Boris Johnson

Johnson tells EU he wants Brexit deal but without backstop

2:42 pm August 20, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written to EU President Donald Tusk reaffirming his desire to conclude a Brexit deal as well as his opposition to the controversial “backstop” on Ireland. The so-called backstop is a mechanism that would keep the UK in EU customs arrangements to prevent a hard border between the British […]

Leaked UK memos warn of food, drug shortages in Brexit chaos

10:17 pm August 18, 2019

London: Leaked British government documents have warned of disruptions across the country in the event that the UK leaves the European Union without a trade deal on October 31. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he is prepared to charge out of the EU regardless of whether he is able to renegotiate the Brexit […]

Boris Johnson planning to put UK on obesity-busting diet: Report

UK’s Johnson to visit European capitals seeking Brexit breakthrough

9:06 pm August 18, 2019

London: Britain’s Boris Johnson will visit European capitals this week on his first overseas trip as prime minister, as his government said Sunday it had ordered the scrapping of the decades-old law enforcing its EU membership. Johnson will travel to Berlin on Wednesday for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and on to Paris Thursday […]

British MPs press Johnson to recall parliament over Brexit

1:50 pm August 18, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under pressure on Sunday to immediately recall lawmakers from their summer holiday so parliament can debate Brexit. More than 100 MPs have written to Johnson to urge him to reconvene and let them sit permanently until October 31 — the date Britain is due to leave the European […]

Boris Johnson faces legal challenge in Scottish court over Brexit

11:19 pm August 13, 2019

London: A Scottish judge on Tuesday fast-tracked a legal challenge mounted by a cross-party group of British MPs over fears that Prime Minister Boris Johnson could suspend Parliament to push through the UK’s exit from the European Union by the October 31 deadline, without any deal in place. Lord Raymond Doherty ruled on a petition […]