Boris Johnson

The British prime minister’s promise to return the UK to the ‘heart of Europe’ clashes with his refusal to rejoin the customs union

Regulatory alignment with the EU means a name change for the legendary compote made with Seville oranges

From prominent and controversial businessmen like Sam Bankman-Fried to political advisors like Dominic Cummings, several public figures have become famous for their disheveled appearance. But would they be able to do so if they weren’t rich, powerful, white men?

Keir Starmer uses geopolitical uncertainty and the need for rearmament to rekindle cooperation between London and Brussels

The champion of progressive realism says the first bilateral UK-EU summit in the post-Brexit era has begun to improve relations that had been ‘run into the ground’

Humor has always been used in political campaigns and debates. It can be effective in winning over voters, but it can also increase division and confrontation

The figures emerging as future leaders of the opposition come from the hard-right wing of the Tories

One of the most prestigious universities in the world and a pillar of British culture, Oxford is trying to shake off the label of being a guardian of class privilege. While its student body is increasingly diverse, inertia acts as a counterweight in this complex ecosystem that has been forged over centuries

The results will worsen fears among Conservatives that, after 14 years in power, the party is heading for a drubbing when a national election is held in less than a year

Sunak was Treasury chief to Prime Minister Boris Johnson when the pandemic hit, and backed an initiative that encouraged people to go back to restaurants

Trump, Milei, Geert Wilders, and Boris Johnson have ultra-conservative tendencies and outlandish hairstyles in common. Is it a coincidence?

The former prime minister returns to government to be greeted by the aftermath of a decade of austerity and a Conservative Party radicalized by Brexit

The head of the opposition is seeking to persuade voters fed up with economic stagnation and political turmoil to switch allegiance to his party, which has been out of office since 2010

In a bid to convince potential voters, Conservatives take a tough line on immigration and security policies, as well as backtracking on the fight against climate change

Theresa Dawes is accusing the former British prime minister’s wife of firing her after discovering the new caregiver had a glass of wine alone with him. The couple denies it and claims that Dawes is seeking a better severance package

In a resignation letter published by the Mail on Sunday newspaper, Dorries accused Sunak of presiding over “a zombie Parliament where nothing meaningful has happened”

Initially moderate, the British premier is trying to sway voters by taking a conservative stance on migration, environment and gender issues

The Conservatives found some crumbs of comfort in their narrow success in Uxbridge and South Ruislip in west London

It’s unclear whether there will be a formal vote or whether the report will be approved by acclamation. Johnson responded with fury to the report. He accused its members of “a protracted political assassination”

Their diverging prospects illustrate the differences in the two countries and how a parliamentary system is harder for populists to crack than the U.S.’s two-party presidential one

A committee of lawmakers found Johnson’s actions were such a flagrant violation of the rules that they warranted a 90-day suspension from Parliament

The former prime minister quit after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading the chamber over “partygate”

Johnson quit on Friday after receiving the results of an investigation by lawmakers over misleading statements he made to Parliament about a slew of gatherings in government that breached pandemic lockdown rules

The announcement comes one day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak received findings into eight formal complaints that the politician had been abusive toward staff members

The Good Friday Agreement brought an end to three decades of violence during The Troubles, an era that the new generation is eager to consign to history