Boris Johnson
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Nobody should bilaterally recognise the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday, adding it was clear that there would be a new administration in the country very shortly. “We don’t want anybody bilaterally recognising the Taliban,” Johnson said in an interview clip, urging the West to work together on Afghanistan through…
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expecting his second child with wife Carrie Johnson. The expectant mum, 33, announced the news on her private Instagram page last weekend, and will welcome a baby boy or girl into the world in December. Carrie uploaded a picture of a blue baby’s pram along with a heartfelt caption,…
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People have different opinions about the England football team’s decision to take the knee to oppose racism before matches this summer. Some England fans have booed as it was happening, while others remained silent, or applauded. After racist abuse was directed at members of the England team when they lost the Euro 2020 final, the Prime Minister was accused by…
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Britain plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday, even as he acknowledged that lifting the restrictions will drive surging coronavirus cases higher. Johnson said legal controls will be replaced by “personal responsibility” when the country moves to the final stage of its lockdown-lifting…
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BORIS Johnson is set to delay lockdown lifting “freedom day” to July 19 after cases of the mutant Indian strain exploded by 240 per cent in just a week, The Sun can reveal. Under plans drawn up to be announced on Monday, a two-week review will be included meaning Covid restrictions could be dropped on July 5…
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DESPITE concerns over the spread of a more infectious Covid-19 variant, most of the UK took a step towards normality on Monday (17) with lockdown restrictions being eased. Across England, Wales and most of Scotland, full indoor hospitality in pubs, restaurants and cafes returned, and cinemas, theatres and sports venues were to open their doors…
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Sunday that more onerous lockdown restrictions in England are likely as the country reels from a new coronavirus variant that has pushed infection rates to their highest recorded levels. Johnson, though, insisted he has “no doubt” that schools are safe and urged parents to send their children back into…
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The UK has agreed to remove the law breaking elements of a piece of Brexit legislation that had been threatening to derail the prospect of a free trade deal with the EU and US. Boris Johnson’s government has agreed “in principle” to remove controversial aspects of the UK Internal Market Bill, meaning there has been a resolution…
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Boris Johnson’s plan to relax the UK coronavirus lockdown over the Christmas period is like “throwing fuel over the COVID fire” and will lead to a third wave of coronavirus deaths, according to a scientist advising the prime minister. The UK government on Tuesday announced that it had agreed with the devolved administrations to let…
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that the time has come for the UK to “get ready” for a no-deal Brexit on Jan. 1. Reading a statement from Downing Street, Johnson said: “From the outset, we were totally clear that we wanted nothing more complicated than a Canada-style relationship based on friendship and…
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The death of Floyd, caused by his arrest, resulted in protests and violent riots across the US, as at least 23 states and Washington DC activated the National Guard in order to curb the unrest and stop escalating clashes in the major cities. British PM Boris Johnson has addressed the protests in the US, stating…
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British Housing Minister Robert Jenrick has said the United Kingdom is seeking ways to ‘slowly and cautiously’ relaunch economy. The minister’s statement comes ahead of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s televised address where he is expected to announce measures to gradually ease the lockdown in the UK. The United Kingdom is looking to relaunch the economy…
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UK PM Johnson reportedly back at Downing Street UK prime minister Boris Johnson returned to 10 Downing Street on Sunday, Sky News reported, after spending a week in hospital with Covid-19 and two weeks recovering at his country residence. A Downing Street spokeswoman declined to comment on Johnson’s whereabouts. The government had previously announced he…
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Britain’s new political landscape began to take shape Monday as triumphant Prime Minister Boris Johnson talked trade with President Donald Trump and gave a pep talk to his new Conservative Party lawmakers. The incoming class of new Conservative legislators was so big — 109 lawmakers — that organizers had to procure an extra 50 bottles…
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won a solid majority of seats in Britain’s Parliament – a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to fulfill his plan to take the U.K. out of the European Union next month. With just over 600 of the 650 seats declared, the Conservatives reached…
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Fallout from the Sept. 14 attacks is still reverberating as world leaders gather for their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly. Britain, France and Germany, however, joined the United States on Monday in blaming Iran for attacks on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, but the Iranian foreign minister pointed to claims of responsibility…
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