Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson has said he will “keep going” after his authority was dealt a series of blows by a double by-election defeat which triggered the resignation of a Cabinet minister. The Prime Minister acknowledged on Friday that losing the former Tory stronghold of Tiverton and Honiton to the Lib Dems…

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a double blow as voters rejected his Conservative Party in two special elections dominated by questions about his leadership and ethics. The party's chairman quit after the results early Friday, saying the party “cannot carry on with business as usual.” The…

Boris Johnson’s authority has suffered a double blow as the Tories suffered humiliating defeats in two parliamentary by-elections. Two disgraced MPs in Wakefield, West Yorkshire and Tiverton and Honiton, Devon had resigned, triggering two by-elections. Wakefield’s Imran Ahmad Khan quit as an MP after being convicted of sexual assault, a…

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said he will 'listen' to voters but 'keep going' after the Conservatives suffered two heavy by-election losses. The defeats in Wakefield and in Tiverton and Honiton led to Oliver Dowden resigning as the Tory party co-chairman. The Lib Dems overturned a 24,000 Conservative majority…

Rich pensioners should return a £1,000 state pension hike if they don't need it, a minister said today amid a row over plans to up the payment while telling workers to cool pay rise demands. Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey defended plans to spend billions on a double-digit boost…

RMT blames Grant Shapps for 'wrecking' strike talks No 10: 'Reckless' to raise public pay in line with inflation Jacob Rees-Mogg announces dashboard to track EU laws Alistair Darling: Sturgeon knows she'd lose second referendum The lowdown on tomorrow's Wakefield and Tiverton by-elections Britons should give back cash from next year's…

The front pages lead on “rampant” inflation, a Beatle’s protest against Russia and reported plans for electronic tags for refugees. The Times and The Daily Telegraph cover a warning from the Treasury, as 40,000 rail workers prepare to begin a series of one-day strikes in support of a wage increase…

Boris Johnson will make “a big mistake” if he axes the post of an ethics adviser following Christopher Geidt’s sudden resignation, his former anti-corruption tsar is warning. No 10 has floated not replacing the peer – who quit in protest at being asked for advice on a “deliberate” breach of…

Boris Johnson's plan to unilaterally overhaul parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol is "politically driven", the vice president of the European Commission has suggested. Speaking exclusively to Sky's political editor Beth Rigby, Maros Sefcovic said the legislation appeared to be more of a reflection of the PM’s domestic difficulties than…

A first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda as part of a controversial UK policy was cancelled on Tuesday in an embarrassing blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government. The number of those due to be put on the flight had dwindled from an original 130 to seven on Tuesday…