Boris Johnson

Behind the scenes No. 10 claims controversial former adviser is behind slew of damaging text leaksViewed as a Machiavellian figure in Westminster circles, Dominic Cummings won few friends in Whitehall during his time as Boris Johnson’s closest adviser. Many disliked his unrealised plans for “hard rain” reforms to the Civil…

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Author of the article: LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would make no apology for giving tax assurances via text message to inventor James Dyson to secure ventilators for patients suffering with COVID-19, as a row about access to ministers deepened. A series of cases have raised…

Some of Boris Johnson’s highest profile cabinet members are among 46 Tory MPs that today backed a new campaign group aiming to push Rishi Sunak to adopt a more low-tax agenda post-Covid. The Free Market Forum, run by the Institute of Economic Affairs think tank, will look to “refocus the…

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his delayed trip to India next week, his first major foreign visit since taking power in 2019, his office said on Monday, as coronavirus cases surge in India. "In the light of the current coronavirus situation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not be…

Britain's Opposition Labour Party on Sunday joined calls for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to cancel his visit to India Topics Coronavirus | Coronavirus Tests | Coronavirus Vaccine Britain's Opposition Labour Party on Sunday joined calls for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to cancel his visit to India, starting next Sunday, amid growing concerns of a…

Some of the UK’s biggest hospitality companies have urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “stick” to the current plan for easing lockdown restrictions. In an open letter the pub and restaurant bosses said two-thirds of venues were unable to open outdoors from 12 April and “none is breaking even”. Read…

Boris Johnson should relinquish his right to decide when possible breaches of the ministerial code warrant investigation, according to the chair of the Committee for Standards in Public Life. In a letter to the prime minister, Lord Evans argued the power to launch a probe into the behaviour of members…

Getting to grips with . . . Boris Johnson claims the shutdown has been more effective at reducing Covid-19 than vaccinationsA leading scientist has accused Boris Johnson of “living in a slightly different world” after the prime minister suggested that a reduction in Covid infections, hospital admissions and deaths had not been achieved…