Boris Johnson

BREXITThe Times

Decisive, strong … dishonest

Boris Johnson’s reputation is sharply up since he became PM, but a poll shows not everyone’s convinced.

Matt Chorley

Brexit chaosThe Times

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 30: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes questions from young people aged between 9-14 to coincide with an education announcement at 10 Downing Street on August 30, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Jeremy Selwyn - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Boris to rebels: I’ll kick you out

Rebel MPs who block no-deal will lose the whip and be banned from standing as Tories.

Francis Elliott

pm’s interviewThe Times

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks inside 10 Downing Street in London on August 30, 2019. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on August 30 warned any attempt by MPs next week to stop Brexit or delay it beyond October 31 would do

‘I burn the candle at both ends’

Boris Johnson says there is a way forward to reach a deal with the EU — if there are no ‘parliamentary shenanigans’.

Tim Shipman

World

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 31: An anti-Brexit sign is removed from a gate after a protest in Westminster on August 31, 2019 in London, England. Left-wing group Momentum and the People's Assembly are coordinating a series of

Britons protest Brexit ‘coup’

Thousands of protesters across Britain have protested Boris Johnson’s move to suspend parliament.

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Brexit crisisThe Times

Keir Starmer, Britain's main opposition Labour Party Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, in central London, Tuesday Aug. 27, 2019. Starmer is expected to attend a cross-party meeting of anti-no deal Brexit lawmakers, later Tuesday, who are trying to coalesce around a strategy to stop Britain exiting the European Union without a Brexit deal. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)

Labour, rebels plan resistance

Conservative rebels and British Labour are preparing for a Brexit showdown next week amid a looming court battle.

The Times

British ParliamentThe Times

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn gives a thumbs up as he leaves after viewing the fire damaged Woodmill High School during a visit to Dunfermline, on the first day of a three day tour of Scottish constituencies. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images)

Labour, rebels to sit over weekend

Tory rebels have drawn up plans with Labour rivals to sit next weekend in defiance of Boris Johnson.

Steven Swinford and Henry Zeffman

BrexitInquirer

TOPSHOT - A handout photograph taken and released by the UK Parliament on July 25, 2019 shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking in the Houses of Parliament in central London. (Photo by JESSICA TAYLOR / various sources / AFP) / EDITORS NOTE THE IMAGE HAS BEEN DIGITALLY ALTERED AT SOURCE TO OBSCURE VISIBLE DOCUMENTS - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - NO USE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, SATIRICAL, ADVERTISING PURPOSES - MANDATORY CREDIT

Johnson takes on Operation Fear

Boris Johnson has gambled everything on a single bold, breathtaking initiative.

Greg Sheridan

BrexitWorld

FILE - In this July 27, 2019, file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts during a speech on domestic priorities at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, England. Johnson is gambling his future on the audacious proposition that he can blunt an effort to halt his Brexit plan by simply suspending Parliament for key weeks ahead of the Oct. 31 departure date. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)

Boris might pull it off yet

Decision to prorogue parliament shows PM won’t play by the same rules as Theresa May.

James Forsyth

media watch dogCommentary

British actor Hugh Grant is seen in the Royal Box above Centre Court before the start of the men's singles semi-final match between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut on day 11 of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 12, 2019. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Hugh Grant v a British majority

ABC TV News Breakfast more interested in the actor’s abuse of Boris Johnson than Brexit facts.

Gerard Henderson

Battle for BritainThe Times

Speaker on crash course with Queen

Furious John Bercow is on a collision course with the Queen and government as he plots to give MPs the power to thwart Boris Johnson.

Matt Chorley

Boris’ Brexit battleThe Times

FILE - In this July 27, 2019, file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks during a speech on domestic priorities at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, England. Johnson is gambling his future on the audacious proposition that he can blunt an effort to halt his Brexit plan by simply suspending â€œthe mother of all parliamentsâ€ for key weeks ahead of the Oct. 31 departure date. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)

Rebel’s plan sitting

Tory rebels and Labour MPs plan to go to historic lengths to force an extension to the Brexit deadline.

