Category: Boris Johnson

UK Foreign Secretary Pledges Continuing Support for Ukraine During Kyiv Trip

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has promised that the UK will continue to support Ukraine in its resistance against the Russian invasion. Cleverly met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a visit to Kyiv, just days after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak travelled to the Ukrainian capital and announced a £50 million ($60 million) package of defensive military…


UK Supreme Court Rules Scotland Cannot Hold 2nd Independence Referendum

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish Parliament cannot legislate for a second independence referendum without consent from the UK government. In the first independence referendum held in 2014, the Scottish electorate voted 55–45 percent to reject independence and remain part of the UK. But First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who is also leader…


Bloomberg Apologizes for Boris Johnson Speech Criticizing Communist China

Michael Bloomberg, chair of the Pentagon’s advisory panel, apologized to attendees at an economic forum hosted by his company after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s speech that singled out the communist Chinese regime. Bloomberg issued the apology on Nov. 17 at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum hosted by his corporation in partnership with the…


UK’s Sunak Says ‘More Must Be Done’ After Climate Deal at COP27 Summit

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that “more must be done” on climate change, after a last-minute deal was reached at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. Officials and negotiators agreed a deal in the early hours of Nov. 20 to create a fund to “compensate” poor nations that claim to be victims of…


House of Lords Should Be Replaced With Elected ‘Modern Second Chamber’: UK Labour Party

The House of Lords should be replaced with an elected “modern second chamber,” the UK’s main opposition Labour Party has said. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the British Parliament. Its main job is to scrutinise and amend parliamentary bills proposed by the House of Commons before they pass into law. The…


Boris Johnson Had Enough Nominations to Challenge Rishi Sunak in PM Race: Top UK Tory

Boris Johnson had enough nominations from Conservative MPs to mount a challenge to Rishi Sunak in last month’s race to become Tory party leader and UK prime minister, a senior Tory MP has said. Johnson dramatically pulled out of the contest on Oct. 23, saying he had secured enough nominations but admitting he would not…


What Is Next for the United Kingdom?

Commentary  I wrote an article recently which stated that Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng might have cut their careers short. I did not expect both of them to be gone so soon. Now there is a new prime minister and a new chancellor. In the rush to replace Liz Truss,…


Michael Taube: From Boris to Liz to Sunak: A Strange Tale of British Politics

Commentary If you ever thought British politics was boring, the Tory government’s recent trials and tribulations may have put that feeling permanently to rest. When the Boris Johnson-led Tories won a huge majority in Dec. 2019, it seemed like a euphoric moment for the party and movement. It was the party’s biggest margin of victory…


Rishi Sunak to Become UK Prime Minister After Rivals Drop out of Race

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to become Britain’s next prime minister after both his rivals dropped out of the Conservative Party leadership race. Penny Mordaunt, leader of the House of Commons, wrote on Twitter minutes before nomination closed at 2 p.m. that she had decided to pull out and Sunak now had her “full…


Former CCP Leader Escorted Out of Congress; Governor Races in the US; Boris Johnson Bows Out | NTD Good Morning

Chinese Communist party leader Xi Jinping secures another five-year term in power. And his immediate predecessor was mysteriously escorted out of the party leadership meeting. We hear from experts on possible reasons behind the move. With the gap in polls closing and New York early-voting just days away, Two candidates in the race for governor…