Tag: Boris Johnson

• Friday, February 4th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  “Partygate”, pressure mounting on Boris Johnson: four close aides step down

  

  As pressure continues to mount against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson following reports of numerous parties at his residence despite the rest of the country was in a strict lockdown, four close aides of the leader, including his chief of staff, resigned London media reported.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  “Partygate”, majority of Brits want Boris out, polls show. Chancellor Sunak best positioned to replace him

  

  Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is the strongest candidate to replace the United Kingdom's Boris Johnson if he eventually has to step down as prime minister because of the ongoing investigations to the so called “partygate scandal”, including the celebration of his birthday in June 2020, in the midst of the lockdown..

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  UK PM not to resign after early findings from Gray's report are published

  

  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's remaining in office hangs in the balance following the release Monday of a report by senior civil servant Sue Gray which has supplied police investigators with over 300 photographs of the party or parties held at 10 Downing Street while COVID-19 lockdown mandates were in force.

• Monday, January 31st 2022 - 21:40 UTC

  British PM wants to scrap EU red tape incorporated to UK legislation

  

  The Government of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is devising a so-called “Brexit Freedoms” bill to scrap European Union regulations which were introduced into local legislation before departing from the bloc, it was announced Monday.

• Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 20:18 UTC

  British PM shall not resign despite Labour and popular pressure

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday refused to resign despite calls from the opposition that such a move was necessary after scandals hit 10 Downing Street.

• Tuesday, January 25th 2022 - 20:57 UTC

  Johnson warns Russian mothers their sons will not return if Putin attacks Ukraine

  

  United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tuesday launched a warning to Russian mothers, saying that their sons were not likely to return home if President Vladimir Putin chose to invade Ukraine, as tensions in the region escalate.

• Tuesday, January 25th 2022 - 09:33 UTC

  UK to lift all restrictions for fully vaccinated tourists next month

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday called on all foreign tourists to visit the country as testing and quarantine restrictions will end shortly for fully vaccinated visitors.

• Saturday, January 22nd 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Boris Johnson polling is now so bad that it makes sense for Conservative MPs to get rid of him

  

  By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex – Things just keep getting worse for Boris Johnson. On the same day that one of his MPs defected to the Labour party, former Brexit minister David Davis stood up in parliament to call for Johnson’s resignation.

• Wednesday, January 19th 2022 - 20:45 UTC

  UK to lift Plan B COVID-19 restrictions, PM announces

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Wednesday that his so-called Plan B sanitary restrictions applied in the Government's fight against COVID-19 will be lifted as of next week.

• Monday, January 17th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Hard core Tories aiming to tame BBC, by freezing license fees

  

  Hardcore Tories, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson, could finally be reaching a long-time target, taming the independent British Broadcasting Corporation. In effect, BBC could face an uncertain future following a decision by the administration of PM Johnson to freeze the fees that help finance the global news giant, according to a report by the London newspaper Mail on Sunday.