Boris Johnson

Micheál Martin has held his first face-to-face meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson since becoming Taoiseach during a visit to Northern Ireland. The Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister discussed the fight against coronavirus and work on a sustainable economic recovery, as well as the UK's post-Brexit trade negotiations with the…

Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. Two new bodies are to be created to mark next year’s centenary of the…

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates Secondary school pupils could spread coronavirus as easily as adults, according to new research, in a blow to plans to resume education fully next month. Despite finding that primary pupils do not appear to…

The prime minister has suggested that he wants to change the law to "send away" more asylum seekers who reach the UK.Boris Johnson called crossing the English Channel a "very bad and stupid and dangerous and criminal thing to do" amid a surge in migrant boat crossings.He said the government…

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates Britain could be heading into another full lockdown if Boris Johnson doesn't to sort out the "disastrous" test and trace programme, a former government adviser has said. Sir David King told the Sunday Mirror…

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates Boris Johnson has called getting all children back in class a "moral duty" amid indications he would force pubs, restaurants and shops to close ahead of schools if there are severe coronavirus flare-ups. The…

Scottish polling shows a majority favor independence. The prime minister is concerned.Scottish Nationalists demonstrating the arrival of Britain’s Treasury chief, Rishi Sunak, to the Isle of Bute. In an average of recent polls, 52.5 percent of people say they would vote for Scottish independence.Credit...Pool photo by Jeff J MitchellPublished Aug.…

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday postponed easing some portions of England's coronavirus lockdown due to rising cases, the BBC reports. Why it matters: The decision, which comes after a move to reimpose far more stringent lockdown measures across some cities in northern England, highlights the difficult balance countries…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Tuesday of a "second wave" in Europe of the coronavirus as he defended a controversial decision to quarantine all travellers arriving from Spain, despite criticism from Madrid.Johnson insisted the UK had taken "swift and decisive" action at the weekend to impose a 14-day quarantine…

June 29 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines Mark Sedwill steps down as UK’s top civil servant on.ft.com/2Vvewn8 Germany to overhaul accounting regulation after Wirecard collapse on.ft.com/2YGqNXK Shale pioneer Chesapeake…