After Nobel snub, throwback to Johnson’s vow to make UK a ‘science superpower’
A government visa scheme to draw the "best and brightest" failed to attract a single applicant.
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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
Furious French lash out at ‘not serious’ Johnson’s ‘double-speak’
Emmanuel Macron hit out at Johnson's Twitter diplomacy, saying: "We are not whistleblowers."
More desperate people cross Channel after deadliest day
A group wearing life jackets was brought to Dover, just a day after a dinghy capsized off Calais, killing dozens.
Tory government ruled ‘by diktat’ since Brexit and Covid, Lords report finds
The peers’ reports found laws were passed without due scrutiny, allowing the government to hold more power than they would under the normal legal process.
Boris flouts mask guidelines – again – at busy London theatre
Johnson reportedly ignored official requests to don a mask at a packed performance of Macbeth on Tuesday night.
Johnson faces questions about his political future in fiery PMQs
Ian Blackford asked whether he had "considered calling it a day before he gets pushed."
Starmer asks ‘pickpocket’ Johnson: ‘Is everything OK?’
A heated PMQs saw the Labour leader accuse Johnson of broken promises over his social care plans.
Food bank use ‘well above’ pre-pandemic level, Trussell Trust says
The Trussell Trust handed out 935,749 parcels over the six months to October 2021 - with more than a third going to children.
Industrial communities protest as North sees funding cut post-Brexit
Grants given through the government’s Shared Prosperity Fund were supposed to match EU cash previously handed out to UK regions for development. In reality, the north is £1.65 billion down.