Boris Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s special envoy met Taliban leaders in Afghanistan to discuss the humanitarian crisis and ways to prevent the country from becoming an incubator for militants. Simon Gass, Johnson’s high representative for Afghanistan, met Taliban leaders including Amir Khan Muttaqi, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Foreign Office said. […]

Christmas in the U.K. could be ruined if Boris Johnson and his government fail to adequately deal with the looming crisis caused by fuel shortages. As Britain heads into winter, the fuel crisis caused by a shortage of truck drivers is threatening to disrupt the supply chains and the queues at fuel station could be […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday defied pressure from within his own party and backed top aide Dominic Cummings over allegations he breached coronavirus lockdown rules. Cummings has been a highly divisive figure in British politics since masterminding the successful 2016 Brexit campaign alongside Johnson. Mr Johnson gave a public show of support to […]

Lawmakers from Britain’s ruling Conservatives Party on Sunday called for the resignation of Dominic Cummings, the senior adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson who travelled 400 km (250 miles) to northern England during the coronavirus lockdown. Cummings, who masterminded the 2016 campaign to leave the European Union, travelled from London to Durham in late March […]

A Covid-19 alert system is set to be launched by the government in England to track the virus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce on Sunday. It is understood the system – with alerts ranging from green (level one) to red (level five) – will be similar to the one used to keep the public […]

Johnson said the government could not yet spell out how changes to the lockdown policy would be implemented – or how quickly. “We simply cannot spell out now how fast or slow, or even when, those changes will be made,” he said. “Clearly the government will be saying much more about this in the coming […]

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to return to work at Downing Street on Monday after recuperating from coronavirus, sources have said. The Prime Minister has been recovering at his official country residence in Chequers after being released from St Thomas’ Hospital in London. He is understood to have held a three-hour summit meeting […]

Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital, Downing Street has confirmed. A No 10 spokesman said: “The PM has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery, at Chequers. “On the advice of his medical team, the PM will not be immediately returning to work. He wishes to thank everybody at St Thomas’ for the […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday evening as he continues to recover from COVID-19, but he remains under close observation in hospital, his office said on Thursday. Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital on Sunday evening with a persistent high temperature and cough, and was rushed to […]

Harare-Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has wished UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a speedy recovery after the British premier was diagnosed with coronavirus. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Zimbabwean leader says he extends his heartfelt wishes for a speedy recovery. “I am truly sorry to learn that you have been hospitalized, in the […]