The risk-taking bravado of Britain’s colorful prime minister was not enough to compensate for his shortcomings, or overcome a catastrophic loss of party support.
Author: MARK LANDLER
Boris Johnson’s Messy Exit Encapsulates a Tumultous Career
A rebellion of Mr. Johnson’s cabinet, a catastrophic loss of party support and a wholesale exodus of ministers brought a fitting end to a career defined by gleeful disregard for rules.
In Northern Ireland, Brexit and Legislation Revive Old Challenges
Brexit and so-called legacy legislation are reviving sensitive issues of Catholic and Protestant identity that civic leaders have sought to dampen.
Boris Johnson Risks a Sharp Rebuke in U.K. By-Elections
Scandals, economic pain and an uproar over lockdown parties have left Britain’s Conservatives at risk of losing both recent advances and old strongholds.
In Two Elections, North and South, Boris Johnson Risks a Sharp Rebuke
Scandals, economic pain and an uproar over lockdown parties have left Britain’s Conservatives at risk of losing both recent advances and old strongholds.
The Mystery of Fleet Street: An Article on Boris Johnson Vanishes
What happened to a story published in The Times of London that was critical of Prime Minister Boris Johnson? The disappearance has London’s media world guessing.
With Northern Ireland and Migrants, Johnson Swings Cudgel of Survival Politics
Critics say the British leader’s hardened stances on Northern Ireland and immigration are cynical pandering to the pro-Brexit Tories he needs to stay in power.
Britain Moves Ahead With Plans to Scrap Trade Rules on Northern Ireland
The action by the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to scuttle the post-Brexit trade arrangement risks a clash with the European Union and upsetting the United States.