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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What the papers say – September 22
1 year, 3 months ago

What the papers say – September 22

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Boris Johnson and Liz Truss set to vote against Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal
1 year, 9 months ago

Boris Johnson and Liz Truss set to vote against Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal

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‘Appetite Among Tories to Challenge Sunak Depleting’: Boris’ Allies Doubt Comeback
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Appetite Among Tories to Challenge Sunak Depleting’: Boris’ Allies Doubt Comeback

News 18  

Allies of Boris Johnson are not confident that the former UK prime minister and Conservative Party chief will be able to make a comeback, the Guardian said in a report. The report also said that factions within the Tory party are more keen on supporting UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of the general election in the UK scheduled for …

Where is Boris on the deal? Silence from ex-PM since Brexit agreement
1 year, 10 months ago

Where is Boris on the deal? Silence from ex-PM since Brexit agreement

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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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PM defends Brexit plan after EU launches legal action
2 years, 6 months ago

PM defends Brexit plan after EU launches legal action

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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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Embattled UK PM Johnson faces mid-term test
2 years, 8 months ago

Embattled UK PM Johnson faces mid-term test

India Today  

Voters go to the polls in Britain on Thursday, in a mid-term test for the Conservative government that could determine beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson's future. Johnson, 57, won a landslide general election victory in December 2019 on a promise to break years of political deadlock and deliver Brexit -- the country's divisive departure from the European Union. COST OF …

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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‘Embarrassment’: Tory northern leader says Boris Johnson making life harder on doorstep ahead of local elections
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Embarrassment’: Tory northern leader says Boris Johnson making life harder on doorstep ahead of local elections

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The Boris Johnson Party is over. But the hangover is just beginning
2 years, 11 months ago

The Boris Johnson Party is over. But the hangover is just beginning

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Rosa Prince is the editor of The House magazine. In a wild two hours in Westminster which saw one party leader thrown out of the chamber for calling the PM a liar, and with several MPs in tears as they described bereavements during the pandemic, Johnson reached repeatedly for the one word he used always to avoid – …

Boris Johnson ‘reinstates Tory leadership team to help save his premiership’ amid party scandal
2 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson ‘reinstates Tory leadership team to help save his premiership’ amid party scandal

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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 …

Migrant crisis puts Tories in peril
3 years, 1 month ago

Migrant crisis puts Tories in peril

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson has been warned the migrant crisis could “destroy” the Conservative Party, as a Telegraph poll showed the overwhelming majority of Tory voters believe the Government's approach to Channel crossings is "too soft". On Saturday, a prominent party donor declared ministers must do “far more” to tackle the problem, warning that immigration is “going to destroy us and there …

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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Boris Johnson to claim ‘a resolution’ of decades-long clashes with rest of Europe, ahead of Brexit bill vote
4 years ago

Boris Johnson to claim ‘a resolution’ of decades-long clashes with rest of Europe, ahead of Brexit bill vote

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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: 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: Boris Johnson doesn’t understand the detail of his own deal
4 years, 3 months ago

Brexit: Boris Johnson doesn’t understand the detail of his own deal

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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 update live: Latest UK politics news as Jenrick faces calls to resign
4 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson update live: Latest UK politics news as Jenrick faces calls to resign

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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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Inside Politics: Boris Johnson faces deluge of dissent over flood defences
4 years, 10 months ago

Inside Politics: Boris Johnson faces deluge of dissent over flood defences

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The show must go on. Inside the bubble Our deputy political editor Rob Merrick on what to look out for today: With the Commons in recess, attention will turn to Boris Johnson’s EU adviser David “Frosty” Frost, who is making a rare public appearance delivering a lecture at the Université Libre de Bruxelles tonight. There’s growing pressure on Johnson to …

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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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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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 …

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 …

Final stage before Brexit done as European parliament approves Boris Johnson’s deal
4 years, 11 months ago

Final stage before Brexit done as European parliament approves Boris Johnson’s deal

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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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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 …

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 healing begin': Boris Johnson calls for closure on Brexit in first speech after landslide win in UK general election
5 years ago

'Let healing begin': Boris Johnson calls for closure on Brexit in first speech after landslide win in UK general election

Firstpost  

London: In his first speech after a landslide victory in the UK general election, Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday called for closure on Brexit and vowed to work “round the clock” to repay the trust of the voters in what he has branded will be a “one-nation people’s government”. Johnson emerged on to the steps of 10 Downing Street …

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 …

UK election results 2019 | As it happened: We will leave EU on January 31, says Boris Johnson
5 years ago

UK election results 2019 | As it happened: We will leave EU on January 31, says Boris Johnson

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives are on course to win a large majority in Thursday's U.K elections after voters backed his bid to deliver Brexit on January 31. Britain needs Brexit parliament vote soon: EU The European Union hopes for a quick British parliament vote on Britain's withdrawal from the bloc and clarity on London's plans following Prime Minister Boris …

Johnson’s won the election but he may struggle to keep the UK together
5 years ago

Johnson’s won the election but he may struggle to keep the UK together

CNN  

CNN — When he’s done celebrating his thumping election victory, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to realize he’s got a problem – some constituent parts of the United Kingdom are heading in different directions. While Johnson’s Conservative Party punched huge holes in Labour’s red wall in the north of England and Wales with a dominant performance in England …

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 …

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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