Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson tries to reassure on Brexit as pound slumps

7:20 pm July 30, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was visiting Wales on Tuesday as part of a national tour intended to reassure Britons that his hard-Brexit push won’t hurt the economy and rip apart the UK. He faces a tough reception from farmers a group central to the Welsh economy who fear economic havoc if Britain leaves […]

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

Iran’s Rouhani seeks closer UK ties with Johnson

2:52 pm July 29, 2019

Vienna: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has penned an open letter to Britain’s new prime minister, saying he hopes the countries’ diplomatic ties will be stronger under Boris Johnson’s leadership. In the letter published Sunday on Rouhani’s website, the Iranian president congratulated Johnson on becoming prime minister Wednesday. Rouhani said he hoped Johnson’s “only one visit […]

Brexit is a ‘massive economic opportunity’: PM Johnson

8:12 pm July 27, 2019

Manchester: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday said Brexit was a “massive economic opportunity” but had been treated under his predecessor Theresa May as “an impending adverse weather event”. In a speech in Manchester where he pledged new investment in Leave-voting areas, Johnson promised to step up negotiations on post-Brexit trade deals and set […]

France’s Macron invites British PM Johnson to visit

3:04 pm July 26, 2019

Paris: President Emmanuel Macron has invited new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to see him in France “in the next few weeks,” an official at the Elysee palace said. Macron extended the invitation in a call late Thursday to Johnson from his official summer vacation residence in the south of France. In the call, Macron […]

Iran poses loyalty test for ‘British Trump’ Johnson

2:05 pm July 25, 2019

London: Iran’s seizure and continued detention of a UK-flagged tanker deals Boris Johnson an immediate loyalty test: Britain’s new prime minister may have to choose between Gulf escorts led by Europe or the United States. Which way Johnson leans could set the tone for a complex agenda that includes withdrawing from the EU, striking a […]