Boris Johnson

LONDON (Reuters) -British Brexit minister David Frost resigned on Saturday over disillusionment with the direction of Boris Johnson's government, dealing a major blow to the embattled prime minister https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/british-pm-johnson-faces-rebellion-parliament-over-covid-measures-2021-12-14 as the Omicron variant sweeps the country. The resignation of Frost, a core architect of Johnson's tumultuous Brexit strategy, raised questions…

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BORIS Johnson has downplayed suggestions he is at odds with Professor Chris Whitty over advice for the public as he warned the country is facing a “considerable wave” of the Omicron variant. Johnson also deflected questions over the future of his premiership, insisting British people want him…

Boris Johnson says he takes personal responsibility for the loss of a Conservative stronghold in an election defeat that showed public dismay over a litany of scandals and stepped up pressure on the UK prime minister from mutinous MPs. The defeat was described as "a kicking" for his Conservative Party,…

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Lib Dem Layla Moran says “the party’s over” for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Picture: PA Images Lib Dem Layla Moran has called the Liberal Democrats’ victory in the North Shropshire by-election “astounding”, and says that “the party’s over” for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Lib Dem candidate Helen Morgan increased her…

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has suffered a stunning defeat in a parliamentary by-election that was viewed as a referendum on his government amid weeks of scandal and soaring COVID-19 infections. Liberal Democrat Helen Morgan overturned a Conservative majority of almost 23,000 votes from the…

Boris Johnson joined Downing Street aides for another party at No 10 during the first coronavirus lockdown, it has been alleged. The prime minister is said to have told one attendee they deserved a drink for ‘beating back’ the virus at a rule-breaking event attended by around 20 civil servants and…

Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have named their daughter Romy Iris Charlotte Johnson. The prime minister revealed the name during a visit to a vaccination centre in Kent, while Mrs Johnson shared a picture of Romy on Instagram. She said the name comes from her aunt Rosemary, Iris -…

THE UK HAS recorded the highest daily total of lab-confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, as the Omicron variant spreads. Official figures published after UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) chief executive Dr Jenny Harries warned the strain is “probably the most significant threat” since the start of the pandemic…

BORIS JOHNSON sparked panic among Britons after mistakenly announcing 780,000 Covid cases had been reported today - in stark contrast to the real figure of 78,610 new cases. Johnson incorrectly says there is 780,000 new cases of Covid Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories…