Boris Johnson

LONDON - Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson was unveiled Friday as the Daily Mail's star new columnist -- but attracted an immediate rebuke from a government watchdog to cap a tumultuous 48 hours. A day after Johnson was given a blistering verdict by a committee of MPs investigating his…

Last Updated: June 16, 2023, 07:09 IST London, United Kingdom (UK) Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will stand down as an MP from the Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat. (Image: Reuters) The Tories have selected Steve Tuckwell to be the new candidate for the Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat.The…

B oris Johnson and the publication of the privileges committee’s report saying he lied to Parliament dominates the front pages of Friday’s newspapers. All but one of the national titles lead on the fallout from the report, but they have differing takes on its findings. The Daily Mirror is in…

Key PointsUK Parliament committee finds Boris Johnson guilty of deliberately lying to MPs about lockdown-breaking parties.Mr Johnson avoided potential suspension by resigning as an MP just days before the damning report was released.Mr Johnson said he is the victim of a stitch-up by his political opponents in a "kangaroo court".Boris…

LONDON — An investigation by British lawmakers concluded that Boris Johnson, while serving as prime minister, “deliberately misled” the House of Commons in answering questions about a series of alcohol-fueled parties at 10 Downing Street during the strict pandemic lockdowns ordered by his own government. The report released Thursday by…

LONDON (AP) — A committee of U.K. lawmakers harshly rebuked former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Thursday, saying he lied to Parliament about lockdown-flouting parties and was complicit in a campaign to intimidate those investigating his conduct during the coronavirus pandemic. The House of Commons Privileges Committee found Johnson’s actions…

Image source, PA Media Image caption, The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK say Boris Johnson should not stand for public office again By Ben Morris & Michael Sheils McNamee BBC News Boris Johnson owes the nation an apology for breaking the rules so he could have a party while…

Rishi Sunak is facing a Tory implosion today as Boris Johnson loyalists vow to vote against a brutal report condemning him over Partygate. After 14 months of investigation, the Privileges Committee concluded that the ex-PM 'deliberately misled' Parliament about lockdown breaches in Downing Street. It said he had been 'disingenuous' and…

London CNN  —  Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled lawmakers over breaches of his own Covid-19 lockdown rules, a parliamentary committee has found, in a devastating and unprecedented report that lambasts Johnson’s conduct and recommends he is refused a pass to enter the parliamentary estate. The committee’s report…

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament multiple times over COVID lockdown-breaking parties in a scandal known as “partygate,” the House of Commons privileges committee has ruled. The long-awaited report by the cross-party group of members of Parliament was published on Thursday morning and accused the former PM…