Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson gets pecked by an ostrich; wife shares viral video: ‘Too funny not to share’

April 09, 2025 4:37 pm

Carrie Johnson, Boris' wife, couldn’t resist sharing the clip on Instagram.

In his memoir, UK ex-PM Boris Johnson praises ‘change-maker' Modi's ‘astral energy'

October 13, 2024 10:28 pm

Johnson reveals how a “distinctly sniffy” UK Foreign Office had warned him off meeting the “Hindu nationalist” leader during an earlier mayoral trade delegation to India in 2012, a problem “soon dropped” to pave the way for a relationship that "hit an all-time high".

'Israel PM Netanyahu bugged my bathroom with listening devices', claims Ex-UK PM Boris Johnson

October 04, 2024 5:42 am

Johnson’s new book titled ‘Unleashed’ mentioned the episode wherein the alleged incident took place in British Foreign Office when Johnson was serving as UK’s foreign secretary.

Boris Johnson issues surprise last-ditch UK election rallying cry

July 03, 2024 3:52 am

In a speech listing many of his own achievements, Johnson gave little personal endorsement to Sunak but focused on what he said were the dangers of the opposition Labour Party winning power.

UK PM Sunak welcomes ex-boss Boris Johnson's election campaign support

June 18, 2024 9:22 pm

Johnson, still a popular Tory veteran despite his decision to resign in the wake of the “partygate” scandal of law-breaking parties in Downing Street is not contesting as a member of Parliament in the election.

Former UK PM Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting photo ID

May 04, 2024 11:55 am

Johnson introduced the Elections Act requiring photo ID in 2022, and the new law was first implemented last year in local elections.

UK elections: Rishi Sunak's Conservatives suffer big defeats but avoid a wipeout

July 21, 2023 11:10 am

Labour won the seat of Selby and Ainsty in northern England while the Liberal Democrats took Somerton and Frome in southwest England, with voters from both parties clearly backing the party most likely to beat the Conservative candidate.

UK ex-PM Boris Johnson, wife Carrie announce birth of baby boy

July 12, 2023 10:53 am

The new baby is Boris Johnson's eighth from three women, including former Indian-origin wife Marina Wheeler.

Trump and Johnson were accused of breaking rules. One lost party support

June 16, 2023 3:57 pm

Conservative lawmakers in Britain form the majority on a committee that found Johnson, a former prime minister, had deliberately misled Parliament over lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street during the coronavirus pandemic.

Top 5 stories of Europe: Boris Johnson's resignation; 'heavy combat' in Ukraine

June 10, 2023 12:29 pm

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson abruptly quit as a member of parliament on Friday in a furious protest against lawmakers investigating his behaviour, reopening deep divisions in the ruling Conservative Party ahead of a general election expected next year.

Rishi Sunak set to become Britain's next Prime Minister

October 25, 2022 9:18 am

Rishi Sunak will take charge as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister after an audience with King Charles III on Tuesday, a day after he was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party in a historic leadership run.

Liz Truss replaces Boris Johnson as Britain's PM

September 06, 2022 10:04 pm

In UK, protesters superglue themselves to Speaker's chair inside Parliament

September 02, 2022 9:50 pm

The environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion said Friday its supporters have superglued themselves to one another in a chain around the chair used by the speaker in the House of Commons chamber

Bonhomie on display as Boris Johnson calls Narendra Modi ‘khas dost’

April 22, 2022 5:56 pm

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson landed in Ahmedabad on Thursday for the start of a two-day visit to India. He met with PM Modi on Friday and held extensive talks with an aim to further expand cooperation in areas of defence, trade and clean energy.

Boris Johnson pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram

April 21, 2022 12:04 pm

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce a raft of commercial agreements and hail a "new era" in bilateral trade and investment ties during his visit to India, the UK High Commission said on Thursday shortly before he landed in Gujarat.

'Kill the Bill': Britain's fight for the right to protest

April 03, 2021 8:24 pm

The demonstration is against the contentious Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, 2021 which is currently going through Parliament and would give police stronger powers to restrict “highly disruptive protests” causing “serious disruption to the public.”

United Kingdom votes to decide the fate of Brexit, again

December 13, 2019 7:05 am

Voting was underway across the country in a contest that pits Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who says he will take Britain out of the European Union by Jan. 31, against opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, who promises another referendum on Brexit.

Boris Johnson's journey from journalist to UK PM

July 25, 2019 6:39 am

Johnson is admired by many Conservatives for his ability to connect with voters, but others mistrust him for his long record of misleading and false statements, verbal blunders and erratic performance.