Boris Johnson

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Leaves ICU Amid Treatment For COVID-19

4:50pm April 09, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

"He is in extremely good spirits," his office said. Johnson's emergence from intensive care is good news for the leader, who remains in the hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Officials lower and remove the Union Jack from the European Parliament building in Brussels on Friday. As the U.K. prepared to bring to an end its decades-long membership in the European Union, the bloc's top officials on Friday pledged to continue playin

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The Long, Uneasy Wait Is Over: Parties, Protests And Solemn Silence Greet Brexit

6:00pm January 31, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Some 43 months after the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, the day of divorce has finally arrived. Supporters and critics alike had their say; but largely, a somber mood welcomed the milestone.

Scottish National Party leader and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is calling for a second referendum on Scottish independence, saying voters endorsed the idea during the U.K.'s recent elections. Sturgeon is seen here Thursday at Bute House in E

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Scotland Seeks New Vote On Independence As U.K. Hurtles Toward Brexit

12:30pm December 19, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Scotland is "a country in a voluntary union of nations," Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will block the move.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff returns to 10 Downing Street after visiting Buckingham Palace, where he was given permission to form the next government during an audience with Queen Elizabeth II.

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Boris Johnson And Conservative Party Win Large Majority In U.K. Parliament

11:31am December 13, 2019

by Mark Katkov

The Tories now have the biggest majority since Margaret Thatcher's win in 1987, all but ensuring the United Kingdom will exit the European Union in January.

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Dogs wait for their owners outside a polling station in London, part of a popular tradition of taking pets to the polls. The U.K. is voting in a general election to select 650 members of Parliament.

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U.K. Holds A Pivotal General Election, And Voters Bring Their Dogs To The Polls

10:51am December 12, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Boris Johnson's Conservatives are expected to win only enough seats to secure a small majority. So far on election day, the most popular figures at polling stations are (literally) dogs.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gets off his election campaign bus — emblazoned with the slogan "Get Brexit Done" — to visit Washington, England, on Monday. Britain goes to the polls on Thursday.

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U.K. Election: Voters Hope To Decide Brexit's Fate And Their Country's Future

2:47pm December 11, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

It will be the third general election since 2015. The stakes are high, voters are weary and the two main candidates for prime minister are polarizing.

Week In Politics: More Impeachment Hearings As Trump Heads To NATO Summit

8:47am November 30, 2019

by Ayesha Rascoe

The meeting in London comes as several of the member-countries are dealing with recent terror attacks and political turmoil. For President Trump, that will mean House Judiciary Committee hearings.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing St. to go to the Houses of Parliament in London on Saturday.

U.K. Parliament Votes To Delay Vote On Johnson's Breakthrough Brexit Plan

8:45pm October 19, 2019

by Alexander Tuerk

In compliance with the Letwin Amendment, approved 322 to 306 on Saturday, a reluctant Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent a letter to the EU requesting an extension to the Oct. 31 no-deal deadline.

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (from left), U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Commission's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, at the start of an EU summit on Thursday in Brussels. EU and British negotiators came to an agr

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Even With A New Agreement, Brexit Is Not A Done Deal. Here's Why

8:11pm October 17, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

It looks like a big breakthrough in Britain's long process to leave the European Union, but the saga doesn't end here.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that he'd forged a new Brexit agreement with the European Union.

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Britain's Boris Johnson Hails New Brexit Deal With EU As Deadline Looms

12:41pm October 17, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The prime minister said that he'd forged a new agreement that would allow the European Union to keep collecting value-added tax from Northern Ireland and allow special treatment for some Irish goods.