Dominic Cummings, the British prime minister’s top adviser, said he behaved “reasonably and legally” in driving for child care needs while coming down with the coronavirus.
Author: Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
For Boris Johnson, Parliament Is Becoming a House of Horrors
In a mostly empty chamber, the blustery prime minister is sorely missing the usual whoops and catcalls as he is picked apart by the lawyerly new opposition leader, Keir Starmer.
Britain to Impose Coronavirus Quarantine on Air Arrivals
“Stay alert,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned as the government eased restrictions on movement.
As U.K. Deaths Mount, Political Terrain Gets Trickier for Boris Johnson
Facing off against the new Labour leader, Keir Starmer, in an eerily quiet Parliament, the prime minister seemed uncharacteristically defensive.
As Virus Deaths Jump, Boris Johnson’s Press Relations Turn Testy
A strain of populism, similar to that during the Brexit campaign, is visible in the government’s aggressive rebuttals and critiques of the news media.
U.K. Virus Tests Surpass Target, but Britain’s Deaths May Overtake Italy’s
There was good news and bad news for Britons on Friday in the statistical barometers of the pandemic, which experts say have become an understandable but misplaced fixation in the country.
Britain’s Boris Johnson, Recovered From Coronavirus, Returns to Work
The British prime minister, newly recovered from the coronavirus, says easing social-distancing rules too quickly would be dangerous.
The Secretive Group Guiding the U.K. on Coronavirus
The British government frequently says it’s “guided by the science,” but the members of its scientific advisory group, SAGE, are a secret.
U.K. Extends Lockdown 3 Weeks, With No Clear Exit Strategy
The government said lifting the lockdown now would risk the country’s progress, but its silence on how and when it would end sowed doubts about if there is a concrete plan.
Is Britain Undercounting the Human and Economic Toll of Coronavirus?
According to new statistics, the death toll from the virus could be at least 10 percent higher than officially reported because of deaths in nursing homes and private residences.