Topline Simon Hart—a member of the British Parliament who served as Secretary of State for Wales starting in 2019—announced his resignation Wednesday evening, becoming the third member of Prime Minist...
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Boris Johnson Faces Mounting Pressure To Resign—Here’s How It All Went Wrong
Topline British Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to step down Wednesday night despite mounting pressure from Parliament and a wave of resignations following the latest scandal in a tumultuous thre...
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Fights For Survival After Wave Of Government Resignations
Topline British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting to stay in power on Wednesday after two senior ministers abruptly resigned and said they had lost faith in his leadership after the latest in a...
Boris Government Chips Away At Free Trade
WATFORD, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 04: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a press conference at … [+] the NATO summit at the Grove hotel on December 4, 2019 in Watford, England. F...
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Survives Confidence Vote After ‘Partygate’ Scandal
Topline U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a vote of confidence on Monday triggered by lawmakers in his own Conservative party amid widespread anger over a series of lawbreaking parties in Dow...
Boris Johnson Faces Confidence Vote — Here’s What You Need To Know
Topline The U.K. Parliament will hold a vote of no confidence on Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday evening, a Conservative Party chairman announced Monday morning, which could result in Johnson gett...
Lib Dems urge clarity on Boris Johnson’s discussions with political adviser
The Liberal Democrats have urged Downing Street to clarify whether Boris Johnson — who is resisting the idea of an energy windfall tax — has discussed the issue with his informal political adviser Sir...
Is Oxford Ruining British Politics?
[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] Charles Cecil Cotes, the album compiler, is standing at far left. Standing at … [+] back in the corner with arms folded is Archibald Philip Primrose, the 5th Earl of Roseber...
Tennis Legend Boris Becker Given 2 1/2 Year Jail Term For Hiding Assets
Topline Former German tennis star Boris Becker—whose off-court troubles have overshadowed his athletic success—was sentenced Friday to two-and-a-half years in prison after a U.K. court found he withhe...
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Will Be Fined Over Covid Lockdown Parties
Topline British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be fined by the Metropolitan Police for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules following allegations of parties at government offices, Johnson’s office told...
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to be fined
Johnson is set to be fined by police for breaching Covid-19 lockdown regulations. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Suna...
Boris Johnson Makes Surprise Trip To Kyiv To Meet With Volodymyr Zelensky
Topline U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to Kyiv on Saturday for an unannounced meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and to show solidarity with Ukrainians. British Prime Mini...
“Slava Ukraini!” Shouts Boris Johnson, Unveils Cutting Off Sanctions – Trustnodes
The British Prime Minister has shouted in Parliament the cry of Ukrainians in their day of war as he unveiled a raft of new measures in a “remorseless mission to squeeze Russia from the global economy...
UK PM Boris Johnson to lift all remaining Covid restrictions in England
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Tobias Hase | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday will laud the lifting of all remaining Covid restrictions in Engla...
U.K. Government Lockdown Parties ‘Difficult To Justify,’ Probe Finds—But Boris Johnson Not Implicated
Topline The behavior at Downing Street parties during strict Covid-19 lockdown is “difficult to justify,” according to a limited version of an anticipated probe into alleged rule breaking at Number 10...
When Will Boris Go?
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 05: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson answers questions during a briefing … [+] on the current coronavirus pandemic, in Downing Street on November 5, 2020 in Londo...