Tag: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

UK’s Johnson: new deal will help India to strengthen its defence industry

NEW DELHI, April 22 – A new defence partnership agreement signed on Friday by Britain and India will enable India to strengthen its defence industry, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. “Our new and expanded defence and security partnership will enable India to strengthen its own domestic defence […]

In show of support, British PM meets Ukraine’s Zelenskiy in Kyiv

April 9 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met Prime Minister Boris Johnson, one of his staunchest backers, in Kyiv on Saturday, with the British leader using the visit to set out a new financial and military aid package for Ukraine. Johnson is the latest foreign leader to visit Kyiv […]

Kremlin mocks Britain’s ‘utterly confused’ Johnson before Putin talks

Summary Scathing comments about UK signal no mood for compromise West fears Russia planning an invasion; Moscow denies this Washington offers talks but rejects main Russian demands MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Russia mocked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “utterly confused” and ridiculed British politicians for their […]

Biden, Johnson to stress close ties, manage differences

PLYMOUTH, England — Their nations may have a famed “special relationship,” but President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet for the first time Thursday against a backdrop of differences both political and personal. Biden hopes to use his first overseas trip as president to […]

UK’s Johnson to visit India at end of April as part of policy “tilt”

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit India at the end of April in what will be his first major international trip after Britain’s exit from the European Union as part of efforts to boost UK opportunities in the region, his office said on Monday. Johnson had planned an […]

UK PM Johnson to visit India in January to strengthen trade ties

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to India in January, his first bilateral visit since taking office, to try to strengthen trade and investment ties and work together on tackling climate change, his office said on Tuesday. Since leaving the European Union in January, Johnson […]

Virus quarantine complicates a big week for Boris Johnson

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday he is “fit as a butcher’s dog” and firmly in control of the government, despite having to self-isolate because a contact has tested positive for the coronavirus. Johnson, who is trying to suppress a new surge in U.K. coronavirus […]

UK leader orders new virus restrictions, could last 6 months

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Britons on Tuesday that they should not expect to return to a normal social or work life for at least six months, as he ordered new restrictions that he hopes will suppress a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases. Saying that Britain […]

UK PM defiant as political scandal rages over aide

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday failed to draw a line under a scandal over his top aide Dominic Cummings allegedly breaching coronavirus rules as pressure mounted on the Brexit mastermind to go. Johnson faces the threat of his government’s authority being undermined in the heat of […]

PM Johnson back to work as UK virus problems mount

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work on Monday more than three weeks after being hospitalised for the coronavirus and spending three days in intensive care. Johnson, one of the highest-profile people to have contracted the virus, returned to 10 Downing Street on Sunday evening and will […]

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