Boris Johnson

The race to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader was turning acrimonious as the eight contenders prepared for the first-round vote today.  The Daily Mail said the contest had already become a “bitter mud-slinging battle”, with leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt warning of the risk of recession if current favourite Rishi Sunak landed…

Britain’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak refused on Tuesday to criticise Prime Minister Boris Johnson, despite having helped trigger his dramatic downfall. Sunak, 42, quit last week in protest at Johnson’s scandal-hit administration along with another minister, setting off a wave of government resignations that forced Johnson to step down…

As the contest intensifies, rival campaigns stepped up private criticism of each other and pointed to either financial or other questions hanging over their opponents. Mr Sunak kicked off his campaign by portraying himself as the serious candidate, promising “grown-up” honesty “not fairy tales”, seeking to contrast himself with the…

LONDON -- Nominations in the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson closed on Tuesday, with eight Conservative lawmakers securing enough support from their colleagues to make the first ballot. Former Health Secretary Sajid Javid, whose resignation last week helped bring Johnson down, was a surprise casualty, failing to…

The British government will only allow the opposition Labour Party to call a confidence vote if they remove reference to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson from the motion to be voted upon, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday. Labour said earlier the government had blocked its plan to call a…

Johnson's popularity has slumped amid a raft of scandals, leaving some London voters to say they are glad he is going Breaking NewsDon't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Britain's Labour party on Friday threatened a bid to force Prime…

LONDON—The race to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intensified on Monday, with several senior Conservative Party politicians pitching themselves with pledges to stick to his approaches toward Brexit and illegal migration, while looking for ways to stoke economic growth. Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, who helped spark the wave…

Politics Britain’s “dispensable” prime minister leaves Downing Street giving off that most British feeling: that life might not be better after the empire. SAN FRANCISCO—Like maybe Mark Twain quipped of this city, the coldest winter for Boris Johnson appears to be July in London.  “I’m sad to give up the…

LONDON (AP) — A crowded field of contenders is vying to replace Boris Johnson as the next Conservative Party leader and British prime minister. A look at the 11 people who have thrown their hats into the ring: ___ RISHI SUNAK, FORMER TREASURY CHIEF Sunak, 42, is the best-known of…

Liz Truss has launched her bid to become Conservative Party leader and prime minister – the 10th to do so – with a promise to cut taxes. he foreign secretary announced her decision to run in the Tory leadership to replace Boris Johnson in an article in The Telegraph. She…