Boris Johnson: New national flagship to promote ‘best of British’ around the world
Boris Johnson said the new vessel, worth up to £200 million, will reflect the UK's "burgeoning status as a great, independent maritime trading nation".
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.
Boris Johnson said the new vessel, worth up to £200 million, will reflect the UK's "burgeoning status as a great, independent maritime trading nation".
Labour former frontbencher Jon Trickett said the wedding was “a good way to bury this week’s bad news” on Mr Cummings’ testimony, the spread of the Indian coronavirus variant and the row about funding of the Downing Street flat.
Yesterday an official probe found that Tory donor Lord Brownlow initially covered the cost, but the PM was "not aware" of it.
"She kind of stepped back away from it, and the look on her face was priceless."
"Boris sometimes seems affronted when criticised for what amounts to a gross failure of responsibility."
“Will Boris Johnson challenge the Hungarian PM on his appalling track record? I wouldn’t hold my breath,” Lisa Nandy said.
Cummings told MPs that Johnson regretted ordering the first lockdown - and when he ordered the second, vowed to never introduce a third.
"Ed came back to the clubs to say they had got the green light from No 10," a source said.
A butler had been smuggling in organic food and drinks over eight months – on one of London’s rented ‘Boris bikes’.
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