When Boris Johnson praised “my old chum” Piers Corbyn
The anti-vaxxer, Covid conspiracy theorist and climate change denier was once the Prime Minister’s favourite meteorologist.
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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, better known as “Boris Johnson”, is a British politician. He is a member of parliament, the former mayor of London, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom between July 2019 and September 2022, and the former leader of the Conservative Party. Johnson studied at Eton College and then read classics at Balliol College at the University of Oxford. He has also worked as a journalist with different publications, such as the Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis on the former prime minister here.
Is the government simply hoping for the best on Omicron?
As employers struggle with mass staff absences, ministers lack a long-term plan for living with the virus.
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Liz Truss has embraced the Big Lie of Brexit
The Foreign Secretary, who backed Remain, now shamelessly promotes the myth that leaving the EU has been good for Britain.
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Is a huge NHS tax rise the only way to make lockdowns history?
Without a debate about paying for extra capacity in hospitals, pandemic chaos will continue to threaten the economy.
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Labour may have more to fear from Liz Truss than Rishi Sunak
A Truss premiership would be a Thatcher tribute act, but tribute bands are popular.
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Boris Johnson’s advent calendar from hell
Chocolate and treats have been in short supply for the PM as he faces a political reckoning.
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Even without a lockdown, Omicron is already hammering businesses
The debate over whether or not to have an official lockdown risks distracting from the real problems on the ground.
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Boris Johnson’s No 10 garden drinks were an insult to bereaved people like me
The cheese-and-wine gathering came the day after the socially distanced, ten-person funeral for my teenage son
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Boris Johnson is finally out of luck
Even diehard Conservatives now see the Prime Minister for what he is: a liar, conman and charlatan.
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Boris Johnson’s woes make another lockdown unlikely
It is hard to imagine how more Covid restrictions could be imposed without the Prime Minister suffering potentially fatal political…
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J is for Jeff Bezos: The sky was no longer the limit for the billionaire flying high on Amazon’s pandemic bounce
“Best day ever!” cried the Amazon founder when he returned from his space flight.
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After North Shropshire, there’s little reason for Tory MPs to support the PM
Boris Johnson is too weak to implement measures to slow Omicron or to compensate businesses for loss of custom.
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Boris Johnson is being consumed by the forces of a new Conservative ideology
The Tory party does not have the will or interest to put the common good before the doctrine of selfishness.
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What we learned from the final PMQs of 2021
Tory MPs aren’t in the mood to help Boris Johnson out in any way, shape or form.
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How Boris Johnson can save his premiership
The Prime Minister needs to look like he’s changed. It’s time to bring George Osborne and Theresa May into his…
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Does anyone actually care if Boris Johnson broke the rules?
The Christmas party scandal would only be significant when combined with the Barnard Castle, Owen Paterson and Downing Street refurbishment…
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Ignore his lies: Boris Johnson is leading an assault on British democracy
This government is undermining the foundations of a free society. Look to Warsaw to see where that can lead.
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We all know what Boris Johnson’s emergency address was really about – and it wasn’t Covid boosters
The perception that the government is making Omicron announcements to distract from the Prime Minister’s woes will further antagonise Tory…
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Boris Johnson’s toxic Brexit is poisoning relations with France
The Prime Minister and French President Emmanuel Macron can't stand each other, but the real damage is from Brexit.
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Could these be the last days of Boris Johnson?
The Prime Minister’s account of events has been thrown into doubt by the Electoral Commission’s investigation into his flat’s refurbishment…
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