Boris Johnson

Business leaders and think tanks have described Boris Johnson's party conference speech as "economically illiterate". The prime minister's speech to the Conservative Party Conference on Wednesday came as many businesses are struggling with supply chain issues and a lack of workers. A shortage of HGV drivers has resulted in a…

In the city that gave us Tyson Fury – the heavyweight champion of the world – Boris Johnson proved yesterday that he owns the ring of British politics. Manchester saw a bravura performance – the ability to land the well-placed jab at Labour, the crowd-pleasing hook on enemies both real…

Boris Johnson has defended his decision to increase taxes to pay for the NHS and social care, claiming the coronavirus pandemic has left the country in a "hole". Mr Johnson used his speech at the Conservative Party conference to tell his audience he has the "guts" to reshape society and…

In Depth Boris Johnson defends £20-a-week cut by arguing that taxpayers should not ‘subsidise’ low payNearly six million unemployed and low-paid workers are facing a £1,040 hit to the yearly incomes as the Universal Credit  benefit uplift is removed today. According to analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Association, more than 500,000 people, including…

Joe Brolly has hit out at Boris Johnson and his government over a cut to benefits in the UK. A £20-per-week uplift to Universal Credit that was introduced at the start of the coronavirus pandemic ended on Wednesday, leaving recipients £1,040 worse off per year. Brolly tweeted "Cruel Britannia" as…

One for the cameras then, Boris? PM jogs just a few yards from his car into hotel in front of pack of photographers after getting lift back from his morning runPrime Minister Boris Johnson left his Manchester hotel before sunrise todayFootage showed him getting out of his car and running…

Boris Johnson has branded Insulate Britain activists "irresponsible crusties" following the group's latest attempts to disrupt traffic in the south east of England. The prime minister said the climate change organisation has been "doing considerable damage to the economy". His comments come ahead of Home Secretary Priti Patel's speech to…

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B oris Johnson has urged people to get back to the office or risk being “gossiped about”. With the Covid pandemic not threatening to overwhelm the NHS despite tens of thousands of new infections a day, the Government appeared to be stepping up its efforts to get millions more people…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use his speech at the Conservative Party conference to urge employees to return - weeks after he pledged to make home working easier Video Loading Video Unavailable Boris Johnson says public should ‘get back to work in normal way’ Boris Johnson today ordered young Brits…