British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

UK leader presses for US diplomat’s wife to face charges

6:49 pm October 7, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will speak with the U.S. ambassador to the UK about a case involving an American diplomat’s wife who left the country after reportedly becoming a suspect in a fatal crash. Johnson said Monday he doesn’t think it is right to “use the process of diplomatic immunity for […]

Boris Johnson makes Brexit squatting plans for Downing Street: Report

8:32 pm October 6, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly making plans to virtually “squat” in Downing Street and refuse to step down even if a no-confidence motion is passed against him over the ongoing Brexit divisions in the UK Parliament, a media report quoting Cabinet insiders claimed on Sunday. In what would be seen as a […]

Boris Johnson: UK will submit concrete Brexit proposals soon

7:57 pm October 1, 2019

Manchester (England): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Tuesday that Britain will make firm proposals for a new divorce deal with the European Union within days, saying “this is the moment when the rubber hits the road.” Britain is due to leave the 28-nation bloc at the end of this month, and EU leaders are […]

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 […]

Europeans see last chance for Iran-US meeting

2:40 pm September 25, 2019

United Nations: US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani face their last chance Wednesday for a historic meeting as European leaders raced to arrange talks aimed at defusing soaring tensions. A meeting between the arch-adversaries would be historic but also come under a political cloud, with Trump’s Democratic rivals on Tuesday announcing […]