All news on the topic: Boris Johnson

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Nadine Dorries declares conservative party “dead” as she joins Reform UK
Former Conservative MP and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform UK.
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Boris Johnson sips cocktails on Greek beach break with Carrie and their children
The ex-PM lounged on the beach and swam in the sea on the sunshine break in Greece with his wife and children, enjoying cocktails under a parasol and munching on crisps
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Channel small boat arrivals in first half of 2025 surge 48% year-on-year
Number of people who arrived in UK via small boats in first half of 2025 up 48% on same period last year
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Queen Camilla holidayed on superyacht of Tory donor Wafic Said during trip to Greece
The wife of the King was seen on the yacht Zenobia, owned by Tory donor Syrian-Saudi Wafic Said, while visiting some of the Mediterranean country’s most exclusive tourist destinations.
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“Oh, crisps!” — Boris Johnson lights up Capri night with champagne, sombrero, and “Sweet Caroline”
Boris Johnson let loose on his Italian getaway, belting out karaoke tunes and swigging champagne straight from the bottle during a raucous night out.
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Boris and Carrie Johnson welcome a baby girl — the former PM’s ninth child
Carrie and Boris Johnson have announced the birth of their fourth child, a girl.
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"Return to Brussels": mobility deal for under-35s could open floodgates to mass migration
The PM again refused to say whether a quota would apply to the £3,500 youth mobility visas
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Abramovich comments on Chelsea sale for the first time: “It was my child”
Roman Abramovich has not spoken publicly since his interview with Forbes in 2021, and he has ended his silence regarding the sale of Chelsea for an upcoming book.
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Boris Johnson’s wife revealed what she and her husband were up to in Texas
Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister of the UK, has stepped away from politics and is now dedicating more time to his family and children.
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UK should allocate 3% of its GDP to defense and might send up to 10,000 troops to Ukraine, Boris Johnson tells
Boris Johnson has stated on LBC that the UK ought to pledge to allocate 3% of GDP to defense and dedicate up to 10,000 troops to Ukraine to establish a "deterrent force" in the country, prior to Keir Starmer’s visit to Washington.
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Boris Johnson advocates for Donald Trump’s minerals deal with Ukraine
Former British prime minister comments on the proposed deal: “Yes, it’s extortionate when viewed in one way, but so was Lend-Lease in 1941, wasn’t it?”
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The chief whip’s diaries disclose the rescue of a Tory MP from a KGB agent in a London brothel
From MPs’ requests for peerages to Rishi Sunak labeling a minister as ‘fucking useless’, tales from former chief whip Simon Hart’s diaries have garnered attention.
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Boris Johnson enthusiasts offered a £121 handshake and photo opportunity
Tickets to hear the former prime minister speak at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall cost up to £160, not including the meet-and-greet.
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Kabul evacuation whistleblower prevails in case against UK government
Civil servant Josie Stewart was found to have been unlawfully dismissed in 2022 after she informed the BBC about failures.
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Zelenskyy refutes the assertion that Boris Johnson discouraged him from seeking a peace deal in 2022
Ukraine’s president states that the British PM was not involved in the decision not to pursue a deal with Russia.
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Dominic Cummings claims responsibility for Boris Johnson’s downfall, accusing the former PM of ’vandalizing the country’
Boris Johnson’s former chief of staff, Dominic Cummings, has hit out at the ex PM and also criticised his wife Carrie, accusing her and her friends of ’controlling Number 10’.
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Boris Johnson calls Vladimir Putin a ’f****** idiot’ over imperial ambitions, declares Russia’s empire is over
Boris Johnson has blasted Vladimir Putin as a "f****** idiot" over his flatlining imperial ambitions for Russia in a scathing interview.
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Kemi Badenoch accused of ’hypocrisy’ over connections to lawyer peer who defended Shamima Begum
The Mirror has learned Baron Verdirame, who was given a peerage by Boris Johnson and has close links to Ms Badenoch’s team, advised the UN’s defence team in the same case
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Kemi Badenoch’s initial approval ratings as Tory leader rank lower than Sunak’s and Johnson’s
Liz Truss is the only former party leader of past five years to rank lower in terms of starting popularity
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Samurai sword-wielding man arrested outside Parliament ‘wanted to meet Boris Johnson’
A man who was arrested outside Parliament after arriving at the front gate wearing armour and wielding samurai swords has told a court he ‘want to meet Boris Johnson’.
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Covid inquiry reveals Treasury blocked NHS bed request
Boris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of NHS England has said.
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Boris Johnson’s No10 memoir outpaced in the charts by books on gut health and penguins
Boris Johnson’s No10 memoir, Unleashed, slid down the Amazon’s bestseller list. The former PM’s book that was set to be a big seller lost out to Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson’s new picture book about a penguin and Prof Tim Spector’s Food For Life Cookbook.
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Boris Johnson says he "would have bet on himself" to win the 2024 election
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he could have led the Conservatives to a historic victory at the 2024 General Election if he was still in charge.
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Shameless Boris Johnson says he regrets saying sorry over Partygate
The disgraced former PM declined to comment on whether he regretted apologizing to the Queen over celebrations held on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral.
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Boris Johnson calls for a referendum on the UK’s departure from the European Convention on Human Rights
Move over European convention on human rights likely to put pressure on Tory leadership candidates to follow suit