Boris Johnson

Negotiations with Iran can reduce tensions, not brinkmanship

The latest tit for tat between the UK and Iran has underlined that following Trump is a recipe for dangerous brinkmanship.

UK's Johnson presses for fresh Brexit talks in Paris

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace a day after talks in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, pressing them to accept his request to reopen Brexit negotiations.

Germany's Merkel voices hope for Brexit deal during UK PM Johnson visit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been adamant that he will not accept the "backstop" border plan and warned that the UK will exit the EU on October 31, even at the cost of economic turmoil.

UK, EU harden their positions on Brexit as G7 approaches

The European Union rejected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's demand to scrap the Irish border backstop plan to achieve a Brexit deal, saying he had offered no workable alternative.

UK to pressure social media companies to fight anti-vax info

Social media companies have struggled to combat fake news of all sorts, from political propaganda to bogus warnings about vaccines such as MMR for measles, mumps, and rubella.

UK faces food, fuel and drugs shortages in no-deal Brexit: leaked documents

If Britain leaves the EU without a Brexit transition deal, it will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine, leaked official government documents reveal.

Hong Kong's airport reopens, more than 200 flights cancelled

The airport, one of the world's busiest, blamed demonstrators for halting flights on Monday, but the exact trigger for the closure was not clear as protesters occupying the arrivals hall for the past five days have been peaceful.

Trump adviser John Bolton courts Brexit Britain with a trade deal talk

Bolton said Washington will help cushion Britain's exit from the EU with a free trade agreement that is being negotiated by US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and his British counterpart, Liz Truss.

Does Britannia still rule the waves in the standoff with Iran?

The UK's marginally increased naval pressure on Iran is not likely to make waves in the Gulf, but it does serve as a good example of a shifting tide in global influence.

Britain's Johnson suffers first leadership blow in by-election

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's governing Conservative Party lost a special election early on Friday, leaving it with a one-vote working majority in Parliament as Brexit looms.

Does Boris Johnson's politics resonate with his Turkish ancestor's?

The British prime minister has aggressively used all means to reach to the top governing post, a trait that mirrors his Turkish great-grandfather's political approach.

Traitors, Brexit and Islam: Is Britain becoming politically fragmented?

Those that have led the Brexit campaign have embarked down a dangerous political path in which increasing social polarisation and political fragmentation have started to take their toll on the UK.