British love for health service could make or break Boris Johnson
Schoolkids in lockdown put home-made signs in their bedroom windows thanking brave doctors and nurses. Families stepped outside their front doors for a national round of applause. Public buildings lit up blue. Stores have offered discounts to hospital staff, and designated hours. They are hailed ...
U.K. has no clear plan if 'Team Johnson' is incapacitated by coronavirus
What would happen if British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's case of coronavirus — so far he has "mild symptoms" — were to become more serious or even incapacitate him and his team? Under Britain's uncodified constitution, the answer is unclear. Johnson and Health Secretary Matt ...
Italy and Spain suffer record virus deaths as U.S. grapples with surging outbreak
Italy on Friday recorded the most daily deaths of any country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and Spain had its deadliest day, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first major world leader to test positive. Italy reported 969 new deaths, Spain ...
British PM Boris Johnson is first world leader with COVID-19
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has become the first world leader to say he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Johnson will self-isolate in Downing Street for seven days after a test on Thursday found he had the virus, his spokesman James Slack told ...
U.K. ramps up virus fight: No pubs and 12-week isolation for some
British authorities on Monday dramatically ramped up measures to combat the new coronavirus, urging all U.K. residents to avoid unnecessary contact with others and telling people in the most vulnerable groups to stay at home for three months. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said "now is ...
Former Johnson foe aims to couch-surf his way into Londoners' hearts
Two decades ago, Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan, staying with locals along the way. Now he is deploying the same approach to his bid to become mayor of London. The former Conservative minister and ex-diplomat is crisscrossing the British capital on foot — and asking ...
U.K. wants same legal autonomy on trade from EU as Japan and Canada, Johnson's office says
Britain wants the European Union to show the same respect for legal autonomy it afforded countries such as Canada and Japan when signing trade deals with them, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said on Tuesday. Johnson's office said Britain was determined to protect its legal ...
Boris Johnson to begin trade talks with U.S. in two weeks, Telegraph reports
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is prepared to begin trade talks with the United States within the coming two weeks, the Telegraph reported on Sunday. The British government's "red lines" for the trade negotiations, due to be published next week, are expected to push back ...
With Javid's departure, Johnson has seized control
Sajid Javid's replacement, Rishi Sunak, is less likely to stand up to No. 10 and Dominic Cummings. U.K. spending may become more lavish as a result.
The British government said Thursday it had changed the policy of flying flags on royal birthdays, with local authorities no longer required to raise the Union Flag for scandal-hit Prince Andrew. Officials earlier said they were considering how the policy applied "in changing circumstances, such ...
U.K. carmakers press Boris Johnson to fund pledge to end gasoline era by 2035
Automakers in the U.K. are pressing for government funding to meet a new goal of killing off combustion cars by 2035, even as demand for electric models is surging. The U.K. will ban the sale of new gasoline, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five ...
Johnson can't be all things to all Britons
The prime minister wants to be a global hero on free trade, while keeping his new working class voters happy, but EU trade talks may make this impossible.
