Boris Johnson

UK government 'very angry' at FA deal with bookmaker: Sports Minister

The deal, agreed in 2017 through third party IMG, has attracted widespread criticism and a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the FA "should reconsider" it.

Jan 09, 2020, 19:28 PM IST

British PM Boris Johnson wins vote on Brexit deal in time for Christmas

Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval for his Brexit deal in parliament on Friday, the first step towards fulfilling his election pledge to deliver Britain`s departure from the European Union by Jan. 31 after his landslide victory.

Dec 20, 2019, 20:27 PM IST

PM Johnson promises to wrap up Brexit for Christmas, parliament to vote on Friday

The British parliament will vote on Boris Johnson`s Brexit deal on Friday, a move the prime minister described as delivering on his promise to "get the Brexit vote wrapped up for Christmas" following his landslide election victory.

Dec 20, 2019, 13:40 PM IST

'Brexit closure': PM Boris Johnson wins commanding victory in UK election

Johnson, the face of the victorious "Leave" campaign in the 2016 referendum, fought the election under the slogan of "Get Brexit Done", promising to end the deadlock and spend more on health, education and the police. 

Dec 13, 2019, 23:53 PM IST

Britain elects record number of female lawmakers in 2019 election

Women now represent just over a third of all members of parliament (MPs), taking 220 seats out of 650 in Britain`s lower house compared to 208 in the previous election, after a dramatic night that saw the ruling Conservative party make major gains.

Dec 13, 2019, 22:29 PM IST

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Dec 13, 2019, 22:18 PM IST

PM Modi congratulates Boris Johnson on 'thumping majority' in UK election

Boris Johnson's Conservative Party on Friday secured a majority in the House of Commons. The victory would mean that they will plough ahead with the Brexit, dashing all chances of a second referendum over the issue.

Dec 13, 2019, 12:21 PM IST

British PM Boris Johnson heads for big Brexit election win

Boris Johnson is on course to win Thursday`s election comfortably, giving him the numbers in parliament needed to pass his Brexit divorce deal next month, according to an exit poll on Thursday.

Dec 13, 2019, 08:28 AM IST

UK destined for Brexit as election triumph looms for Boris Johnson

A decisive Conservative win would mark the ultimate failure of opponents of Brexit who plotted to thwart a 2016 referendum vote through legislative combat in parliament and prompted some of the biggest protests in recent British history.

Dec 13, 2019, 06:41 AM IST

Britain's PM Boris Johnson says election race not over yet

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his supporters not to be complacent before a Dec. 12 general election that he is forecast to win, saying the race was not over yet.

Dec 08, 2019, 18:46 PM IST

UK PM Boris Johnson replaced by ice block in TV debate after he skips climate change debate

The commercially funded public-service broadcaster invited leaders of all Britain's main political parties to take part in the debate before December 12's election, but both Boris Johnson and the leader of the Brexit Party, Nigel Farage, declined to attend.

Nov 29, 2019, 14:54 PM IST

PM Johnson to tell business chiefs he will end uncertainty

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell business leaders on Monday that his pledge to take Britain out of the EU swiftly will end uncertainty and boost the economy, seeking to win over industrialists who have mainly opposed Brexit.

Nov 18, 2019, 15:48 PM IST

Chances of no-deal Brexit fall as PM Boris Johnson's hopes rise: Reports

Giving Johnson his biggest boost of the election campaign, Nigel Farage`s Brexit Party on Monday pulled out of contesting 317 seats held by the ruling Conservatives in a bid to prevent opponents of Brexit controlling parliament.

Nov 13, 2019, 07:16 AM IST

British PM Boris Johnson's party under fire for doctoring Brexit video clip of rival

Johnson`s Conservatives distributed a doctored video clip of Labour`s Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer, editing out a key response in an interview to give the impression that the party had no answer for Brexit. Starmer was grilled by ITV on Tuesday over the party`s Brexit plans, including rigorous questioning on its policy of trying to negotiate a new divorce deal and then holding a referendum in which its lawmakers might then campaign against the agreement they had struck.

Nov 06, 2019, 15:51 PM IST

UK PM Boris Johnson wins preliminary approval for December election

Boris Johnson's bill calling for a December 12 election was approved without a vote in its second reading on Tuesday, suggesting it has overwhelming support as it heads to its final stage in parliament.

Oct 30, 2019, 09:55 AM IST

Brexit election? PM Boris Johnson makes fresh bid to break deadlock

As the European Union finalises a third delay to the divorce that was originally supposed to take place on March 29, the United Kingdom, its parliament and its voters remain divided on how or indeed if to go ahead with Brexit.

Oct 29, 2019, 15:29 PM IST

EU nations agree Brexit delay until January 31 as PM Johnson seeks election

Just three days before the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU on October 31 at 2300 GMT, Brexit is hanging in the balance as British politicians are no closer to reaching a consensus on how, when or even if the divorce should take place.

Oct 28, 2019, 16:26 PM IST

UK PM Boris Johnson sends unsigned letter to European Union asking for Brexit delay

Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent an unsigned letter to the European Union requesting a delay to Britain’s exit from the bloc and also said he did not want the extension after his latest Brexit setback in parliament on Saturday.

Oct 20, 2019, 06:24 AM IST

Brexit day of reckoning: parliament to vote on Johnson's deal

Prime Minister Boris Johnson puts his last-minute Brexit deal to a vote in an extraordinary sitting of the British parliament on Saturday, a day of reckoning that could decide the course of the United Kingdom`s departure from the European Union.

Oct 19, 2019, 13:51 PM IST

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees 'great' new Brexit deal with EU

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that Britain and the European Union had agreed a "great" new Brexit deal and urged lawmakers to approve it at the weekend.

Oct 17, 2019, 15:34 PM IST