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Chief constable ‘disappointed’ officers used as ‘backdrop’ by Johnson
West Yorkshire’s Chief Constable says he’s disappointed his officers became a backdrop for yesterday’s speech by Boris Johnson which others have described as purely political.
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Opposition parties reject Johnson snap election call as parliament passes no-deal Brexit bill
Boris Johnson has arrived at the Queen’s summer residence of Balmoral tonight, a man with rapidly dwindling political options.
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What Jo Johnson’s constituents make of his political exit
Boris Johnson’s words of wisdom have come back to haunt him again. In 2013 after Ed Miliband beat his brother David to the Labour leadership, he told The Telegraph newspaper that “only a socialist could regard familial ties as being so trivial as to shaft his own brother.” Now his own brother Jo has turned…
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What does Jo Johnson’s resignation mean for his brother’s government?
Hugo Dixon, Fraser Nelson and Sonia Purcell discuss the fallout of Jo Johnson’s resignation from his brother’s government.
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Netanyahu urges PM Johnson to end Iran talks over saving nuclear deal
There was some respite from the Brexit spotlight for Boris Johnson today, in the shape of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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FactCheck: Johnson on Scottish taxes
The Prime Minister said Scotland has ‘the highest taxes anywhere in Europe.’
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Tory MP Antoinette Sandbach: Johnson ‘would be acting outside his powers as PM if he ignored law’
Conservative MP Antoinette Sandbach discusses Boris Johnson’s statement.
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Sturgeon accuses Johnson of behaving like dictator
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has described this as a “dark day for democracy”, saying Boris Johnson was acting more like a dictator than a prime minister. We spoke to her earlier and caught up with the Scottish Secretary Alister Jack.
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Labour’s John McDonnell: Johnson attempting ‘coup’
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell spoke to us about the ‘coup’ and when – or if – a no confidence motion will be called.
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Johnson says delivering Brexit is ‘the job of everybody in Parliament’
The prime minister faced questions about whether MPs could still try to stop Britain leaving the EU by the end of October.
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Tusk hopes Johnson won’t be remembered as ‘Mr No Deal’
This is definitely not just a ‘wonderful boondoggle in some posh hotel’ Boris Johnson insisted this afternoon as he arrived here in Biarritz for his first G7 summit as Prime Minister, and although in typically upbeat form, Mr Johnson has got a long list of dilemmas to resolve – not least the looming prospect of a no deal Brexit.
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Macron warns Johnson that Irish backstop is ‘indispensable’
Behind all the bonhomie, there was a stern line from Mr Macron, who warned the Irish backstop was “indispensable”.
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Brexit: Merkel gives Johnson 30 days to solve backstop issues
Ahead of Boris Johnson’s arrival in Berlin, the prospect of progress on a renegotiated deal had not looked great. The EU has always insisted that the backstop is the only solution for avoiding a hard border in Ireland – and they had no intention of scrapping it as the Prime Minister had demanded.
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Johnson accused of misleading voters over money for NHS
This is the latest in a series of spending pledges Mr Johnson has made since taking office.
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Johnson ‘could have pretty big majority’ in post-October election if Brexit happens
Sonia Sodha, of the Observer, and Cindy Yu, of the Spectator, discuss Boris Johnson’s first week as Prime Minister.