Boris Johnson will gather his cabinet later for the first meeting of his top team since the prime minister’s reshuffle. It comes after the PM completed a shake-up of his cabinet that saw a number of high-profile casualties. Dominic Raab
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Cabinet reshuffle: Boris Johnson has defined what he wants from his government – but can he deliver it?
Boris Johnson has begun this new term starting as he means to go on. From the manifesto-breaking tax rise to pour billions into the NHS and social care to his quite substantial cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, this is a prime
Boris Johnson considering raising National Insurance to fund social care reforms
Boris Johnson is looking at raising National Insurance in order to fund long-promised reforms of social care. According to The Times, National Insurance payments for businesses and employees will rise by 1 percentage point, a penny in the pound. The
Boris Johnson did not break MPs code of conduct over Christmas Caribbean holiday, report finds
Boris Johnson did not break the MPs’ Code of Conduct by accepting donations towards a private 10-day holiday to Mustique – but should have provided information sooner, an investigation has found. Parliament’s standards watchdog said the PM‘s account of the
COVID-19: Boris Johnson says it’s ‘looking good’ for 19 July – but won’t rule out further lockdowns in the winter
The prime minister has said it is “looking good” for 19 July to be the “terminus point” for England’s coronavirus restrictions – but did not rule out the prospect of further lockdowns in the winter. “You can never exclude that
Joe Biden, Boris Johnson strike convivial tone in first meeting
CARBIS BAY, England — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met for the first time Thursday, looking to highlight their nations’ famed “special relationship” but doing so against a backdrop of differences both political and personal. Biden
Boris Johnson’s approval rating has slumped after Dominic Cummings’ accusations, opinion poll suggests
Boris Johnson’s approval rating has slumped in the wake of Dominic Cummings’ explosive evidence about the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, an opinion poll suggests. According to the Opinium study, the prime minister’s approval rating now stands at -6%
Boris Johnson’s flat: PM says he will have final say on investigation into how refurb was funded
Boris Johnson has said he will have the final say on any investigation into ministerial misconduct after appointing an independent adviser to look at how his Downing Street flat refurbishment was paid for. Christopher Geidt, the Queen’s former private secretary,
Prince Philip: Boris Johnson says duke ‘touched the lives of millions’ as MPs pay tribute
Boris Johnson has said Prince Philip “touched the lives of millions” and “made this country a better place” as all the UK’s parliaments were recalled early from the Easter recess to pay tribute to the duke. The House of Commons’
COVID-19: Boris Johnson says England still on course for ‘roadmap to freedom’ – but warns of Europe’s third wave
England’s route out of lockdown remains on schedule, with the prime minister declaring there is nothing to dissuade him from “continuing along our roadmap to freedom”. Speaking to the virtual Conservative Party spring conference, Boris Johnson said he was looking