Boris Johnson

The move is part of a Plan B if the Supreme Court rules against plans to deport migrants who enter the UK illegally to Rwanda to claim asylum there

The High Court in London ruled on July 28 that contentious plans by the city's mayor to extend a scheme requiring more polluting vehicles to pay a daily charge when driven can go ahead next month.

Britain's ruling Conservatives on Friday held the former seat of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson but saw hefty majorities in two other seats blown away as scandals and high inflation took their toll.

Only 18% of those who voted to leave in 2016 believe that Brexit was a success, according to a study by the think tank "The United Kingdom in a Changing Europe", the Guardian reported. Still, 61% expect a positive development.

A U.K. parliamentary committee was expected to publish this week a report on whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled lawmakers over lockdown-flouting parties at his office, after lawmakers met Monday to conclude their inquiry.

Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson angrily quit as a member of parliament on Friday, claiming he had been forced out in a stitch-up by his political opponents.

The 58-year-old populist politician has been under investigation by a cross-party committee about whether he repeatedly lied to parliament over Covid lockdown-breaking parties when he was in office.

The TV channel ITV News revealed new details about a scandalous party in April 2021 with the participation of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which became one of the factors for the resignation of the politician.

Johnson said he realized that while he had enough support to run, Britain and the Conservative Party needed unity.
He abruptly cut short a holiday in the Caribbean and returned to Britain to try to secure the support of 100 MPs to enter the race for the seat of Liz Truss, who succeeded him in September after he was forced to resign amid a series of scandals.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson - ousted by ethics scandals just three months ago - jockeyed to make a comeback on Oct. 21 as one of several contenders seeking to replace Liz Truss, whose rapid downfall threw the country's leadership into disarray at a time of severe economic challenges.

Contenders bidding to succeed Prime Minister Liz Truss were on Oct. 21 to open a hectic weekend of campaigning, but opposition parties demanded that UK voters get their own say to end months of political chaos.