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Boris Johnson news
Follow the latest updates on former prime minister Boris Johnson. The Tory MP was succeeded as party leader by Liz Truss in September 2022.
Latest Boris Johnson news
- NewsThe Independent
Boris Johnson ‘said he wished he was Black’ on night Obama became president
Journalist of British-Ghanian heritage claimed Mr Johnson also demanded to know where she was from
- NewsPA Media: UK News
Boris Johnson breached rules by being ‘evasive’ about links to hedge fund
Mr Johnson is reported to have met President Maduro alongside Merlyn Advisors co-founder Maarten Petermann in February.
- NewsThe Guardian
Boris Johnson ‘refused to be open’ with watchdog about hedge fund role
Acoba chair Eric Pickles says rules on post-ministerial jobs are ‘unenforceable’ after former PM avoids answering questions
- NewsSky News
Boris Johnson breached rules by being 'evasive' over links to hedge fund, says watchdog
Former prime minister Boris Johnson has breached government rules by being "evasive" about his links to a hedge fund that set up a meeting between him and the president of Venezuela, a watchdog has said. Mr Johnson raised a few eyebrows earlier this year after his spokesman confirmed he had flown to the country to meet its controversial leader Nicolas Maduro. Under government rules, any minister leaving office must run new jobs or appointments by the Acoba watchdog before taking them up.
- NewsEvening Standard
Boris Johnson says standing as MP 'unlikely in short-term' but doesn't rule it out
The former prime minister says he will only stand for election again if he has ‘something to contribute’
- NewsThe Independent
Boris Johnson removed as prime minister because he didn’t eat a piece of cake, says Nadine Dorries
Boris Johnson was only removed as prime minister because he didn’t eat a piece of cake, Nadine Dorries has claimed. The former Conservative MP was a guest on GB News on Sunday (14 April) to discuss her thoughts on Mr Johnson making a return to frontline politics. Speaking to students in Washington, the former prime minister refused to rule out a political comeback amid ongoing speculation about his future.
- NewsEvening Standard
Boris Johnson 'humiliated' not to be targeted in honey-trap scandal
Has BoJo lost his mojo?
- NewsSky News
Boris Johnson brands Rishi Sunak's smoking crackdown 'nuts'
Boris Johnson has hit out at Rishi Sunak's smoking policy, branding his plan to phase out the sale of tobacco products "nuts". The current prime minister announced his proposal at the Conservative Party conference in 2023, saying he would raise the legal age for buying cigarettes in England by one year every year, eventually leading to a "smoke-free" generation. While Mr Sunak's policy has been praised by health professionals, it has also been deemed by some to limit freedoms.
- PoliticsThe Independent
Boris Johnson jabs at David Cameron and warns Donald Trump not to concede to Vladimir Putin
The former prime minister called for an increase in defence spending as he cosied up to the Republicans and called for them to unite behind Ukraine
- NewsHuffPost UK
'Absolutely Nuts': Boris Johnson Launches Furious Attack On Rishi Sunak
The former prime minister hit out at the PM's tobacco crackdown and demanded the UK spend more on defence.