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The two men are vying to be prime minister.

Boris Johnson has accused the European Union of “moral blackmail” over the Northern Ireland backstop as he insisted he would never allow the return of a hard border with the Republic. In the latest Tory leadership hustings held in Belfast, both Mr Johnson and his rival Jeremy Hunt insisted the ...

Health Secretary Matt Hancock had said the public sector would be ‘shown some love’ if Boris Johnson wins the Tory leadership contest.

Tory leadership candidate previously said pay rises should be paid for by getting rid of staff A union has warned Tory leadership candidate Boris Johnson’s warms words on pay rises mask an ugly plan to slash jobs. Johnson’s supporter Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Times that public sector workers ...

The Tory leadership contender has some choice words for the Russian President.

Boris Johnson has brushed off Stormzy’s “f*** Boris” criticism on the Glastonbury main stage – and joked that he actually said “Back Boris”, but was misunderstood. Stormzy took aim at the Tory leadership candidate during his song Vossi Bop, which includes the lyrics “F* the Government and f*Boris”. Stormzy, who ...

Update: speaking after the Conservative Party’s leadership hustings in Carlisle, Boris Johnson insisted Stormzy was ‘thoroughly on message’, claiming he was actually singing ‘back Boris’ – his campaign slogan. He blamed ‘problems with the acoustics’ for the ‘misunderstanding’. Wearing a Union Jack stab jacket the South London rapper Stormzy was ...

Mr Johnson’s comments came after he pledged to take the UK out of the EU by the Halloween deadline “do or die”.

Boris Johnson has moved to seize the initiative in the Tory leadership race, pledging to deliver an Australian-style points-based immigration system if he becomes prime minister. The frontrunner to succeed Theresa May said he wanted to rebuild the public’s faith in the UK’s immigration system and to be “tougher on ...