Johnson 1) He vows to cut NHS waiting times “Boris Johnson made his most explicit promise to reduce NHS waiting times yesterday, as doctors warned him not to change hospital targets to hide worsening problems. The prime minister acknowledged that patients faced “unacceptable” delays but said his government would “get those waiting lists down”. Health chiefs […]
PM takes charge of fight against gangs “Boris Johnson aims to “cut the head off the snake” of criminal gangs and restore the Conservatives’ reputation as the party of law and order by setting up a cross-Whitehall taskforce, The Times can reveal. The prime minister will take personal charge of a new cabinet committee to […]
EU trade deal by the end of the year is “enormously likely”, insists Johnson, in BBC Breakfast interview “The PM says it is ‘enormously, epicly likely’ there will be a comprehensive trade deal with the EU by the end of this year. He accepts that “you always have to budget for a complete failure of […]
Johnson in Northern Ireland as Treasury stumps up £2 billion to get deal going… “Boris Johnson is preparing to hand over up to £2 billion to the new Northern Ireland executive as part of the deal that restored power-sharing after three years of impasse. The prime minister is due to arrive in Belfast today to hold […]
Big two give green light to restoration of Stormont “The Stormont institutions are set to be restored over the coming days with both the DUP and Sinn Féin endorsing the agreement tabled by the two governments. Assembly speaker Robin Newton last night wrote to the whips from each of the main parties outlining details of […]
DUP and Sinn Fein return to Stormont “Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government is expected to be restored within days after Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party signed up to a draft deal brokered by the British and Irish governments. Three years after Sinn Fein walked out of the executive, causing the collapse of the Stormont assembly, […]
Withdrawal Agreement Bill finally passes third reading “Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has passed through the Commons in a historic vote which brought it a step closer to being enshrined in law. MPs on Thursday night voted in favour of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill at its third reading by 330 votes to 231, a majority of 99. It […]
Iranian general had ‘blood of British troops on his hands’, Johnson says “The Iranian general killed in a US drone strike last week had “the blood of British troops on his hands”, Boris Johnson has said. The prime minister said that Qasem Soleimani had played a “baleful role” in the Middle East and told how […]
“Pet projects” from Cameron and May years face axe “Boris Johnson has warned his cabinet that it is “time for the slaughtering of sacred cows” as he vowed to cull the pet projects of his predecessors Theresa May and David Cameron. Ministers were ordered yesterday to go through their spending line by line and send […]
PM plans spending spree in first Budget “Boris Johnson’s Brexit Britain has paved the way for a massive spending spree that will herald a “decade of renewal”, it was announced on Monday night. Chancellor Sajid Javid said he will use the first Budget after the UK leaves the EU to pump a colossal £100billion into […]
Iran: Prime Minister calls for de-escalation of crisis… “Boris Johnson has warned the Iranians not to attempt “retaliation or reprisals” against America following the assassination of Qassim Soleimani. In his first intervention in the crisis, the Prime Minister said he will be speaking to “all sides” to urge calm and de-escalation, setting Britain up as a […]
Iran crisis. Johnson flies back to Britain, ships ordered to Straits of Hormuz… “Boris Johnson will return to the UK on Sunday after his holiday in Mustique but will walk in to a potential diplomatic row with the US after Britain was left in the dark about the attack. He is now ramping up security […]
Soleimani 1) 3,000 US troops sent to Middle East as Iran warns of “severe revenge” “The United States was rushing 3,000 troops to the Middle East last night as Iran vowed ‘severe revenge’ for the assassination of its most celebrated commander, Qasem Soleimani, in a drone strike in Baghdad. The Pentagon said that the soldiers […]
US 1) Military takes out top Iranian general “General Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ overseas forces, has been killed in a targeted US air strike at Baghdad airport. A US Pentagon statement accused Soleimani of “actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq” and said that US […]
Ministers push Johnson for a Manchester World Cup final “Boris Johnson is being urged to promise a football World Cup final in the north of England as a symbol of his commitment to working-class Conservatives. With the government under pressure to deliver for the former Labour voters who handed Mr Johnson an 80-seat majority, senior […]