Caroline Clarke: “Boris Johnson not wearing a mask in hospital was really uncomfortable for everyone”
The head of the Royal Free London on Covid-19 and the “difficult” relationship between health leaders and politicians.
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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, better known as “Boris Johnson”, is a British politician. He is the former mayor of London and the former prime minister of the United Kingdom between July 2019 and September 2022, and the former leader of the Conservative Party. Johnson studied at Eton College and then read classics at Balliol College at the University of Oxford. He has also worked as a journalist with different publications, such as the Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis on the former prime minister here.
What Boris Johnson’s insistence that the UK is not a “corrupt country” reveals
The UK Prime Minister likely fears the fallout from the Owen Paterson fiasco could damage his reputation internationally.
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Boris Johnson warns Cop26 climate talks are “getting tough”
The Prime Minister had no jokes to offer and his tone was sober during today’s press conference.
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The Owen Paterson fiasco has reminded Westminster that Boris Johnson is mortal
The PM is often seen as politically invulnerable, but the latest sleaze row has hurt him.
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Behind Boris Johnson’s masks
Why the shapeshifting Prime Minister is immune to all scandal.
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How much trouble will the revelations over Geoffrey Cox’s second job cause Boris Johnson?
A video has emerged in which the former attorney general appears to be using his parliamentary office to conduct his…
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Will Boris Johnson’s return to Cop26 make a difference?
A draft agreement was rejected by activists for its failure to mention fossil fuels.
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Labour must forge a progressive alliance to defeat Boris Johnson’s rotten government
In Turkey, Hungary and Israel, opposition parties have united against governments that threaten democracy. Britain’s parties should do the same.
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Why Boris Johnson doesn’t want to ban MPs from having second jobs
If MPs’ outside earnings are restricted, the Prime Minister will find it even harder to maintain Conservative Party discipline.
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Boris Johnson needs to stop treating Scotland like an irritating child
The Conservative government’s disdain for Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP risks rotting the Union from the inside.
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MPs are trying to overhaul a system that is finding them increasingly guilty
Breaches of MPs standards are at their highest level since the expenses scandal.
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Boris Johnson faces Tory backlash after U-turn in Owen Paterson sleaze row
The risk for Johnson is that his rapid reversal makes him look not only incompetent but weak.
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Britannia Chained: will Boris Johnson’s Global Britain ever escape the shackles of Brexit?
The UK is still fighting the EU as the Prime Minister tries to define a new role for the country…
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Leader: How to pay for big government
As voters demand more of the state, the state must demand more of its wealthiest.
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Boris Johnson is set to preside over the lowest income growth during any parliament on record
Household income is set to grow by just 0.1 per cent a year during Johnson’s term in office.
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Can Boris Johnson really claim that the world has “pulled back a goal or two” against climate change?
As leaders leave Glasgow, there are dramatic gaps that still need to be filled if humanity is to have a…
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Heat pumps: Norway roll-out offers lessons for Boris Johnson
What can the UK learn from successes in other countries?
Boris Johnson’s claim that the Roman empire fell due to “uncontrolled immigration” is wrong – and dangerous
The PM is selling a version of history that doesn’t exist, a world where the West equals good and immigrants…
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Why a Cop26 deal is so important for Boris Johnson
As well as being a threat to the planet, an unsuccessful Cop26 will create political problems for the Prime Minister…
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Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron are now arguing about whether they’re arguing
French aides say the two leaders have agreed to de-escalate tensions. Johnson’s spokesman insists there is no such deal.
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