LONDON: Boris Johnson on Wednesday apologized for “the pain and the loss and the suffering” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as he began giving evidence at a public inquiry into his government’s handling of the health crisis. The former prime minister, who has faced a barrage
LONDON: Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was found responsible for deliberately misleading fellow legislators over the parties during the pandemic lockdown, according to a UK parliamentary committee report published Thursday. Had Johnson not resigned last week, the committee would have suspended him for 90 days
London: Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has decided to resign from his position as a Member of Parliament (MP). The decision follows an investigation by the House of Commons' privileges committee regarding allegations that he misled Parliament about parties held during the COVID-19 lockdown in
London: Boris Johnson has called for Ukraine to be admitted to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and launched a thinly veiled attack on Germany and the US over the failed deal to donate tanks, after a return to Ukraine this week. The former prime minister, who
London: Britain Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could attend the COP27 climate conference in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh if important domestic policy decisions are resolved. It follows controversy after former UK PM Boris Johnson suggested that he would take part in the event — which runs from Nov.
London: Boris Johnson has been gaining momentum in his audacious bid to return as British prime minister, with his colleagues deeply divided over the potential comeback and some warning he would plunge the country into fresh chaos. Rishi Sunak, a former Goldman Sachs analyst who became
London: British leadership candidate Liz Truss held a 24 point lead over her rival Rishi Sunak in a YouGov poll of Conservative Party Members published on Thursday. Liz Truss, the favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister, on Thursday criticised rival Rishi Sunak over his tax
London: Boris Johnson will announce his resignation as British Prime Minister on Thursday, the BBC reported, after being abandoned by newly-appointed ministers and more than 50 others in a rebellion that had left government dangerously close to paralysis. With eight ministers, including two secretaries of state,
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered two shock departures from his government, including his finance minister, as civil war erupted in the high command of the ruling Conservative party. Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor of the exchequer and Sajid Javid resigned as health secretary, with
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged the “arbitrary detention” of Scotland-based Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal by Indian government for the first time. In a letter to the leader of the Labour Party, Kier Starmer, said that Johal has been arbitrarily detained by the