The British prime minister, trying to regroup in the coronavirus pandemic, wants to bury Thatcherism and embark on a program of ambitious public works.
Author: Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
For Boris Johnson’s Science Advisers, Pressure, Anxieties and ‘Pastoral Support’
As public scrutiny of a secretive panel of scientists heightened, its members nearly buckled under the strain.
For Boris Johnson, a Rare Respite From Bad News
He caught a break this week, flustering his Labour opponent in Parliament and glorying in British researchers’ discovery of an effective treatment drug against Covid-19 symptoms.
As Prime Minister, Boris Johnson Struggles to Find His Voice
He expected to be the Brexit leader. Instead, he has presided uncomfortably over a public health crisis, an economic collapse and a racial reckoning.
How the Coronavirus Makes a No-Deal Brexit More Likely
The pandemic is reordering the global economy in ways that have led some analysts to question whether an agreement with the European Union even makes sense for the British government anymore.
Rogue Trip by Boris Johnson Aide Makes U.K.’s Spectator Part of the Story
A senior editor of the magazine, Britain’s oldest, did not disclose in an article that her husband, Dominic Cummings, had taken a 260-mile trip that breached the nation’s stay-at-home order.
Why Is Boris Johnson Defending Dominic Cummings?
The aide, Dominic Cummings, has the ideas and organizational skills that the British prime minister himself knows he lacks and badly needs.
Boris Johnson Feels Public Anger in Outcry Over Dominic Cummings
The image of a powerful official flouting the lockdown rules has struck a nerve in a way that the government’s haphazard response to the virus has not.
Outcry Over Cummings Turns Public Against Johnson for 1st Time
The image of a powerful official flouting the lockdown rules has struck a nerve in a way that the government’s haphazard response to the virus has not.
Boris Johnson Backs Top Aide Accused of Flouting Lockdown Rules
Despite the appearance of a double standard, the British leader defended Dominic Cummings’s travel, even as the aide was falling ill.