Boris Johnson

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…

The plane due to take migrants to Rwanda will not leave the UK as scheduled after last-minute interventions by the European Court of Human Rights. Government sources have confirmed to the PA news agency that all migrants have been removed from the plane which was set to take off on…

Boris Johnson is not planning to cut taxes for households until inflation is brought under control, meaning action is unlikely before next year. Downing Street and the Treasury fear soaring prices could “spiral”, even further if a tax cut is adopted soon to help with the cost of living. Both…

Ever on the edge of ruin, Britain’s controversial prime minister survived a no-confidence last week. Lost in the farrago of an economy careening toward recession, the ever-continuing war in Ukraine, and the flat-out boring spectacle of America’s oldest-ever president, a man who is never boring cashed in his seventh or…

Tameside MP Angela Rayner has described the Prime Minister as ‘terminally out-of-touch’ after it was reported he used taxpayers’ money to fly to Blackpool in a private jet. Boris Johnson visited the seaside town last Thursday (June 9) to give a speech at Blackpool and The Fylde College. During the…

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Author of the article: LONDON (AP) — A British newspaper says Prince Charles has criticized the government’s plan to start deporting some asylum-seekers to Rwanda, calling it “appalling.” Citing unnamed sources, the Times newspaper reported late Friday that the heir to the British throne is privately opposed to U.K. Prime…

THE ongoing Brexit row between the UK and the EU could be resolved should Boris Johnson resign from his position, economic expert Jonathan Porters claimed. Brexit impasse could break with Boris Johnson resignation Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again Invalid email We use…

Author of the article: LONDON — Britain on Friday condemned Russian proxy authorities in Donbas for what it called an “egregious breach” of the Geneva convention in sentencing to death two British nationals captured in the separatist region while fighting for Ukraine. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said he was…

Britain said on Thursday it was readying new legislation to rewrite its Brexit commitments on Northern Ireland but denied it was breaking its treaty obligations to the European Union.  The bill is expected next week, possibly on Monday, and would trigger unilateral changes to the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol in…