The aide, Dominic Cummings, has the ideas and organizational skills that the British prime minister himself knows he lacks and badly needs.
Author: Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
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.
Outrage Grows Over Boris Johnson Aide’s 260-Mile Trip During Lockdown
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.
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.