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It has been another tough year in the trenches of Britain’s culture war. After the stunning advances of Christmas 2019, when Gen. Boris “Boris” Joh... → Read More
Is Boris Johnson planning to retire as U.K. prime minister in six months? That’s the eye-catching claim in the Times of London, which cited a conversation one of its readers had with the father-in-law of Dominic Cummings, Johnson’s chief adviser. → Read More
Boris Johnson’s U.K. government is restarting trials of its much-delayed coronavirus-tracing app, after a previous effort was abandoned, with a focus on privacy and helping people to track their own movements. → Read More
The ideal governmental response to Covid-19 would combine the testing policy of New Zealand, the schools policy of Denmark, and the communications strategy of Uganda, according to a study of different countries’ responses. → Read More
The U.K. will begin taking what Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called “baby steps” toward reopening its economy from coronavirus lockdown Wednesday. But behind the messages about what people can now do, all the signs are that the government is digging in for the long haul. → Read More
Queen Elizabeth agrees to 'period of transition' for Prince Harry, Meghan Markle → Read More
After a year of late-night knife-edge votes that saw the pound whipsaw and Theresa May hounded out of office, the House of Commons passed a Brexit deal without a hint of excitement on Thursday -- and no one doubts the U.K. will leave the European Union at the end of January. → Read More
The U.K. opposition Labour Party set out plans for a three-month contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as leader, with the result to be announced on April 4. → Read More
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will find out Tuesday evening whether he has any chance of getting his Brexit deal through Parliament -- and whether he can do it ahead of his Oct. 31 deadline. → Read More
(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson is fighting off allegations of sexual impropriety, and his opponents in Parliament are plotting to oust him over his Brexit plans.Johnson is in Manchester for the Tories’ annual gathering with activists -- his first as prime minister -- and is still promising to deliver Brexit → Read More
(Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested he won’t quit if he fails in his defining mission to deliver Brexit by the end of October. In an interview on Sunday morning with the BBC, he refused to back down over his use of military terms to describe the opposition to his Brexit strategy → Read More
Where does Brexit go next? What can Boris Johnson do? Only a fool would offer a prediction, but here are some possible paths. Johnson Gets a Deal Perhaps the prime minister agrees to a border in the Irish Sea. → Read More
(Bloomberg) -- Follow @Brexit, sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, and tell us your Brexit story. Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked Queen Elizabeth II to suspen... → Read More
(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s staff talk about an imminent general election as though it were a fact, and on Tuesday, a Conservative politician accidentally published a draft email about his “GE2019 team.” But amid growing expectations that the next chapter in the U.K. → Read More
Congratulations, you’re the next British prime minister. Now for the hard part. Around midday Tuesday in London, Britain will learn the identity of its new leader, as the ruling Conservative Party announces the results of its internal contest. → Read More
Could the next prime minister suspend Parliament to push through Brexit against the will of lawmakers? That’s the most pressing question facing businesses, citizens and investors as the front-runner to become Britain’s next prime minister vows to lead the country out of the European Union in October with or without a deal. → Read More
(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson zigzagged back to a softer Brexit stance, saying there was a "million to one" chance he’d lead Britain into a chaotic split from Europe, as lawmakers maneuvered to make sure he couldn’t even if he wanted to.On Tuesday, the front-runner to be Britain’s next prime → Read More
(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson said he believed the British Parliament would now support a no-deal Brexit, even as senior figures in his Conservative Party warned they had the numbers to stop him if he tried to push one through.Johnson, a former foreign secretary, and the favorite to succeed Theresa May → Read More
(Bloomberg) -- Boris Johnson’s bid to become the U.K.’s next prime minister was thrown into turmoil after an argument with his partner prompted police to visit his London residence. → Read More
Boris Johnson extended his lead over his rivals in the race to become Britain’s next prime minister, and looked poised to pick up more votes as the hardest Brexiteer in the contest was eliminated. → Read More