Thursday, March 30, 2023

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson govt hit by more resignations

In a fresh blow to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who recently survived a leadership challenge, three more have resigned from his government on Wednesday, media reports said. Education ministers Will Quince and Robin Walker and ministerial aide Laura Trott...

UK PM claims to be on track to win next election

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday angered many of his Conservative Party colleagues with bold claims of being on track to lead the governing party at the next general election, despite a growing rebellion against his leadership following...

Johnson vows to keep going after by-elections defeat

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday vowed to “keep going” amid a triple blow to his leadership after the Conservative Party chairman and one of his close allies stepped down following crushing defeats for the governing party in...

Boris Johnson hails India-UK FTA as ‘biggest of them all’

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday reiterated the Diwali timeline for a draft India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), declaring that the proposed trade deal with New Delhi would be the biggest yet in the post-Brexit context.In a statement...

UK PM Boris Johnson’s ethics chief resigns in wake of partygate

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s independent ethics adviser has resigned from his post as Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests in the wake of the partygate scandal of COVID lockdown-breaching parties at Downing Street.Lord Christopher Geidt, the Independent Adviser on...

EU launches legal action against UK over post-Brexit changes

The European Union is launching legal action against the UK in response to unilateral moves to rewrite parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol in the post-Brexit deal between both sides, the bloc’s executive branch said Wednesday.The proposed UK bill...

‘Partygate’ scandal: UK PM Johnson wins confidence vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a no-confidence vote among Conservative lawmakers. He will now stay in his job as Prime Minister.Johnson won the support of 211 out of 359 lawmakers, dozens more than the threshold of 180...

UK PM forced to explain actions in fresh partygate row

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been forced to explain, by his own independent ethics adviser, why he believed that the partygate fine issued to him by Scotland Yard did not breach the country’s Ministerial Code.Lord Christopher Geidt, who...

UK considers return of pounds, ounces in post-Brexit measure

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly set to announce a return to imperial measurements of pounds and ounces as a post-Brexit move away from the European metric system to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next week.As part of...

Sweden signs NATO request, Finns to formally endorse move

Sweden on Tuesday signed a formal request to join NATO, a day after the country announced it would seek membership in the 30-member military alliance. In neighbouring Finland, lawmakers are expected later in the day to formally endorse Finnish...