Boris Johnson has refused to comment on allegations that he granted thousands of pounds in public funding to a ‘close friend’ during his time as London mayor. Former model turned technology entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri received £126,000 in public money and…
Johnson blames Iran for Saudi Arabia oil attacks (BBC)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has blamed Iran for attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities ahead of a meeting with the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani. Mr Johnson said there was a “very high degree of probability” Iran was behind the drone…
David Cameron shot a stag and called it Boris (Metro)
David Cameron has taken up stag hunting again, and named one of his kills Boris. The former prime minister didn’t go out stalking stags while in office, out of fear it would play badly politically. Now he has more time…
Brexit: Johnson’s ‘cautious’ optimism ahead of Juncker talks (BBC)
Boris Johnson has said he is “cautiously” optimistic about progress in Brexit talks as he meets EU leaders. The prime minister is having a working lunch with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in Luxembourg, the first time the two men…
Mark Ruffalo tells Boris Johnson ‘the Hulk only fights for the good’ (Metro)
Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo has responded to comments made by Boris Johnson in which he compared leaving the EU to the Hulk breaking free of Bruce Banner’s ‘manacles’. Mark, who plays Hulk in the Marvel’s Avengers films, questioned the comparison…
David Cameron: Boris Johnson backed Leave to ‘help career’ (BBC)
Boris Johnson did not believe in Brexit during the referendum campaign and backed Leave “because it would help his political career”, says David Cameron. In an extract from his memoir published in the Sunday Times, the former PM also refers…
Johnson denies lying to Queen over Parliament suspension (BBC)
Boris Johnson has denied lying to the Queen over the advice he gave her over the five-week suspension of Parliament. The prime minister was speaking after Scotland’s highest civil court ruled on Wednesday the shutdown was unlawful. Asked whether he…
Brexit: MPs to hold second vote on early election (BBC)
The government is to ask MPs to agree to a snap election for a second time, in what could be one of Parliament’s last acts before being suspended. No 10 has billed Monday’s vote as Labour’s “last chance” to secure…
Brexit: MPs willing to go to court to enforce delay (BBC)
MPs, including Tories expelled from the party, are preparing legal action in case the PM refuses to seek a delay to Brexit. A bill requiring Boris Johnson to ask for an extension to the UK’s departure date to avoid a…
Police chief angry with Boris Johnson for ‘using his officers’ in political stunt (Metro)
The chief constable of West Yorkshire Police is not happy with the Prime Minister after he appeared alongside some of his student officers during a press conference. John Robins accused Boris Johnson of using the recruits as a ‘backdrop’ to…
