145 results for Boris Johnson

24 July 2019

The UK has a new Prime Minister whose in-tray is dominated by the chaotic Brexit he did so much to bring about. Andrew Mueller discusses what the UK – and the world – can expect from Boris Johnson.

4 September 2019

Extraordinary scenes in London as Boris Johnson loses his majority – but could Conservative party rebels take down the government? Plus: confusion over Japan’s new tax law, streaming platforms switch off binge watching and…

23 February 2016

Boris Johnson’s barnstorming announcement that he was backing a “Brexit” on Sunday has kept tongues wagging in Westminster and UK newspapers furiously busy. But across the Channel there is a distinct sense of frustration…

2 May 2016

On Thursday London gets a new mayor. It will be one of two men: Sadiq Khan, the candidate for the left-wing Labour party, or Zac Goldsmith for the Conservatives. The betting seems to be on Khan taking over from the incum…

9 October 2019

The European Commission president evokes Latin to express frustration after a call between Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel gives the clearest indication yet that a Brexit deal is unlikely. Plus: Austria’s Sebastian Kurz…

9 July 2018

We discuss the implications of David Davis’s and Boris Johnson’s resignations. Plus: president Rodrigo Duterte’s relationship with Catholicism.

15 January 2021

The global vaccine rollout; Italy’s coalition government woes; and did Boris Johnson back the wrong horse in supporting Trump?

10 October 2012

The latest on Brazil’s Mensalão scandal, Boris Johnson biographer Sonia Purnell discusses London’s mayor, and David Phelan on the week’s biggest tech stories.

25 May 2020

Hong Kong protests Beijing’s proposed new security laws. Plus: political turmoil for Boris Johnson, and we raise a glass to cocktail home-deliveries in Cameroon.

11 May 2012

We discuss Sudan’s Nuba mountains conflict, speak to Boris Johnson about London’s new ArcelorMittal Orbit tower, and also learn Syria’s archaeological past.

11 May 2020

Why is Boris Johnson’s coronavirus messaging so confusing? Plus: the future of open borders in Europe and how the pandemic has shaped Eurovision 2020.

24 August 2020

The Republican convention begins in North Carolina. Plus: where is Boris Johnson? And why might Germany’s dog-walkers soon be on a tighter leash?

3 October 2019

The EU and Northern Ireland’s reaction to Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan, bird-friendly architecture in New York and a round-up of the day’s newspapers and business headlines.

14 February 2020

Boris Johnson carries out the first major reshuffle of his ministers since being elected in December. We look at the new faces in the cabinet and what they tell us about the direction Johnson wants to take Britain. Plus:…