It comes shortly after the latest disclosure that an event was held during lockdown to celebrate Johnson’s birthday on June 19, 2020. The London police chief said that while the force did not typically investigate lockdown breaches long after the
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s position is looking increasingly vulnerable. There have been numerous reports of parties taking place in government buildings, including Johnson’s official office in Downing Street, during periods of Covid lockdowns and restrictions. Johnson has admitted to
(CNN)Tony Blair, the former UK prime minister is to be knighted with the highest possible ranking in the New Year’s Honours List, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. Blair, who was prime minister from 1997-2007, will be appointed a Knight Companion of
LONDON — U.K. leader Boris Johnson will speak with his top medical advisors on Monday before deciding whether to impose any new Covid-19 restrictions for England this week. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have already started new curbs to help
British Brexit Minister David Frost at a meeting with European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic in Brussels, Belgium November 19, 2021. © Yves Herman, Reuters Former Brexit negotiator David Frost resigned from the government with immediate effect on Saturday, topping a torrid
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday faced another crucial test of his leadership with a by-election in a constituency always won by his party, where defeat could intensify calls for a new leader. Johnson, 57, is already reeling after
After a day of frenzied failed lobbying, Johnson was handed the biggest rebellion against his government so far by his party. © Pool, Reuters/File Almost 100 Conservative lawmakers voted on Tuesday against new coronavirus restrictions, dealing a major blow to British
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson records an address on Covid-19 on December 12, 2021. © Kirsty O’Connor, Pool/AFP UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned of a looming “tidal wave” of Omicron, and brought forward a target to give over-18s
Two doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines provided much lower levels of protection against symptomatic infection compared to what they provide against delta, the UK Health Security Agency said. Regardless of the initial vaccine a patient received, a Pfizer-BioNtech booster
LONDON — The U.K. government could be poised to announced more Covid restrictions for England amid concerns over the spread of the omicron variant, according to a report in the Financial Times on Wednesday. The paper, which cited three unnamed senior