Tag: Boris Johnson

• Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 08:10 UTC

  Boris Johnson's tax proposals questioned by the Institute for Fiscal Studies

  

  Boris Johnson's tax proposals would cost “many billions” and benefit the wealthy the most, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Mr Johnson, the front-runner in the race to lead the Conservative Party, has outlined plans to raise the threshold for the highest rate of income tax to £80,000.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 09:17 UTC

  Typical Boris: Tory leadership campaign takes off with a domestic incident involving police

  

  Police was called to the home of leadership candidate Boris Johnson and his partner after reports of a heated row, according to British media, hours after he was named in the final two in the race to become prime minister.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 08:13 UTC

  Brexit: EU reiterates, no changes to divorce deal and praises ex PM Theresa May

  

  The EU's top leaders on Friday fired a Brexit warning to whoever wins the battle to become the next British prime minister, saying the existing divorce deal could not be changed.

• Friday, June 21st 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  Now the race (and Brexit challenge) is down to Boris and Jeremy

  

  Fervent Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson and foreign minister Jeremy Hunt emerged on Thursday as the only two candidates left in the race to become British prime minister, with the flamboyant Johnson odds-on favorite to win next month.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2019 - 08:43 UTC

  Brexit conundrum, Boris Johnson closer, another vote on Wednesday, the lowest tally gets eliminated

  

  The five contenders left in the race to replace Theresa May as Britain's prime minister will face off in a third-round ballot on Wednesday of the 313 Conservative MPs. The one with the lowest tally will get eliminated ahead of more votes on Thursday.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Brexit divide persists among hopefuls to replace Theresa May

  

  Several hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favourite Boris Johnson on Sunday questioning his pledge to leave the European Union by the end of October no matter what.

• Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:55 UTC

  Johnson wins lawsuit brought by Remain campaigners: Judges agree it was politically motivated

  

  Former foreign minister Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to replace Theresa May as Britain's prime minister, on Friday won his bid to block a lawsuit accusing him of knowingly lying during the Brexit referendum campaign. The decision removes a hurdle for Johnson in his leadership bid, with his lawyers persuading a London court that the private prosecution was “politically motivated and vexatious”.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Boris Johnson warns the Conservative party faces extinction if Brexit is not delivered by October 31

  

  Boris Johnson the front runner to replace Theresa May as British prime minister, warned Conservative Party colleagues that they face “extinction” if they didn't deliver Brexit by the current deadline of Oct 31.

• Friday, May 31st 2019 - 08:57 UTC

  Ahead of UK visit, Trump praises Farage and Johnson: “they are friends of mine”

  

  United States president Donald Trump praised the two most high-profile proponents of Britain's departure from the European Union on Thursday ahead of his planned visit to London at a time of political turmoil following the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May.

• Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Boris Johnson to court accused of lying during the Brexit referendum campaign

  

  Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to become Britain's next prime minister, must attend court over allegations that he knowingly lied during the Brexit referendum campaign, a judge announced on Wednesday.