Boris Johnson

The number of people sleeping rough fell by 9% in England in 2019, according to the governments annual snapshot, despite alternative figures that suggest the crisis could be over five times worse than official statistics suggest. Last year, 4,266 people peop… Read More

Former UK Chancellor Sajid Javid delivers a withering broadside against prime minister Boris Johnson in his resignation speech.Javid launched a barely-veiled attack on the "Cummings and goings" of Johnson's senior advisers.He said Johnson's centralisation of power in Downing Street was "not in the national interest" and warned that the government…

US President Donald Trump accused UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson of "betrayal" after slamming down the phone on him during an "apoplectic" call between the two leaders.Trump used the term while he was speaking with a senior White House figure, according to The Mail on Sunday.The revelation comes after Johnson…

London (CNN)The family of a British teenager killed in a road accident involving the wife of a American diplomat in August 2019 has called for the UK government to block the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, unless Washington agrees to send Anne Sacoolas in the opposite direction.Radd Seiger,…

South London rapper Dave performed an incendiary version of his Psychodrama song “Black” at the 2020 BRIT Awards in London Monday night (February 18). In a new verse, he dove deep on matters of institutional racism, leveling allegations at prime minister Boris Johnson, the British media and its treatment of…

By Sam Haysom2020-02-19 10:32:19 UTC Anyone who's ever read the words to Dave's raps will know how ridiculously talented a lyricist the guy is. But during his performance at the BRIT Awards on Tuesday night, he kept one message very plain and simple. "It is racist, whether or not it…

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.A British government minister has called on Downing Street to rethink its push to hire “weirdos and misfits” after a new adviser to Boris Johnson was exposed as having advocated racist and eugenicist views. Andrew Sabisky, a 27-year-old…

The Trump administration issued another warning to the UK over Huawei, via its ambassador to Germany.Richard Grenell tweeted that Trump wanted to remind allies that dealing with Huawei would jeopardize intelligence-sharing.Boris Johnson's decision to let Huawei develop Britain's 5G network angered the Trump administration.The UK prime minister has cancelled a…

Munich, Germany (CNN)Defense Secretary Mark Esper called on the international community to "wake up to the challenges presented by China," telling an audience of world leaders and top policymakers on Saturday that America's concerns about China should also be Europe's concerns. "It is essential that we -- as an international…

The British pound and U.K. government bond yields shot higher Thursday in reaction to the surprise resignation of Sajid Javid as chancellor of the exchequer, with markets anticipating more spending from the Boris Johnson-led government. The pound GBPUSD, +0.01% traded at $1.3044 vs. $1.2960 on Wednesday, and the yield on…