Boris Johnson

Boris booedWorld

Johnson falls flat in Scotland

Johnson’s attempts to woo the Scots are brushed aside by First Minister who labels his government “dangerous’’ to Scotland.

Jacquelin Magnay

WorldThe Times

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he gives a speech on domestic priorities at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, northwest England on July 27, 2019. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday said Brexit was a "massive economic opportunity" but had been treated under his predecessor Theresa May as "an impending adverse weather event". (Photo by Rui Vieira / various sources / AFP)

Boris pledges to shore up Union

Boris Johnson was to last night seek to bolster the British Union by promising a $537m spending spree.

Kieran Andrews and Francis Elliott

CommentaryEconomics

Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves from the steps outside 10 Downing Street, London, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Boris Johnson has replaced Theresa May as Prime Minister, following her resignation last month after Parliament repeatedly rejected the Brexit withdrawal agreement she struck with the European Union. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Some top tips for Boris

Johnson has powerful weapons to generate optimism and they’ll have an impact on us.

Robert Gottliebsen

The Times

In this photo taken on Thursday, July 25, 2019, Adem Karaagac, left, and Satilmis Karatekin pray at the grave of a distant relative of Boris Johnson, in Kalfat, a village in the Cankiri province, 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of the Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey. A village in central Turkey where Boris Johnson can trace his Turkish ancestry to is abuzz with excitement and pride over the news that a man they see as one of their own has become the new prime minister of Britain. Residents of the mainly farming village of Kalfat, north of the Turkish capital Ankara, gathered to celebrate after Johnson won a Conservative Party leadership contest and become the countryâ€™s leader. They hope he will visit soon. (AP Photo/Mehmet Guzel)

Villagers offer sheep for ‘real Turk’ Boris

Boris Johnson’s distant family in Turkey offer their views on his wit, his way with the truth and his messy hair.

LOUISE CALLAGHAN

Boris’s bookThe Times

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he meets graduates of West Midlands Police training centre in Birmingham, central England on July 26, 2019. - Johnson pledged to start recruiting 20,000 new police officers as one of a number of anouncements on his government's domestic policy agenda during his debut statement in the House of Commons as Prime Minister on July 25. (Photo by Jack Hill / POOL / AFP)

Forgotten chapter of Boris’ past

A book written by Boris Johnson 15 years ago contains fascinating clues to his personality and views.

Ben Macintyre

brexitWorld

In this image released by the House of Commons, new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks in Parliament in London, Thursday, July 25, 2019. (Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP)

Boris lays down battlelines

Boris Johnson signals a general election is in the offing if parliament, EU fail to embrace his vision.

Jacquelin Magnay

READER COMMENTSCommentary

GetUp! volunteers in the federal electorate of Warringah, along with a Tony Abbott figure, gather at Manly Beach at the launch of the lobby group's national campaign to unseat conservative MPs. Picture: Jim O'Rourke

GetUp’s ‘grubby grey army’

Your say on how the gloss rubbed off GetUp, Sun Yang’s tarnished gold, and Boris Johnson.

Jason Gagliardi

Boris’ BritainWorld

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 " AFP PHOTO /JESSICA TAYLOR/ UK Parliament"

Get ready for UK poll: Barnier

Michel Barnier warns Boris Johnson’s rousing performance in the Commons will herald a UK general election.

Jacquelin Magnay

The Times

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 24: (EDITORS NOTE: IMAGE CONTAINS PROFANITY) Protestors are seen in Whitehall after Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives back at Downing Street on July 24, 2019 in London, England. Boris Johnson, MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, was elected leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party yesterday receiving 66 percent of the votes cast by the Party members. He will take the office of Prime Minister this afternoon after outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May takes questions in the House of Commons for the last time. on July 24, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

EU: Boris is clever but unhelpful

The chief EU negotiator praised Boris Johnson as ‘clever’ but another key figure says he has increased the risk of a no-deal Brexit.

