Brexit
A member of parliament since 1997, he has been speaker since June 2009, and often a thorn in the government's side.
Published 09 Sep, 2019 09:21pm
Johnson rose to power six weeks ago by injecting his trademark optimism into a ruling Conservative party.
Updated 09 Sep, 2019 11:09am
PM Boris Johnson to go to an EU summit on October 17 to try to secure a new deal, says finance minister Sajid Javid.
Published 08 Sep, 2019 10:17pm
Johnson has said he has no intention of seeking an extension and would rather "die in a ditch" than delay Brexit.
Updated 08 Sep, 2019 09:02am
Johnson spent Friday morning campaigning in Scotland among fishermen, who strongly backed the Brexit referendum in 2016.
Updated 07 Sep, 2019 09:58am
Court rejects claim that PM is acting unlawfully in suspending Parliament for several weeks ahead of departure from EU.
Published 06 Sep, 2019 04:03pm
Jeremy Corbyn will hold a conference call with other opposition parties on Friday, a Labour spokesman says.
Published 06 Sep, 2019 02:35pm
"The prime minister, as both a politician and brother, understands this will not have been an easy matter for Jo.”
Published 05 Sep, 2019 06:17pm
The opposition said they should now be able to pass the bill before he suspends parliament for over a month next week.
Updated 05 Sep, 2019 08:25pm
Boris Johnson casts rebellion by lawmakers as an attempt to surrender to EU, vows never to delay Brexit beyond Oct 31.
Updated 04 Sep, 2019 09:53pm
Conservative MP Phillip Lee was seen crossing the floor of the Commons to sit with the pro-European Liberal Democrats.
Published 03 Sep, 2019 11:18pm
Deeply divided British parliament has rejected the deal London had negotiated with EU three times.
Published 03 Sep, 2019 06:50pm
Opposition lawmakers, rebels in Johnson's Conservative Party confident of victory in attempt to block no-deal Brexit.
Published 03 Sep, 2019 03:18pm
"We are leaving on 31st October, no ifs or buts,” Johnson says in a hastily organised statement.
Updated 03 Sep, 2019 03:20pm
It has been dubbed the "largest-ever" government public information campaign.
Updated 03 Sep, 2019 09:06am
Senior minister Michael Gove, however, refuses to guarantee the government will abide by any such legislation.
Updated 02 Sep, 2019 08:52am
Organisers using the slogan #StopTheCoup claim that as many as 100,000 people had turned out in London.
Updated 01 Sep, 2019 09:51am
The protests come ahead of an intense political week in which Johnson's opponents will seek to block the move in court.
Published 31 Aug, 2019 11:50am
Labour’s legal adviser speaks of all means necessary to prevent suspension of parliament.
Updated 31 Aug, 2019 08:33am
Global recession worries from US-China frictions and spectre of a no-deal Brexit has driven investors to safer harbours.
Published 29 Aug, 2019 04:15pm
An online petition seeking to block the decision had garnered more than 1.2 million signatures by early Thursday.
Updated 29 Aug, 2019 04:01pm
The move could make a no-deal Brexit more likely.
Published 29 Aug, 2019 01:10pm
Decision means opposition might not have enough time to pass laws blocking UK’s exit from EU without a negotiated deal.
Updated 29 Aug, 2019 12:49am
On Wednesday, Boris Johnson’s Europe adviser David Frost will be in Brussels for talks expected to carry on all week.
Updated 28 Aug, 2019 08:19am
Downing Street has reportedly refused to say how much UK would pay; a report in the Times has quoted a figure of £7bn.
Updated 27 Aug, 2019 09:48am
Before leaving Washington Trump stepped up his tariff war with Beijing, calling on US companies to move out of China.
Published 25 Aug, 2019 01:44pm
Brexit is expected to come up at a meeting of the leaders of the European G7 nations and Donald Tusk.
Updated 25 Aug, 2019 08:55am
This slow-motion crash is entirely self-inflicted.
Published 24 Aug, 2019 07:06am
Rising immigration was a major public concern when Britain voted to leave the EU.
Updated 23 Aug, 2019 10:20am
As Johnson arrived, protesters outside the Chancellery gates in Berlin shouted: "Stop Brexit".
Updated 22 Aug, 2019 08:55am
