Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson apologises to families at UK COVID inquiry

Johnson said at the start of the hearing how glad he was to give evidence and how sorry he was for the suffering of victims and their families.

Is Britain about to reunite with its ex(PM)?

Despite the hype created by Boris Johnson's loyalists and the campaign team, others have raised a number of critical questions.

Rishi Sunak wins 4th round in race to become UK PM

Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak won the fourth round of voting in the contest to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday.

For Brexit, Johnson’s departure from office is the beginning of the end

Brexit helped propel Boris Johnson to Britain’s highest office. His three turbulent years as prime minister revealed the costs of that decision. His departure will not spare Britain the lasting economic and diplomatic damage caused by leaving the European Union. But the idea of Brexit as a force for reordering British society expired with Johnson’s resignation speech on Thursday.

Boris Johnson says if Putin "were a woman", there'd be no Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have started the war in Ukraine if he was a woman, according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

British PM Johnson survives no-confidence vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a no-confidence vote, securing enough support in his party to remain in office despite a rebellion that will likely weaken him as a leader and casts a shadow over his future.

Sources close to Boris Johnson believe he has won confidence

The BBC reported on Monday that sources close to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson believed that he had won a vote of confidence among elected members of his Conservative Party.

160 Conservative lawmakers back UK PM Johnson ahead of confidence vote

At least 160 British lawmakers from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party had publicly indicated support for him ahead of a confidence vote over his leadership on Monday, a Reuters tally showed.

Boris Johnson says feels like 'Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar' in India

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was effusive about the warm welcome he got in India, prompting him to describe his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi as a “khaas dost” and gushed that he felt like Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar.

September 5, 2019
September 5, 2019

British PM Johnson's own brother resigns on eve of Brexit election campaign

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to kick off what is in effect an election campaign casting parliament as the enemy of Brexit was overshadowed on Thursday when his younger brother quit the government, citing the national interest.

July 26, 2019
July 26, 2019

"I'll make Britain great again", PM Johnson says, echoing Trump

Boris Johnson promises that Brexit would make Britain the greatest place on earth, echoing the patriotic rhetoric of US President Donald Trump in his first speech to parliament as prime minister.

July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019

Boris Johnson takes control of Brexit as Britain's new PM

Boris Johnson takes office as British prime minister after an audience with Queen Elizabeth, a moment that put an avowed Brexiteer in control of Britain's exit from the European Union for the first time since the shock 2016 referendum.

July 23, 2019
July 23, 2019

Boris Johnson wins race to become UK’s next prime minister

Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson wins the contest to lead Britain’s governing Conservative Party and is to become the country’s next prime minister, tasked with fulfilling his promise to lead the UK out of the European Union “come what may.”

February 11, 2018
February 11, 2018

Rohingya Return: It has to be 'safe, dignified'

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has demanded a “safe, dignified return” for Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, ahead of

February 10, 2018
February 10, 2018

One of most shocking disasters

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has described the plight and suffering of the Rohingyas as “one of the most shocking humanitarian disasters of our time”.

February 9, 2018
February 9, 2018

Ban on direct air cargo to UK will go soon

The two-year-long standing ban on Bangladesh’s direct air cargo to Britain will be going away soon.

February 2, 2018
February 2, 2018

Dhaka hopes for positive response on cargo ban

Bangladesh is eagerly waiting for a positive announcement during the upcoming visit by the British foreign minister regarding withdrawal of the UK's ban imposed around two years ago on direct air cargo from Dhaka.

May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016

EU council president says only alternative to EU is 'chaos'

The president of the European Council says the only alternative to the EU is "political chaos" and labelled Boris Johnson's recent comments "absurd".

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