Steven Swinford

UK protestsThe Times

TOPSHOT - Anti-Brexit demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a protest march from Britain's Houses of Parliament to Downing Street in London on August 28, 2019. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday that the suspension of parliament would be extended until October 14 -- just two weeks before the UK is set to leave the EU -- enraging anti-Brexit MPs. MPs will return to London later than in recent years, giving pro-EU lawmakers less time than expected to thwart Johnson's Brexit plans before Britain is due to leave the European Union on October 31. (Photo by DANIEL SORABJI / AFP)

Mass civil disobedience plans

Protesters will target Johnson ally’s home as hundreds of thousands protest in biggest act of civil disobedience in decades.

Ben Ellery

WorldThe Times

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn (2R) sits with members of his shadow cabinet (L-R) shadow Brexit minister Keir Starmer, shadow Leader of the House of Commons Valerie Vaz, and shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, as they pose for a photograph while preparing to meet with leaders of Britain's other political parties to discuss options for Brexit, in Portcullis House, central London on August 27, 2019. - Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will on Tuesday attempt to bridge deep divisions with other opposition parties on how to avoid Britain crashing out of the EU on October 31. Corbyn said he would

Labour MPs issue threat

Labour MPs reacted to Boris Johnson’s prorogation manoeuvre by calling for parliament to be occupied.

Henry Zeffman

BrexitThe Times

United Kingdom's Brexit advisor David Frost, center, and British Ambassador to the EU Tim Barrow, right, leave EU headquarters after a meeting with EU negotiators in Brussels, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. Frost met with EU officials Wednesday in an continued effort to find an alternative to the Irish backstop and avoid no-deal Brexit. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

‘Sinister’ move will hurt talks: MEP

The European parliament’s Brexit negotiator has called Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament a sinister development.

Bruno Waterfield

Battle for BritainInquirer

(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 21, 2019 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to journalists with the German Chancellor at the Chancellery in Berlin. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced August 28, that the suspension of Britain's parliament would be extended until October 14 -- just two weeks before the UK is set to leave the EU -- enraging anti-Brexit MPs. MPs will return to London later than in recent years, giving pro-EU lawmakers less time than expected to thwart Johnson's Brexit plans before Britain is due to leave the European Union on October 31. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

How MPs can still evade no-deal

It was Johnson’s plan to close the window for evading a no-deal; but MPs still have some options.

The Economist

WORLD COMMENTARYThe Times

Armed British police officers hold their weapons as they stand on duty outside the Palace of Westminster, housing the Houses of Parliament, in central London on August 28, 2019. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday that the suspension of parliament would be extended until October 14 -- just two weeks before the UK is set to leave the EU -- enraging anti-Brexit MPs. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

Post-Brexit politics a cage fight

Ultras on both sides of the referendum debate must share blame for the suspension of parliament.

James Kirkup

CommentaryThe Times

Anti-Brexit demonstrators hold placards as they protest outside of Downing Street in London on August 28, 2019. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sparked fury Wednesday among pro-Europeans and MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit by forcing the suspension of parliament weeks before Britain's EU departure date. The pound slid on the surprise news, which opponents branded a

Not illegal or mad, but not wise

Is the situation in Britain a constitutional crisis? No. Is this a democratic and political crisis? Absolutely.

Daniel Finkelstein

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 09, 2017 Scottish Conservative leader, Ruth Davidson arrives at the Meadowbank Sports Centre counting centre in Edinburgh, Scotland hours after the polls closed in the British general election. - Ruth Davidson is expected to resign as leader of the Scottish Conservatives according to media reports on August 29, 2019. (Photo by Lesley Martin / AFP)

Scottish Tory leader resigns

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has resigned, having clashed with Boris Johnson over his plans.

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CommentaryThe Times

Unwise crisis could backfire on Boris

Boris isn’t acting unconstitutionally in suspending parliament but the move is unwise and the Tories may regret it.

Daniel Finkelstein

ExplainerThe Wall Street Journal

Why Boris suspending parliament matters

Boris Johnson has prorogued parliament for a month ahead of Brexit, causing outrage in the Commons. Why is this important?

