The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Londoner’s Diary: ‘I’m hopeful that scourge of NDAs will end at last’

In today’s Diary: Weinstein assistant on NDAs / Truss on manoeuvres? / Keyes’s honest face / Blessed’s unusual dream / The PM and Fortuna / Bradley confusion

Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2022

UK minister overruled official's concerns about plan to send migrants to Rwanda

British interior minister Priti Patel overruled reservations from officials about her plan to send thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country of Rwanda, documents published by the government on Tuesday showed.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2022

Seriously, Tory party, there is no pooper scooper big enough to clear up Johnson’s constant mess

If you’re defending a PM who makes draconian new laws then breaks them, I’m afraid your public service mechanism is shot, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022

Even Boris the Great Deflector is struggling to pull off his party tricks

In the Commons this afternoon, the Prime Minister needs a symphonic mixture of apology, distraction and defiance to slough off his troubles. The Big Sorry however comes with many tangled strings attached. Labour and the Lib Dems are seeking to extract a parliamentary vote on the matter — adding another…

Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2022

Police charge man following incident near London's Downing Street

British police said they had charged a 29-year-old man who was armed with a knife when he confronted two Ministry of Defence police officers near Prime Minister Boris Johnson's official residence in central London on Monday.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2022

Boris Johnson covid-breach fine is comparable to a speeding ticket, cabinet minister suggests

Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer dismissed the comparison saying: 'I have never had anybody break down in front of me because they couldn’t drive at 35mph in a 30mph zone'

Wales Online · Apr 19, 2022

Liam Payne finally addresses accent in baffling post-Oscars ITV Good Morning Britain interview

The former One Direction star was asked for his quick take on the Will Smith and Chris Rock saga last month

Manchester Evening News · Apr 19, 2022

ITV Good Morning Britain viewers fume as hosts 'rudely interrupt' political guests

Viewers of the popular morning television programme were less than impressed with the behaviour of Kate Garraway and Adil Ray when interviewing the Northern Ireland secretary on Tuesday morning

Edinburgh Live · Apr 19, 2022

UK's Boris Johnson faces wrath of lawmakers over partygate

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing British lawmakers for the first time since he was fined by police for attending a birthday party in his office that broke coronavirus lockdown rules

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022

PM Covid-breach fine comparable to speeding ticket, Cabinet minister suggests

The Northern Ireland Secretary also said Boris Johnson had not misled MPs when saying coronavirus rules were followed in No 10.

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022