Boris Johnson

By Russell Hotten BBC News The government has scrapped the Leeds leg of the HS2 high-speed rail line as part of a package that ministers promise will transform services. The prime minister said the overhaul would mean faster travel up to 10 years earlier than planned, and said claims of…

The U.K. is demanding a major overhaul of the divorce agreement it signed with the bloc, arguing that its implementation is causing significant harm to businesses and communities in Northern Ireland. Johnson has repeatedly threatened to suspend parts of it by using Article 16 of the so-called Northern Ireland protocol,…

Loading... Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said boosters will be taken into account in Britain's vaccine plans. — AFP pic LONDON, Nov 15 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today said the definition of fully-vaccinated would have to be adjusted to account for third “booster” Covid-19 shots, although he did…

BACK TO WORK 8:02, 18 Nov 2021Updated: 8:02, 18 Nov 2021 THE Queen looked all smiles today as she held her first in-person engagement at Windsor castle for nearly a month today. Her Majesty, also the head of the British armed forces, held an audience with outgoing army general Nick…

Sunday 14 November 2021 7:00 pm Boris Johnson has admitted the Owen Paterson sleaze scandal “could have been handled better … by me” as the Tories prepare to perform a humiliating parliamentary U-turn tomorrow. The Prime Minister faced a barrage of questions about why he hadn’t apologised for the saga…

Sunday 14 November 2021 6:34 pm Boris Johnson has sought to play down the failure at Cop26 to get an agreement to end the use of coal power, saying a push from India and China to water down the final deal won’t “make much difference”. Johnson today claimed the deal…

A shock poll last night handed Labour a six-point lead in the wake of the Tory sleaze scandal. The survey for the Daily Mail revealed the scale of public anger over Boris Johnson’s handling of the crisis. According to the Savanta ComRes survey, a three-point Conservative lead last week has…

Boris Johnson's top advisors are letting Stonewall dictate government policy on trans rights, PM's ex-aide warnsNikki da Costa said a group of pro-Stonewall aides were influencing the PMShe claimed the group had unparalleled access to Downing Street staffThe allegations come after the BBC stopped its Stonewall partnership this week The ex-staffer…

This year’s COP26 is on course to become the most carbon-intensive summit of its kind. A preliminary report produced for the UK Government states that the climate conference is expected to emit around 102,500 tonnes of CO2e. It compares to 51,101 tCO2e from COP25 in Madrid in 2019, while COP21 in Paris…

Boris Johnson has warned the rise in COVID cases in Europe could be seen in the UK if people do not get their booster jabs fast enough. Both the Netherlands and Austria today announced fresh lockdown rules in the coming days as COVID-19 cases rise again in some European countries.…