Boris Johnson

Johnson reveals which COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted on 17 May in England

People in England will be able to enjoy a pint or a meal indoors, hug their loved ones and return to cinemas. The news came as the UK's COVID alert level was lowered…

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UPDATED: UK PM Johnson’s foreign travel investigated by parliament watchdog

LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - Parliament's standards watchdog is investigating British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over how he reported his private foreign travel, although Johnson's spokesman said a Caribbean holiday…

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UK’s Johnson faces more questions over personal spending

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced more allegations on Sunday about his expenditure on the refurbishment of his apartment and on childcare for his young son, which his foreign minister…

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Boris Johnson faces formal investigation over funding of apartment renovation

LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Britain's Electoral Commission has opened an investigation into the financing of the refurbishment of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's apartment, saying there were grounds to…

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UK opposition calls for standards commission after PM criticised by former top adviser

Britain's opposition Labour Party on Saturday called for an independent commission on ethics and standards in government after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's former top adviser criticised the UK leader's integrity.…

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UK PM Johnson says plans for a European Super League would be very damaging for football

April 18 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted on Sunday that plans for a breakaway European Super League would be "very damaging" for soccer. "The clubs involved must…

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UK PM Johnson won’t attend Prince Philip funeral to make space for family members

LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not attend next Saturday's funeral of Prince Philip to make space for as many family members as possible under…

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Boris Johnson says France’s COVID situation is sad and could spread to UK

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that the COVID-19 situation in France was very sad and experience had shown that the disease usually hit the United Kingdom a few…

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Britons worry less about COVID and Brexit, but new concerns grow, poll shows

People in Britain are much less worried about the coronavirus pandemic than they were just a month ago as the country makes headway with its vaccination programme, an opinion poll…

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UK’s Johnson urges caution as some lockdown measures ease

Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Britons to be cautious as a stay-at-home order and some other lockdown measures are lifted in England, citing rising cases in other parts of Europe…

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Northern Ireland leader tells UK to ‘back off’ on abortion

Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster on Thursday called on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government to "back off" in its attempts to bypass the devolved government and force the…

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Capitalism and greed gave Britain its vaccine success, PM Johnson says

Capitalism and greed gave Britain its success in vaccinating its population, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told lawmakers in a closed meeting, praising pharmaceutical companies for developing a shot in record…

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UK hopes to say more on international travel by April 5- Johnson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped to say more on international travel by April 5, as holiday-makers hope the country will ease a ban on non-essential trips. The government…

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UK PM Johnson’s director of communications to join the Sun newspaper

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s director of communications will move to The Sun as the newspaper's new deputy editor-in-chief, just a few months after he took on…

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson receives a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in London

British prime minister Boris Johnson has received his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Mr Johnson was given the jab at St Thomas’ Hospital in central London shortly after…

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UK PM Johnson says AstraZeneca shot is safe, we’re confident about it

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine was safe and that the government was very confident about using it in its vaccination…

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English children head back to school after two months of home learning

Millions of English children and teenagers headed back to school on Monday for the first time in two months, having endured their second extended stretch of home learning because of a strict national lockdown to slow the spread…

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New UK COVID-19 cases fall to lowest since late September

LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - The number of new COVID-19 cases recorded in the United Kingdom fell on Monday to its lowest total since late September, government data showed. The daily data showed 4,712 people tested positive for COVID-19, down…

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“Bounce back better together” – PM Johnson urges Britons to lose weight

LONDON (Reuters) - "We'll bounce back better together," Prime Minister Boris Johnson told overweight Britons on Thursday, championing his own weight loss and health eating diet to try to persuade…

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‘One-way road to freedom’: Johnson sets out cautious lockdown exit plan

Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a map out of lockdown for England on Monday that would keep some businesses shuttered until the summer, saying caution was necessary to ensure there were no reversals…

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Johnson’s top aide on keeping Scotland in the UK quits, Times says

LONDON (Reuters) - The head of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's so-called Union unit, which is seeking to keep Scotland from breaking away from the United Kingdom, has quit just…

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G7 to focus on rebuilding world economy, UK PM Johnson says

LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson opened the Group of Seven virtual leaders meeting on Friday by calling for a plan to rebuild the global economy…

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Former Brexit negotiator Frost promoted to PM Johnson’s cabinet

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given David Frost, the man who led Britain’s Brexit negotiations, a job in his top team of ministers to advise on the…

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COVID-19 vaccinations will be like regular flu jabs for vulnerable – PM Johnson

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons should regard COVID-19 vaccinations like a flu shot that the vulnerable will have on a regular basis, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday. "I certainly think we…

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Analysis – As Britain passes 100,000 COVID deaths, Boris Johnson is in a crisis of his own making

Two slippery and elusive phantoms seem to be escaping UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative government. The first is the fiendishly viral and deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The number…

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Biden speaks to Johnson in first presidential call to European leader

Washington (dpa) - Joe Biden spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the US president's first call to a European leader since his inauguration. The two leaders spoke about the pandemic, climate change,…

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British PM says new variant may carry higher risk of death

LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the new English variant of COVID-19 may be associated with a higher level of mortality although he…

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PM Johnson says UK in ‘race against time’ as it faces worst weeks of pandemic

LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday Britain was in "a race against time" to rollout COVID-19 vaccines as deaths hit record highs and hospitals…

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Poll shows majority think Boris Johnson should resign as prime minister

More people think Boris Johnson should resign as prime minister than think he should continue in office, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer. The first poll of…

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Stricter lockdown restrictions probably on the way – Johnson

LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday tougher lockdown restrictions were probably on the way as COVID-19 cases keep rising, but that schools were…

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Schools are safe, say PM Johnson as COVID-19 cases surge

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday schools were safe, and advised parents to send their children in, in areas where rules allow it, responding to…

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British PM Johnson’s father applying for French citizenship

The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with the European Union…

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Pessimism takes over as UK PM says EU needs to substantially change position over Brexit

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union struck a pessimistic tone in trade talks on Thursday, with a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying it was “very likely”…

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Johnson says no deal Brexit now strong possibility

LONDON (Reuters) - There is a strong possibility that Britain does not reach a trade deal with the European Union, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, but pledged…

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UK PM Johnson to govern via video conferencing

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was well after coming into contact with someone with COVID-19 and will drive the government forward via Zoom while in self-isolation in Downing…

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Boris Johnson told to self-isolate after coming into contact with a positive case

British prime minister, Boris Johnson, has been told to self-isolate through the NHS track and trace app after coming into contact with someone who tested positive, 10 Downing Street confirms.

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Johnson: Call with Biden was a return to traditional UK-U.S. relations

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson described his phone call with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden as a return to traditional issues in relations between Britain and the United States. "It was…

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Biden delivers Brexit warning to PM Johnson in post-election call – FT

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, has delivered a warning to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a post-election call, not to let Brexit destabilise the Northern Ireland peace process, the Financial…

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UK PM Johnson says EU trade deal is ‘there to be done’

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday a trade deal with the European Union was "there to be done", suggesting his view that the agreement's broad outline was already…

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UK PM Boris Johnson congratulates Biden

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their victory. In a congratulatory post on Facebook, Johnson stressed on the importance of the US for the…

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Johnson to impose tougher covid-19 restrictions on Greater Manchester

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would impose tougher lockdown restrictions on the Greater Manchester region in northern England despite failing to reach a deal on funding support with…

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Business woman confirms having affair with British PM Johnson

A U.S tech entrepreneur at the centre of allegations of misconduct involving British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told a newspaper they did have an affair when he was mayor…

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UK abandons Brexit free trade deal – Johnson

Boris Johnson says it's time to "get ready" for the prospect of no free trade deal with the EU on 1 January. The prime minister claimed Brussels had "abandoned" the…

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Johnson set to announce three-tier lockdown system for UK

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce new measures to tackle a growing coronavirus crisis on Monday, moving to work more closely with local leaders from England's worst…

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Boris Johnson to address country on Monday

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a statement to MPs on Monday, amid expectations that a three-tier local lockdown system will be introduced across England. Developing Story

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Britain will take back “full control” from the EU on Jan. 1, says PM Johnson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday Britain would take back "full control of our money, our borders and our laws" on Jan. 1 when a status-quo transition arrangement with…

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Von Der Leyen and Johnson discuss post-Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, instructed their negotiators to work intensively to try to bridge the gaps that remain between the…

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Johnson invites British to work from home

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told people on Tuesday to work from home where possible and ordered bars and restaurants to close early to tackle a fast-spreading second wave of…

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No 10 denies reports Boris Johnson went on secret Italy trip

Britain denied on Monday a newspaper report that Prime Minister Boris Johnson went to Italy last weekend, saying he had not travelled to the country in recent months. Italian newspaper…

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Blair and Major urge Johnson to drop ‘shocking’ plan its withdrawal agreement with EU

Former prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major said on Sunday Britain must drop a "shocking" plan to pass legislation that breaks its divorce treaty with the European Union, in…

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EU is endangering UK’s fabric – Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson has defended his plans to override part of the Brexit deal he agreed with the EU by declaring that the bloc could carve out Northern Ireland from the…

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Britain’s highest goverment lawyer resigns after Johnson’s ‘illegal’ Brexit proposal

Boris Johnson's reported bid to override parts of his Brexit deal "does break international law", a minister has admitted - as the head of the government's legal department quit over…

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Johnson tells EU to agree trade deal by Oct. 15 or ‘move on’

Britain has set a deadline of Oct. 15 to strike a free-trade deal with the European Union, and if none is agreed both sides should “accept that and move on,”…

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Johnson signals that a Brexit Deal became ‘very difficult’

Boris Johnson has signalled that the UK is currently heading towards a no-deal Brexit as progress in negotiations with the EU has become "very difficult", The Independent reports. The prime minister's spokesperson said an agreement…

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Downing Street ‘forced’ to deny claims that Johnson was to quit

Downing Street has been forced to deny claims that Boris Johnson could quit as prime minister within six months because of ongoing health problems due to coronavirus, The Independent reports.…

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British government strengthens borders, and eases internal lockdown measures

The British government has announced that it will be introducing new measures to ease the lockdown as he announced that plans for wedding receptions, sporting events and indoor performances will resume. The…

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Johnson admits that he could have done things differently, pledges inquiry into his handling of coronavirus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has been criticised for acting too slowly in the COVID-19 pandemic, said on Friday there may have been things he could have done differently.…

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