘I’m looking forward to sharing our manifesto’, Johnson tweeted on Saturday, ‘we have developed a clear plan that respects the referendum, gets it done, and allows us to move on and focus on delivering real benefits for you and your family’, the centre-right party leader said London: British prime minister Boris Johnson unveils his Conservative Party’s manifesto on Sunday, pledging …

Boris Johnson promises Brexit vote by Christmas as Conservatives launch manifesto
5 years, 1 month ago

Boris Johnson promises Brexit vote by Christmas as Conservatives launch manifesto

CNN  

London CNN — Boris Johnson promised a new vote on his Brexit deal by Christmas and a raft of funding pledges if the Conservatives win Britain’s general election, as he launched the party’s manifesto launch on Sunday. The Prime Minister said a quick lawmakers’ vote on his withdrawal agreement, which was on the cusp of progressing through the Parliament before …

Election debate: Boris Johnson and Corbyn share awkward handshake during live TV clash
5 years, 1 month ago

Election debate: Boris Johnson and Corbyn share awkward handshake during live TV clash

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Lib Dems demand Boris Johnson answers questions over Nigel Farage peerage claims
5 years, 1 month ago

Lib Dems demand Boris Johnson answers questions over Nigel Farage peerage claims

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Boris Johnson news: PM delivers rambling Brexit speech on election trail, after being repeatedly jeered by angry members of public
5 years, 1 month ago

Boris Johnson news: PM delivers rambling Brexit speech on election trail, after being repeatedly jeered by angry members of public

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Former Tory cabinet minister backs Final Say referendum to stop 'Boris Johnson's disastrous hard Brexit'
5 years, 1 month ago

Former Tory cabinet minister backs Final Say referendum to stop 'Boris Johnson's disastrous hard Brexit'

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Boris Johnson news - live: Latest updates as Tories and Labour clash over spending plans
5 years, 1 month ago

Boris Johnson news - live: Latest updates as Tories and Labour clash over spending plans

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U.K.’s Johnson to launch election bid with promise to ‘get Brexit done’
5 years, 2 months ago

U.K.’s Johnson to launch election bid with promise to ‘get Brexit done’

The Hindu  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will formally announce a Dec. 12 election on Wednesday, urging voters to back him and promising to “get Brexit done in the next few weeks”. The early election was agreed by parliament last week, ending two years of deep disagreement over Brexit that has sapped investors’ faith in the stability of the world’s fifth largest …

Boris Johnson to make fresh attempt to force early election after EU agrees to postpone Brexit until 31 January
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson to make fresh attempt to force early election after EU agrees to postpone Brexit until 31 January

Firstpost  

Boris Johnson had previously said he would rather be ‘dead in a ditch’ than extend the tortuous Brexit process started by the 2016 EU referendum London: The British prime minister is expected to make a fresh attempt on Tuesday to force an early election, despite MPs rejecting his plan, after the European Union agreed to postpone Brexit for up to …

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 …

Boris Johnson news live: Latest Brexit updates as DUP rejects claims of breakthrough over deal
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson news live: Latest Brexit updates as DUP rejects claims of breakthrough over deal

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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 Brexit news live: Follow latest updates as PM poised to request new delay
5 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson Brexit news live: Follow latest updates as PM poised to request new delay

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Boris Johnson news live: Brexit latest updates as EU and Ireland reject PM's border plan
5 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson news live: Brexit latest updates as EU and Ireland reject PM's border plan

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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 …

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