Boris Johnson

B oris Johnson praised parents and teachers as he welcomed the return of children to the classroom in England in the first phase in his roadmap out of lockdown. The Prime Minister told a Downing Street press conference that the return to schools marked a "big day and an emotional…

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks with church leaders during a visit to a COVID-19 vaccination centre at a North London church, Jesus House for All The Nations, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, March 7, 2021. Geoff Pugh/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister…

Boris Johnson has said the reopening of schools marks a "truly national effort" to beat coronavirus, as pupils prepare to return to classrooms across England. The first stage of the country's lockdown easing begins tomorrow, with indoor visits at care homes also part of the first lifting of restrictions. "The…

Boris Johnson misled parliament over the publication of coronavirus contracts, a court order appears to show. The prime minister had claimed that the contracts, which are subject to a legal challenge and cronyism allegations, were “there on the record for everybody to see”. But a final order handed down by…

When I was in London a few months before the coronavirus pandemic hit, at one point I was resting in my hotel room, completely wiped out, and started channel surfing for a bit. That’s when I came across a television secret that you Brits have been unfairly holding on to…

Boris Johnson has denied that the government has been biased in the allocation of funds to struggling towns. Fewer than a fifth of the constituencies which will benefit from a billion pounds announced in yesterday’s Budget have a Labour MP. Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer said that looked like “pork…

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Loyalist paramilitary organisations have told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson they are withdrawing support for the Good Friday Agreement. The groups said they were temporarily withdrawing their backing of the peace accord amid mounting concerns about the Northern Ireland Protocol. However, the Loyalist Communities Council stressed that unionist opposition to the protocol should remain…

Mr Johnson said pupils would return on March 8 - with after school clubs and activities also set to resume - as he unveiled the long-awaited 50-page road map to MPs on Monday afternoon. The lockdown will be lifted in gradual steps, but the lifting of restrictions will take place…