Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson has toughened coronavirus rules in England amid concern over the increasing spread of the Omicron variant. Speaking at a Downing Street news conference on Wednesday evening, the prime minister announced the measures in the government's "Plan B" for dealing with COVID-19 this winter. What did the PM announce?…

Boris Johnson's adviser has resigned after a video showed her joking about a Christmas Party at Downing Street last year while London was under Tier 3 restrictions. Allegra Stratton said she had offered her resignation to the PM less than 20 hours after the video emerged. Trying to hold back…

Media caption, The FDA's Dave Penman claims the result is a "significant step forward" in holding ministers to account for their conduct. The union for senior civil servants has lost its High Court challenge to Boris Johnson's decision to back Priti Patel over claims she bullied staff. Last year, the…

The Prime Minister and Home Secretary Priti today pledge to dismantle 2,000 more county lines - where city-based drug gangs sell to users in towns and more rural areas using local dealers Video Loading Video Unavailable Boris Johnson defends government spending on policing Boris Johnson has announced a crackdown on…

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T he Government will not hesitate to take action off the back of a review into failings around the death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, Number 10 has said. The six-year-old was murdered by his stepmother Emma Tustin after she had cruelly abused, starved and poisoned him. She fatally assaulted the boy…

'BIG MISTAKE' 23:25, 1 Dec 2021Updated: 1:59, 2 Dec 2021DONALD Trump has said he “loves” the Queen – but has blasted Boris Johnson as being too “liberal” for backing wind power. The former US President spoke of his affection for the monarch in an interview with Nigel Farage, in which…

The huge Christmas tree placed outside Downing Street was lit up in all its glory on Wednesday marking the first of December. In a video, the Prime Minister turned on the lights while accompanied with a group of children singing carols for the special evening. Mr Johnson asked the children:…

Boris Johnson couldn’t escape the questions on sleaze today. First at a heated Prime Minister’s Questions. Then at a grilling in front of the cameras by the Commons Liaison Committee. And finally behind closed doors at the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers. Throughout the day the prime minister has been…

Sunday 28 November 2021 6:00 pm The Conservative candidate in an upcoming by-election has claimed the government’s levelling up agenda includes poorer parts of outer London. Old Bexley and Sidcup candidate Louie French told City A.M. that Boris Johnson’s flagship agenda, generally thought to only encompass the Midlands and the…