Boris was warned not to say he stuck by Covid rules
Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament over the Downing St parties scandal, a committee of MPs has found, rejecting his central defence.
Boris Johnson
British economy, politics suffer slow poison of Brexit
It is now widely accepted that the UK is not only politically weaker in Europe but its economy has suffered significantly as a result of leaving the European Union.
Johnson braces for harsh report
In first intervention since standing down as an MP, he accuses the Cabinet Office of deliberately frustrating the Covid inquiry.
Tories back off in threat to Sunak
Backing for former PM evaporates after he quits — and he is unlikely to seek a new seat.
Boris and Trump targets of undemocratic attack
The latest persecutions of both Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, designed to make sure they never come back, are shocking.
Kicking and screaming, but Johnson hasn’t gone
Allies suggest the former British PM’s return to parliament might be sooner rather than later, although any attempt is likely to be blocked while Rishi Sunak is in charge.
Former UK PM Boris Johnson quits as MP
The 58-year-old populist politician said he was ‘bewildered and appalled’ at being ‘forced out … with such egregious bias’.
Boris to hand in lockdown messages
Boris Johnson has sent his unredacted messages directly to Britain’s Covid inquiry.
Boris refused to hand over lockdown phone
Boris Johnson refused to hand over the phone he used for most of the pandemic to officials even though it may contain messages about lockdowns.
A long way from Cornwall: Europe now gets China issue
Two years since the last G7 meeting, and one Beijing-indulged Russian war in Ukraine later, Europe’s leaders have come a long way to understanding China is not only Australia’s headache.
Tories suffer negative landslide
Rishi Sunak’s window for retaining office has narrowed.
BBC boss quits over loan to Boris
The BBC chairman has quit after failing to declare his involvement in arranging a loan for Boris Johnson.
‘Complete nonsense’: Johnson grilled over ‘partygate’
Boris Johnson denounced questioning by MPs over Downing St’s Covid parties during grilling by a Commons committee that could decide his political fate.
Boris admits misleading MPs over ‘partygate’
A day before his interrogation by MPs, former PM defends his position over the scandal, says he didn’t intentionally mislead the Commons.
Lockdown parties inquiry ‘unlawful, biased’: Johnson
Boris Johnson is fighting for his political future as he prepares to spend hours this week being grilled by MPs over the Covid parties.
Sunak gives Tories a free vote on Johnson
The former PM faces a marathon hearing in which he must convince seven MPs that he was not in contempt of the Commons.
MPs set for marathon hearing over Boris parties
Boris Johnson will give hours of evidence denying he was in contempt of parliament over lockdown parties, and trying to avoid suspension.
AUKUS Labor’s worst decision since WWI
In an arrangement concocted at Cornwall by Scott Morrison, Boris Johnson and Joe Biden, Australia is locking in its next half century in Asia as subordinate to the US, an Atlantic power.
Macron, Sunak agree migrant deal in reset summit
It was the first UK-French summit in 5 years, after stormy tenures of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss marked by rancorous relations with Paris.
Boris nominates his father for a knighthood
The nomination will raise questions about Johnson’s use of the honours system to reward family members with titles.
Brexit freedoms will be lost in compromise: Boris
The former prime minister’s intervention ends Rishi Sunak’s hopes of ending the Tory civil war over the EU divorce.
Nobody wants what the Tories are selling
Bereft of ideas and tied in knots by Brexit, the Conservatives have had their time – and are wasting ours. Why can’t the party of today just go away?
The dangerous appeal of ‘outlaw’ politicians
Boris Johnson incurred the financial obligations of an extremely highly paid man without the savings to match. But he’s far from alone in this age of pluto-populism in which rule-bending is a crowd-pleasing strategy.
‘Lie’: Kremlin denies Putin missile threat claim
The Kremlin dismisses Boris Johnson’s claims Putin threatened to target him in an attack, suggesting he misunderstood the Russian president.
It would take a minute to kill you, Putin told Boris
Vladimir Putin warned Boris Johnson he could easily kill him with a missile during an ‘extraordinary’ phone call before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Boris eyes safe seat in return for truce with PM
The former PM could agree not to challenge Rishi Sunak in exchange for the promise of a safe seat at the next election, friends say.
Johnson aides ‘had sex at No. 10 lockdown party’
The sex claims underscore potential difficulties for the former British PM in the Downing Street parties investigation, with evidence sessions tipped to begin early this year.
Big-talking Boris raking it in
The former prime minister has spoken to bankers in New York, at a CNN summit in Portugal and had another talk in India.
As an atheist, declining religion worries me
Our places of worship help to bind communities and we should focus on their role even as active faith is on the wane.
Germany ‘favoured quick Putin win’
France was in denial about Russia invading Ukraine while Germany favoured a quick victory for Putin, Boris Johnson has claimed.
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