Max Colchester

Parliament suspendedThe Times

TOPSHOT - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II welcomes newly elected leader of the Conservative party, Boris Johnson during an audience in Buckingham Palace, London ON jULY 24, 2019, where she invited him to become Prime Minister and form a new government. - Theresa May is set to formally resign on July 24 after taking her final PMQs in the House of Commons with Boris Johnson taking charge at 10 Downing Street on a mission to deliver Brexit by October 31 with or without a deal. (Photo by Victoria Jones / POOL / AFP)

Queen gives nod to Boris

Boris Johnson’s request to suspend parliament, seen as a tactic for a no-deal Brexit, gets royal approval.

Steven Swinford

CommentaryThe Times

President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, speak to the media before a working breakfast meeting at the Hotel du Palais on the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (Erin Schaff, The New York Times, Pool)

Boris just fakes being like Trump

Johnson allows Trump to think of him as a protege and new friend. His performance couldn’t be less real.

Hugo Rifkind

G7 SUMMITThe Times

BIARRITZ, FRANCE - AUGUST 25: U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrive for a bilateral meeting during the G7 summit on August 25, 2019 in Biarritz, France. The French southwestern seaside resort of Biarritz is hosting the 45th G7 summit from August 24 to 26. High on the agenda will be the climate emergency, the US-China trade war, Britain's departure from the EU, and emergency talks on the Amazon wildfire crisis. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - Pool/Getty Images)

US deal for no-deal Boris

Donald Trump has back backed Boris Johnson as the “right man” to make Brexit happen.

Steven Swinford

BREXITThe Times

TOPSHOT - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson steps out of 10 Downing Street in central London on August 6, 2019 to greet Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas (unseen). (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

Leaked dossier ‘outdated’

Ex-minister ‘Remainers’ blamed for leaking old warnings of fuel, food and medicine shortages.

Steven Swinford

Inquirer

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 28, 2014 Mayor of London Boris Johnson boxes with a trainer during his visit to Fight for Peace Academy in North Woolwich, London, on October 28, 2014. - The Conservative Party will announce the result of the leadership ballot on July 23, 2019 with former London mayor and former foreign secretary Boris Johnson widely tipped to win the race to lead the party and take up office at 10 Downing Street. During a decades-spanning career as a journalist and politician, likely next British prime minister Boris Johnson has stoked plenty of controversy. (Photo by LEON NEAL / AFP)

PM who invented himself

It’s called a reality distortion field, and Boris Johnson possesses this rare power.

TOBY YOUNG

WORLD COMMENTARYWorld

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (2R), Britain's Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland (2L), and Governor of HMP Leeds Steve Robson (R), are shown a torso and body scanner by a member of prison staff during a visit to HM Prison Leeds, a Category B men's prison in Leeds, northern England, on August 13, 2019. (Photo by Jon Super / POOL / AFP)

No time to be shy, Boris

Before Boris Johnson became PM there was an expectation that his government would be chaotic. The opposite has happened.

brexitThe Times

Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson (L) walks with newest MP Sarah Wollaston (R), a former Conservative, and Liberal Democrat MP Chuka Umunna (C back), a former Labour MP, at an event where Swinson gave a keynote speech on Brexit in London on August 15, 2019. - Swinson called on MPs who oppose no-deal to set aside their differences and get behind a caretaker leader without long-term ambitions to govern in the event of a vote of no confidence, rejecting the idea that main opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn could united the House to form a temporary government. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

Boris’s ‘do or die’ Brexit vow

Boris Johnson is preparing to trigger the end of European law’s supremacy in Britain.

Steven Swinford and Henry Zeffman

The Times

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (2R) talks with prison staff during a visit to HM Prison Leeds, a Category B men's prison in Leeds, northern England, on August 13, 2019. (Photo by Jon Super / POOL / AFP)

Boris slams EU ‘collaborators’

Boris Johnson was accused yesterday of jeopardising MPs’ safety after he claimed they were “collaborating” with Brussels.

Oliver Wright and Steven Swinford

commentaryInquirer

Project Fear and the Brexit endgame

If the Brits don’t leave the EU now, their democracy and sovereignty are profoundly undermined.

Greg Sheridan

The Times

Labour plans Boris ‘coup’

Jeremy Corbyn will go to Buckingham Palace to tell the Queen “we’re taking over” if Boris Johnson loses a vote of no confidence.

Henry Zeffman

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