BRUNO WATERFIELD and OLIVER MOODY

World

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 24: Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg arrives at Downing Street on July 24, 2019 in London, England. Boris Johnson took the office of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland this afternoon and immediately began appointing new Cabinet Ministers. Former Foreign secretary and leadership rival Jeremy Hunt returns to the back benches, along with Liam Fox, Jeremy Wright, Penny Mordaunt and Karen Bradley. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Team to deliver Brexit

The seven ministers in Boris Johnson’s inner circle.

INSIDE STORYThe Times

Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) is clapped into 10 Downing Street by staff in central London on July 24, 2019, on the day he was formally appointed British prime minister. - Boris Johnson took over as Britain's new prime minister on Wednesday vowing to prove the "gloomsters" wrong and get a new deal to leave the European Union on October 31 -- or exit without one. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)

Clean-out is retribution

Boris Johnson dispelled any doubts his friends had that he could make hard decisions.

Steven Swinford

Cabinet reshuffleWorld

Boris mets the Queen; outside Downing St

Queen, then ‘Pol Pot purge’

Boris Johnson wasted no time clearing out 17 senior ministers in “summer’s day massacre”.

Jacquelin Magnay

NEW PMWorld

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II welcomes newly elected leader of the Conservative party Boris Johnson during an audience at Buckingham Palace, London, Wednesday July 24, 2019, where she invited him to become Prime Minister and form a new government. (Victoria Jones/Pool via AP)

Boris gets royal seal of approval

Boris Johnson has been appointed British PM by the Queen, and in his first speech declared Brexit would go ahead “no ifs, ands or buts” by October 31.

Agencies

Prime Ministers talkWorld

Morrison phones Johnson

Scott Morrison has phoned Boris Johnson to congratulate him on becoming Britain’s new Prime Minister.

simon benson and Ben Packham

The Times

FILE - In this Thursday, May 25, 2017 file photo U.S. President Donald Trump jokes with British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister Theresa May walks past during a working dinner meeting at the NATO headquarters during a NATO summit of heads of state and government in Brussels. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool, File)

Boris a British version of Trump

Donald Trump has described Boris Johnson as a British version of himself, saying he’s a good man who’ll get the job of Brexit done.

World

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 23: Newly elected Conservative party leader Boris Johnson poses outside the Conservative Leadership Headquarters on July 23, 2019 in London, England. After a month of hustings, campaigning and televised debates the members of the UK's Conservative and Unionist Party have voted for Boris Johnson to be their new leader and the country's next Prime Minister, replacing Theresa May. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

Now the hard stuff, Boris

Britain’s new PM has promised a lot; it’s time for him to deliver.

Oliver Wright

The Times

London Mayor Boris Johnson (L) poses with a wax figure of himself as it is unveiled at the Madame Tussauds waxwork museum in London, on May 5, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Shaun Curry

Actor is ready for his new show

Boris Johnson is more status-conscious and prone to nurse a grudge than his image as a maverick might suggest.

FRANCIS ELLIOTT

The Times

Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt arrives for a cobra meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, July 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Hunt digs in over cabinet line-up

Jeremy Hunt’s future in the British cabinet is on the brink after he told Boris Johnson he would not accept a demotion.

STEVEN SWINFORD and BILLY KENBER

world commentaryThe Wall Street Journal

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 23: Newly elected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the Conservative Leadership announcement at the QEII Centre on July 23, 2019 in London, England. After a month of hustings, campaigning and televised debates the members of the UK's Conservative and Unionist Party have voted for Boris Johnson to be their new leader and the country's next Prime Minister, replacing Theresa May. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

Putting Great back into Britain

No other Conservative has the charisma that, at the next general election, can compensate for the party’s three-year Brexit fiasco.

DOMINIC GREEN

Gulf tensionsWorld

Iran to be new PM’s first test

The new Prime Minister’s dealings in the Gulf’s geopolitical tangle will set the tone of his administration.

Jacquelin Magnay

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