Boris Johnson

Outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared “hasta la vista, baby,” at the end of his final prime minister’s questions in Parliament on Wednesday. Johnson quoted Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Terminator” character after what is likely to be the prime minister’s last appearance from the House of Commons despatch box. MPs from…

Rishi Sunak is currently the favourite in the race to succeed United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, but opinions on him are divided. To some, he is a child of immigrants who has made it to the top of British society and politics under adverse circumstances. To others, he is…

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has branded Boris Johnson a "complete bull*******" who "took the **** out of the public" over partygate. Asked about the departing prime minister's legacy in an episode of The Rest Is Politics podcast, he said Mr Johnson had been "found out" over the lockdown-breaking gatherings…

The race to choose Britain’s next Prime Minister has revealed a surprising fact about the country’s ruling Conservative Party: its willingness to back a potential leader from a racial minority background, even as some 97% of the party’s membership—who will ultimately decide the next leader—is white. It’s a far cry…

Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak won the fourth round of voting in the contest to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday. Lawmaker Kemi Badenoch was eliminated from the contest. The full results are below: Candidate Fourth round votes Rishi Sunak 118 Penny Mordaunt 92 Liz Truss 86 Kemi…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s successor will have to sign off on a new net-zero strategy after the UK government's plan was ruled unlawful Environment | Analysis 19 July 2022 By Adam Vaughan Transportation is just one of many sectors covered by the UK’s Net Zero Strategy Canetti/Getty Images A day…

Conservative Party MPs will vote for a fourth time on Tuesday in the contest to elect Johnson’s successor as party leader and UK prime minister, after the latest ballot left Rishi Sunak looking almost certain to make the top two. He secured 115 votes – up 14 on last week…

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LONDON —  For the first time in history, Britons could soon have a person of color as their prime minister. Even more, that person could also be a woman. What it’s least likely to be: a white male. A historically diverse slate of candidates is vying to succeed Prime Minister Boris…