Tag: Boris Johnson
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Brexit: German chancellor Angela Merkel gives UK PM 30-day deadline to avoid no-deal
During a press briefing in Berlin, Merkel said a solution could be found in establishing “absolute clarity” on the EU-UK future relationship.
August 22, 2019 -
UK PM in bid to get new Brexit deal
The Prime Minister will travel to Berlin to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday and meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Thursday
August 18, 2019 -
Kashmir move India’s ‘internal matter’: British MP slams Labour party over ‘illegal actions’ remark
Bob Blackman said in a letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson "There is a widely respected convention that we do not interfere in the domestic affairs of a third country, especially a long-standing friend and ally like India".
August 14, 2019 -
The Queen Speaks
It is a measure of that frustration that the monarch ~ in a rare conversation on politics ~ has articulated her exasperation and frustration about the quality of the political leadership.
August 13, 2019 -
Post-Brexit vote
Downing Street has refused to deny that a snap election would need to take place in the beginning of November if MPs forced a vote on a no-confidence motion against Mr Johnson in early September, but said the Prime Minister would ensure the UK had left the EU on 31 October.
August 11, 2019 -
Boris Johnson to spend $2.2 billion on upgrade to UK hospitals
The NHS announcement is likely to be seen as a further signal that Johnson is preparing for a potential election campaign.
August 4, 2019 -
Setback at threshold
With the parliamentary majority of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party reduced to one in the Commons, effecting Brexit by 31 October will doubtless be an uphill task.
August 4, 2019 -
UK PM Boris Johnson suffers first leadership blow in by-election
On Tuesday, Johnson dropped by the region to help out Chris Davies -- a Conservative MP who was forced to step down after becoming embroiled in an expenses scandal.
August 2, 2019 -
UK PM Boris Johnson to meet leaders in Northern Ireland, hold talks with parties
He will hold talks with Northern Ireland's main political parties to discuss the restoration of the British province's power-sharing government which collapsed in January 2017.
July 31, 2019 -
Johnson now faces Brexit black hole
For the time being, Brexit is a political black hole – political careers of two prime ministers have been swallowed by this. Now, it will be interesting to watch and see whether ‘BorisExit’ happens or not before Brexit is staged, or if Britain leaves EU at all.
July 26, 2019 -
An Unnerving Victory
The lesson for Mr Johnson is that when centre right politicians adopt the language and policies of populist nationalism, it is the hardliners who stand to gain.
July 26, 2019 -
‘No ifs or buts, will leave EU on 31 Oct’, says new UK PM Boris Johnson
In his first speech as the leader outside 10 Downing Street, Johnson warned that there would be a no-deal Brexit if Brussels refuses to negotiate.
July 25, 2019 -
Infosys co-founder’s son-in-law in Boris Johnson’s cabinet
Sunak has been appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the new cabinet.
July 25, 2019 -
UK’s perilous climate
Mr Johnson is expected to be announced as the victor over Jeremy Hunt in the vote of Conservative members.
July 24, 2019 -
Boris Johnson wins race to become next UK Prime Minister
Johnson, who was the overwhelming favourite to win the contest, is now set to unveil an ambitious domestic policy agenda which he had referred to in his victory speech in central London this afternoon.
July 23, 2019 -
UK PM race between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt ends, winner to be announced today
The frontrunner throughout the contest has been former foreign secretary Boris Johnson as the Conservative Party's over 160,000 members up and down the UK filed their postal votes to decide between him and the current foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt.
July 23, 2019 -
Boris Johnson kicks up a stink with Brexit fish tale
The frontrunner to become Britain's next prime minister used the kipper to emphasise why his country should leave the European Union as soon as possible.
July 19, 2019