Michael Gove

UK's Johnson sacks ally and entrenches despite calls to resign

Britain's Boris Johnson defies pressure from senior ministers and a mounting rebellion within his party to quit, vowing to stay on as prime minister and fight off any attempts to oust him.

UK cabinet reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signalled the government’s direction and strategy as his Tory Cabinet was dramatically reshuffled with three ministers axed for poor performance and bad publicity.

EU nations formally give nod to post-Brexit trade deal with UK

Ambassadors of the 27-nation bloc have all approved a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain, fulfilling a prerequisite for the agreement to come into effect on January 1, 2021.

UK government kept ‘Orwellian’ blacklist of reporters seeking information

Officials may have violated their own laws by retaining information on journalists and activists who sought disclosures under the Freedom of Information Act.

Covid-19, like Grenfell, exposes the rotten deal for minorities in the UK

British society needs to be reshaped in a more egalitarian manner that doesn't set up minorities as lambs to the slaughter.

How a conspiracy about 5G towers causing Covid-19 has gone viral

Communications masts in two English cities have been set alight as false news of a link between 5G infrastructure and the coronavirus takes hold.

5G coronavirus conspiracy theory is dangerous fake nonsense, UK says

British officials says it is very dangerous to spread conspiracy theories which link 5G mobile telecommunications masts to the spread of the novel coronavirus.

No-deal Brexit warns of food shortages, public disorder for UK

The "Operation Yellowhammer" worst-case assumptions published on Wednesday were prepared on August 2, nine days after Boris Johnson became prime minister, and form the basis of its no-deal planning.

Then there were two: Boris Johnson far ahead in race to lead Britain

The former foreign secretary extended his lead over rivals, as interior minister Sajid Javid gets eliminated.

Final ten contenders named in Conservative Party race for UK prime minister

With the Conservative Party leadership contest already well underway, we look at who could be the next prime minister and how they plan to negotiate Brexit.

After Theresa May, who will lead a fractured UK?

Britain will see its third prime minister in three years as Brexit continues to shake the Brexit political system.

Britain's May to meet ministers amid reported moves to oust her

British lawmakers will seek to use a vote on the government's next steps on Brexit on Monday to wrest control of the process and try to find a majority for an alternative way forward that would break the parliamentary deadlock.