Rory Stewart

World / Politics Jun 17, 2019

Taking aim at Boris Johnson, British prime minister hopefuls make Brexit case

Several hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favorite Boris Johnson on Sunday, questioning his pledge to leave the European Union by the end of October no matter what. With former London Mayor and foreign minister Johnson keeping a ...

World / Politics Jun 5, 2019

U.K. to get new, Brexit-saddled leader by July 26 as candidates make pitch amid accelerated procedure

Boris Johnson, the front-runner to replace Theresa May as U.K. prime minister, warned Conservative Party colleagues that they face "extinction" if they didn't deliver Brexit by the current deadline of Oct. 31. "We are facing an existential crisis and will not be forgiven if we ...