Category: Boris Johnson

Cost of a Full Tank of Petrol Hits £100 as Fuel Prices Keep Rising in UK

The cost of filling up an average family car with petrol has risen above £100 ($125) for the first time, as fuel prices keep rising in the UK. According to data firm Experian Catalist, the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts reached a record 182.3p ($2.29) on June 8, an increase…


Boris Johnson Vows to Get on With Job After Winning Confidence Vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to get on with the job as he faced MPs for the first time after winning a confidence vote within the ruling Conservative Party. Johnson survived a vote of confidence on Monday, with 211 Conservative MPs backing him and 148 wanting him to step down over the partygate…


UK’s Johnson Vows to Get on With Job After Winning Confidence Vote

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to get on with the job as he faced MPs for the first time after winning a confidence vote within the ruling Conservative Party. Johnson survived a vote of confidence on June 6, with 211 Conservative MPs backing him and 148 wanting him to step down over the partygate…


Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy ‘Very Happy’ Boris Johnson Survived Confidence Vote

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is “very happy” that Boris Johnson remains Britain’s prime minister after surviving a confidence vote. Johnson survived a vote of confidence within the ruling Conservative Party on Monday evening, with 211 MPs backing him and 148 wanting him to step down over the partygate scandal. Speaking over video…


Boris Johnson Should Seek ‘Honourable Exit’ to Avoid Uncertainty: Former Conservative Leader

Following the confidence vote, a former leader of the Conservative Party has said Prime MinisterBoris Johnson should look for “an honourable exit” to spare the party and the country further agonies and uncertainties as his position is no longer sustainable. Johnson survived a vote of confidence within the ruling Conservative Party on Monday, with 211…


UK’s Johnson Hails ‘Decisive’ Win in Confidence Vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described the results of a confidence vote in his leadership as “convincing” and “decisive,” though over 40 percent of his own Conservative MPs voted against him. Johnson survived a vote of confidence within the ruling Conservative Party on Monday, with 211 MPs backing him and 148 wanting him to…


UK Prime Minister Johnson Survives Confidence Vote to Hold Onto Premiership

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a vote of confidence within the ruling Conservative Party, with 211 MPs backing him and 148 wanting him to step down. If more than half of the party MPs had voted against him, he would have been forced to step down as party leader, and thus to also…


UK to Send Ukraine Long-Range Rocket Systems to Counter Russian Artillery Attacks

The UK will supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems to help the country defend itself against Russian long-range artillery attacks, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. The cutting-edge M270 weapon system can strike targets up to 50 miles (80 kilometers) away with “pinpoint accuracy” and will offer a “significant boost in capability” for the Ukrainian…


UK’s Johnson Faces No-Confidence Vote as Conservative Rebels Call for Leadership Change Over Partygate

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of no-confidence on Monday evening after Conservative lawmakers called for a change in party leadership following revelations of breaches of COVID-19 rules in the heart of government during the pandemic. Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, said on Monday morning,…


UK PM Johnson to Face Confidence Vote on Monday

LONDON—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote by lawmakers in the governing Conservative Party later on Monday, the chairman of the 1922 Committee Graham Brady has told lawmakers. “The threshold of 15 percent of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party has been exceeded,”…