Tag: Boris Johnson

• Thursday, October 8th 2015 - 09:02 UTC

  Osborne emerges as potential successor of Cameron as head of Conservatives

  

  British finance minister George Osborne has emerged as a potential successor to David Cameron as head of the Conservatives amid buzz at the party's annual conference over who the favorite might be.

• Friday, November 1st 2013 - 18:05 UTC

  London Luxury Quarter red carpet to court the rich and famous from China

  

  Luxury retailers in London are hoping to cash in on the growing ranks of high-net worth Chinese travelers in the wake of relaxed visa application rules for tourists and business people from the mainland, which were announced in October by the British government.

• Tuesday, August 13th 2013 - 02:27 UTC

  UK warns Spain with legal action over the tight controls at the Gibraltar border

  

  Britain warned Spain it might take legal action to try to force Madrid to abandon tighter controls at the border with the contested British overseas territory of Gibraltar in what it called an “unprecedented” step against a European ally.

• Wednesday, December 5th 2012 - 18:08 UTC

  London Mayor presses PM Cameron on the EU calling for a referendum

  

  London Mayor Boris Johnson heaped pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron this week by calling for a referendum on a deeply pared back British membership of the European Union.

• Saturday, May 5th 2012 - 06:09 UTC

  London’s mayor Johnson saves Tories from a humiliating defeat in council elections

  

  Boris Johnson dodged a humiliating nationwide defeat for Prime Minister David Cameron by winning London in local elections that saw voters angry at Britain's economic woes flock to opposition Labour and a right-wing anti-European fringe party.