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British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Mar 27 07:39 PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self isolating but will still lead the government's response to the outbreak. Read more »

UK health minister tests positive for coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 11 07:49 AM

Nadine Dorries, a junior health minister in the UK, has been diagnosed with coronavirus after falling ill on Friday, the Times of London reported. Read more »

UK coronavirus cases jump, PM Johnson says he expects more

William James, Reuters
Posted at Mar 02 08:33 AM

Britain announced a jump in coronavirus cases on Sunday, with 13 new infections taking the total to 36, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he expected the number to rise further.   Read more »

OPINION: What can Southeast Asia learn from the fragility of Western democracy?

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Feb 10 04:29 PM

There is no choice. We cannot join the Americans and the British in the rubbish dump of history. Read more »

'Britain will prosper': Boris Johnson sets out tough terms for EU talks

Elizabeth Piper, Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 08:25 AM

After marking Britain's departure from the EU at a party in his Downing Street residence on Friday, Johnson will use a speech to ram home his message that Brexit, for him, means that sovereignty trumps the economy. Read more »

On Brexit eve, British PM hails 'new beginning'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 08:17 AM

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday hailed a "new beginning" for Britain as it prepares to leave the European Union after 47 years.   Read more »

Union Jack, special coins but no Big Ben on Brexit night

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 18 10:07 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom – Britain will issue special coins, fly the Union Jack and project a countdown clock on the walls of Downing Street -- but not bong Big Ben -- on Brexit night, the government said on Friday. Read more »

UK demands full probe into Iran air crash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 02:00 AM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Thursday for a "full, credible and transparent" investigation into how a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people on board. Read more »

EU charts path for 'challenging' post-Brexit UK deal

Marc Burleigh, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 30 01:42 AM

The EU will keep engaging with the UK through the WTO and the UN as both sides work out a deal on their future ties once Britain leaves the bloc, according to the top Brexit negotiator in Brussels. Read more »

Trump invites Britain's Johnson to White House in new year - report

Reuters
Posted at Dec 22 12:20 PM

The development comes as Johnson won approval for his Brexit deal in the British parliament on Friday, the first step towards fulfilling his election pledge to deliver Britain's departure from the European Union by Jan. 31. Read more »

With echoes of Trump, Boris Johnson scorns the BBC

Amie Tsang, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 17 06:50 AM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, coming off a resounding victory for his Conservative Party, raised questions during the campaign about the BBC’s fundamental source of revenue — the license fee charged to all television viewers in the country. Read more »

Victorious Johnson urges Britain to move past Brexit divide

James Pheby, Alice Ritchie and Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 04:45 AM

Johnson's ruling Conservatives won their best result for 3 decades on Thursday night after promising to get Britain out of the European Union. Read more »

Victory for nationalism: Johnson's win puts UK's future in doubt

Ian Graham and Russell Cheyne, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 03:58 PM

Boris Johnson's resounding triumph will allow him to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union next month but it could spell the break-up of the union that has bound England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for centuries. Read more »

UK destined for Brexit as Johnson wins big

Michael Holden and Kylie MacLellan, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 12:04 PM

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party was on course for a resounding victory in Britain's election after voters backed his bid to deliver Brexit on Jan. 31, the country's most significant geopolitical move in 70 years. Read more »

UK general election: what could happen?

James Pheby, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 11:18 AM

Britain votes in a crucial general election on Thursday, with latest opinion polls showing Prime Minister Boris Johnson locked in a tight battle to win a majority and deliver his Brexit plans. Read more »

UK PM Boris Johnson copies 'Love Actually' spoof

Phil Hazlewood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 09:16 AM

LONDON - Boris Johnson on Tuesday faced claims of plagiarism after copying a spoof version of a scene from the hit Christmas film "Love Actually" as part of his election campaign.  Read more »

New Brexit deal worse for UK economy than uncertainty: think tank

David Milliken, Reuters
Posted at Oct 30 08:54 AM

Late on Tuesday, Johnson won parliament's support for an election in early December that he hopes will break the Brexit deadlock and lead to the approval of the deal he clinched with Brussels earlier this month. Read more »

Britain set for Dec. 12 election to break the Brexit deadlock

Guy Faulconbridge, Elizabeth Piper and William James, Reuters
Posted at Oct 30 08:19 AM

After the European Union granted a third delay to the divorce that was originally supposed to take place on March 29, the United Kingdom, its parliament and its electorate remain divided on how, or indeed whether, to go ahead with Brexit. Read more »

EU nations agree Brexit delay until Jan. 31 as PM Johnson seeks election

Gabriela Baczynska and John Chalmers, Reuters
Posted at Oct 28 07:17 PM

The European Union on Monday agreed to a 3-month flexible delay to Britain's departure from the bloc as Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushes for an election after opponents forced him to request an extension he had vowed never to ask for. Read more »

British MPs give initial approval to Johnson's Brexit plan

Alice Ritchie with Marine Laouchez in Strasbourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 03:00 AM

Johnson won the first of two crucial votes in the House of Commons, which will determine if he can fulfil his "do or die" promise to deliver Brexit next week.   Read more »