‘No timeframe, let alone a date’: France has no immediate plans to speak to Canberra
Meantime, Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson have moved to heal a damaging rift triggered by the Morrison government’s AUKUS pact.
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Boris Johnson rebukes world leaders on climate change and warns history will judge them
“The world will see, and your people will remember and history will judge.”
Johnson’s fight over the right to party – with proof of a jab
The public approves but Boris Johnson faces political and business opposition to his plans for vaccine passports.
‘Sod this’: Boris Johnson ‘had to be talked out of’ personal contact with the Queen during pandemic
The British Prime Minister also joked that the elderly could “get COVID and live longer”, the PM’s former adviser alleged.
Boris Johnson exempted from isolation after contact with COVID-positive minister
Britain has also opted against mass COVID-19 vaccinations for all children and teenagers, based on a “risk-benefit” analysis for the protection of children.
You call it ‘freedom day’? I call it a reckless gamble
Britain is opening up on Monday even as COVID numbers rise. Boris Johnson’s government appears to have chosen the path of recklessness.
Boris Johnson orders review of Beijing takeover of UK tech company
Johnson does not want “an anti-China spirit” to “pitchfork away every investment from China” but pressed pause on the buyout of a semiconductor maker.
Johnson makes masks voluntary in landmark shift from ‘government diktat to personal responsibility’
All social distancing and mask-wearing rules will be abolished as Boris Johnson gambles on his world-leading vaccine rollout.
‘Totally f—ing hopeless:’ Dominic Cummings leaks Boris Johnson’s bombshell text messages
Dominic Cummings has leaked Boris Johnson’s private messages in a sensational escalation of their feud.
Australia waiting for ‘the right deal’ with Britain, says Scott Morrison
Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson will thrash out the final terms over a lavish dinner at Downing Street.
‘Dom’s bombs’: Boris Johnson rejects claims he bungled Britain’s pandemic response
During incendiary parliamentary testimony Johnson’s former top adviser described the government’s response to the pandemic as “lions led by donkeys” and declared Johnson “unfit for the job”.
‘Lions led by donkeys’: Johnson damned over COVID as unfit for office
Tens of thousands of people died because of incompetence, indecision and neglect by Boris Johnson and his government, Dominic Cummings says.
Britain beefs with Australian farmers as Boris Johnson backs trade deal
Australian farmers are pushing back on claims from British farmers who want to maintain tariffs on agricultural imports amid a mooted free trade deal.
NZ nurse who cared for Boris Johnson quits over ‘lack of respect’
Jenny McGee stood at the side of the British Prime Minister when he was hospitalised with COVID-19 last year. Now she has resigned, citing lack of government support for health […]
Britain’s Jews should not have to endure ‘shameful racism’, says Boris Johnson
Johnson was responding to a video that showed a convoy of cars bearing Palestinian flags driving through a Jewish community in north London, broadcasting anti-Semitic messages.
Phone a friend: Boris Johnson pressures Morrison on net zero by 2050 during climate call
The conversation occurred on the same day the British Prime Minister’s climate chief said it was time to “consign coal power to history”.
Boris Johnson’s renovation ‘cover-up’ concerns prompts calls for inquiry
Johnson’s key adviser on the Brexit campaign said Johnson wanted donors to secretly pay for the renovation and he told the prime minister such plans were “unethical, foolish, possibly illegal”.
Attack on Dan Tehan was part of plot to take credit for long-expected trade deal breakthrough
Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson are set to sign a new free trade deal at the upcoming G7 summit despite a diplomatic brawl.
Boris Johnson’s most senior black adviser quits in row over race report
An official report ordered in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests concluded that Britain did not have a systemic race problem. This did not go down well.
Boris Johnson outlines why Scott Morrison was rejected to speak at climate summit
Labor has tabled a letter from Boris Johnson to Scott Morrison, who thanked our PM for his personal commitment to net zero and said he looks forward to him setting […]
A botched vaccine rollout would put Boris Johnson in severe political danger
Boris Johnson enters 2021 a diminished and damaged figure whose political future might well hinge on his performance in the coming months.
Brexit deal a long way from Boris Johnson’s promised ‘friends-with-benefits’ vision
While one of the biggest euroskeptic grievances against Brussels was its red tape, Britain had better get used to quite a lot of extra rules and regulations.
‘Build back greener’: Boris Johnson to ban sale of petrol cars by 2030
Ex-PM Malcolm Turnbull said Johnson’s commitments were a reminder “that conservatism does not require climate denialism or a fear of innovation and technology”.
Exit of Brexit guru Dominic Cummings is Boris Johnson’s last chance
Dominic Cummings, the Prime Minister’s chief adviser, has left Downing Street for the last time after a spectacular powerplay.
PM stuck in 20th century as the world moves on
Scott Morrison’s pugnacious response to Boris Johnson’s plea for Australia to take bold action on climate change is to be expected from someone who is beholden to the fossil fuel […]
Boris Johnson asks Scott Morrison to take ‘bold action’ on climate change
The British Prime Minister stressed the need for countries to adopt “ambitious targets” to reach net-zero emissions.
Te Dness – EU Referendum Lyrics
[Verse 1] 36s got me livid That German car your boy been whipping Keep ’em in my pocket, I don’t put the key in Shorty with me European Push the […]
Boris Johnson involved in minor car crash outside parliament
The British Prime Minister’s car braked suddenly when a protester ran in front of the vehicle and it was hit from behind.
Boris Johnson bows to footballer’s pressure to provide summer food fund
UK Prime Minister will provide a food fund for struggling families, bowing to pressure from England forward Marcus Rashford to prevent children from going hungry during the pandemic.
Boris Johnson urges UK to ‘move on’ from Dominic Cummings scandal
Johnson told MPs he “totally understands the public indignation” over the scandal but insisted his top aide would not be sacked.