Boris Johnson has warned MPs in his own party to toe the line and support his government or face being banned from the Conservatives. If Brexit rebels in the Tory party vote for legislation to block a no-deal Brexit in…
Boris Johnson: UK will not retreat from global community (BBC)
The UK will not “retreat” from the international community as it leaves the EU, Boris Johnson has said. The prime minister was speaking ahead of this weekend’s G7 in France, his first international summit as leader. There Mr Johnson will…
Brexit: Macron tells PM renegotiating deal ‘not an option’ (BBC)
Boris Johnson is to meet Emmanuel Macron later, hours after the French president insisted reopening negotiations is “not an option”. Mr Macron said: “We have to help the British deal with this internal democratic crisis but we mustn’t be hostage…
Brexit: PM to meet Angela Merkel with call to scrap backstop (BBC)
Boris Johnson will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin later, where he is expected to reiterate his call for the Irish border backstop plan to be scrapped. The PM has said the arrangement to avoid a hard border after…
Brexit: Boris Johnson says ‘anti-democratic’ backstop must be scrapped (BBC)
Boris Johnson has told the EU the Irish border backstop must be scrapped as it is “unviable” and “anti-democratic”. In a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, the PM also said the backstop risked undermining the Northern Irish peace process.…
Estranged wife of Boris Johnson speaks out about cervical cancer diagnosis (Metro)
Boris Johnson’s estranged wife Marina Wheeler has urged women to get tested for cervical cancer, after opening up about her own diagnosis. The 54-year-old QC was given the news in May and has since undergone surgery twice. Ms Wheeler, 54,…
Boris Johnson’s new-look cabinet meets for first time (BBC)
The new prime minister is due to make a statement to the House of Commons having addressed his new cabinet ministers for the first time. Boris Johnson told the cabinet they had “a momentous task ahead”, as he repeated his…
Boris Johnson’s emergence as British PM will benefit Nigeria, Africa – Obi
Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed happiness over the emergence of Boris Johnson as the leader of the Conservative Party in Britain, saying it was a happy climax to what appeared to be…
Boris Johnson wins race to be Tory leader and PM (BBC)
Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will become the next UK prime minister. He beat Jeremy Hunt comfortably, winning 92,153 votes to his rival’s 46,656. The former London mayor takes over…
Final hours of voting in race to become British prime minister (Guardian)
The voting closes Monday in the contest to become Britain’s next prime minister, with Boris Johnson expected to be confirmed as the winner charged with delivering Brexit. After a month-long contest between former London mayor Johnson and Foreign Secretary Jeremy…