Boris Johnson

EU presses UK to resubmit Brexit plan as end-game looms

3:42 pm October 6, 2019

Brussels: With the resumption of crunch Brexit talks on Monday looming large, European leaders piled pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to revise his offer — and to do so quickly. On Saturday Johnson started phoning his EU counterparts to sell his proposals for a managed withdrawal from the bloc, after the latest plans […]

EU’s Juncker warns of problems in UK Brexit offer

11:12 pm October 2, 2019

Brussels: European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday that there are “problematic points” in Britain’s new proposed Brexit withdrawal deal. Juncker highlighted concerns about London’s proposed customs regime aimed at avoiding checks on the border between British-ruled Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland. But he recognised “positive advances” in the […]

Boris Johnson recuperates at Chequers with pregnant fiancee

UK’s Johnson rallies party for Brexit fight

1:55 pm September 29, 2019

Manchester: Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathers his Conservative party Sunday for what could be its final conference before an election, with the gathering set to be dominated by Brexit. Despite a string of parliamentary setbacks and a defeat in the Supreme Court, Johnson insists he will take Britain out of the European Union, […]

UK PM’s sister criticises his ‘tasteless’ language

8:57 pm September 26, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s sister on Thursday criticised him for “tasteless” remarks about a murdered MP, adding to a chorus of disapproval at the language he uses when discussing Brexit. Rachel Johnson told Sky News that his talk of “surrender” for those opposed to Brexit — who include herself — was “highly reprehensible”. Her comments […]

UK PM loses fresh parliamentary vote as tensions rise

8:38 pm September 26, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered yet another setback on Thursday after MPs rejected his call to briefly suspend their business for his party’s conference, highlighting the hostility he faces in parliament just weeks before Brexit. In his seventh successive defeat in parliament, MPs voted to reject his call for three days off next […]