Boris Johnson

Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says trust has broken down so badly that it might take 'a future government' in London to reach compromise with Brussels.

“I don’t see, if you’re an EU negotiator, how you can trust a government that’s done these things against the law. “I know it sounds rather hopeless to say let’s wait for a new prime minister. Trust needs to be restored.

The British prime minister — who has been under intense domestic pressure to commit to further defense spending in recent days — said the hike was needed “to ...

Yet some critics in Johnson’s own Conservative party were less-than-impressed with the promise. “In 2020 the prime minister reversed decades of under investment in defense and he rightly responded to Russia’s danger by continuing to invest in defense, for which the defense secretary is very grateful,” the official added. “The logical conclusion of the investments on which we propose to embark, these decisions, is that we’ll reach 2.5 percent of GDP on defense by the end of the decade,” Johnson told a press conference on the closing day of the summit.

Boris Johnson will be getting a letter from the county just north of the city he was born in. Westchester County legislator David Tubiolo has penne...

By undermining the agreement, you will create a higher risk of reigniting The Troubles. "I am deeply troubled by media reports that the British government might violate The Good Friday Agreement. Any such actions risk the unravelling of decades of work that sought to bring The Troubles to an end. The letter reads: "My name is David Tubiolo and I represent the 14th Legislative District on the Westchester Board of Legislators in Westchester County, New York. I am writing this letter to urge the British government not to undermine The Good Friday Agreement.

The British Prime Minister committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade.

“And moving to 2.5% defence spend by 2030 is too little too late.” And moving to 2.5% defence spend by 2030 is too little too late. “The logical conclusion of the investments on which we propose to embark, these decisions, is that we’ll reach 2.5% of GDP on defence by the end of the decade.”

Letter from PM saying Jagtar Singh Johal is being arbitrarily held comes four and a half years after Johal's arrest.

I will never forget that it took the UK government almost five years to acknowledge that my brother is arbitrarily detained, or that they only did so after a nudge from the UN and the leader of the opposition, but at least they got there in the end. Johnson added he had personally raised the case directly with the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, on his visit. He said the issue had been raised with the Indian government almost 100 times since Johal’s detention in November 2017.

Speaking to Sky News this morning, Liz Truss warned that NATO members must make it their "absolute priority" to stop the Ukraine war and push Russian troops ...

Speaking to Sky News this morning, Liz Truss warned that NATO members must make it their "absolute priority" to stop the Ukraine war and push Russian troops out of the country - or face a "much less safe Europe". "It is only logical and right to continue to support Ukraine in the way that we are and, indeed, to continue to intensify that military support," he continued. "In 2020 the prime minister reversed decades of under-investment in defence and he rightly responded to Russia's danger by continuing to invest in defence, for which the defence secretary is very grateful." "We live in the more dangerous world, and we live in the more unpredictable world, and we live in a world where we have actually got war going on in Europe with large scale military operations," he said. Speaking to Sky News this morning, Liz Truss warned that NATO members must make it their "absolute priority" to stop the Ukraine war and push Russian troops out of the country - or face a "much less safe Europe". "The logical conclusion of the investments on which we propose to embark, these decisions, is that we'll reach 2.5% of GDP on defence by the end of the decade," he continued.

Prime minister makes pledge as part of Nato response to threat from Russia.

One of the British architects of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement has warned that the Brexit crux – which threatens the North with “permanent crisis” – is ...

“That is my hope and my belief – but I may be wrong,” he said. Brexit in 2016 meant there would have to “a border somewhere” and UK Tories’ claims that this could be done with technology were pointless and shown to be inoperable across the world. “But this happy compromise was upended by Brexit,” he said emphatically.

Prime minister tells Nato conference UK will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030.

I believe that if I am to continue to do so, I am not able to give the role of shadow local government minister the energy it demands and deserves ... Referring to the Lib Dem victory in the Tiverton and Honiton byelection last week, Blair said at the next election Labour needed those voters to stick with the Lib Dems. And that meant they had to be comfortable with the idea of a Labour government. Blair said that it would be vital for Labour at the next election to assure people who might not vote for the party that it would be a safe alternative. I intend to provide this support and voice from the back benches ... Labour has accused Boris Johnson of postponing “difficult decisions” about the defence budget. In his resignation letter, Amesbury, who represents Weaver Vale in Cheshire, which he held with a majority of just 562 at the last election, says he wants to be able to devote more time to representing his constituents. Those people have got to be comfortable with the prospect of a Labour government. Blair said: “To be fair to Keir, I took the Labour party over after Neil Kinnock and John Smith. He’s had a tougher time of it, mentioning no names. When it was put to him that Labour modernisation still had a long way to go, and that it was at the 1989 stage on the (1979-97) route to power, Blair said he he thought the party had progressed “a lot further” than that. Asked why he did not set up his own party, he said Britain had a system with two main parties, and he did not see that changing. The Welsh government also expressed reservations about this request, and said it too had reluctantly agreed because of the significance of the crisis. At one point there were suspicions that it was the springboard for the launch of a new Macron-style party, but in the end the speaker list was relatively second division and in a Q&A at the end of the day Blair said he did not expect the two-party model of British politics to change.

Boris Johnson sought to heal a cabinet rift by promising to hike defence spending to 2.5 per cent of Britain's economic output by the end of the decade.

The prime minister also told LBC that Putin still has a way to get out of the Ukraine conflict without losing his grip on power. Speaking to reporters, Putin said that Western leaders abuse alcohol and don’t do enough sporting activities. The UK also used the Nato summit to promise an extra £1bn of military aid for Ukraine, as he again warned against pushing President Volodymyr Zelensky into a “bad peace” deal. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. It’s about his attack on an entirely innocent country.” By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice.

The UK government deputy chief whip has resigned following a drunken incident in which he "embarrassed myself and other people".

I owe it to you and the people I've caused upset to, to do this. In his resignation letter to the Prime Minister, Mr Pincher said: "Last night I drank far too much. I've embarrassed myself and other people which is the last thing I want to do and for that I apologise to you and to those concerned.

The Government's deputy chief whip resigned following a drunken incident last night (Wednesday, June 29). In his resignation letter to Prime Minister Boris ...

I think the right thing to do in the circumstances is for me to resign as Deputy Chief Whip. I owe it to you and the people I’ve caused upset to, to do this. It has been the honour of my life to have served in Her Majesty’s Government.” I’ve embarrassed myself and other people which is the last thing I want to do and for that I apologise to you and to those concerned.

Boris Johnson's deputy chief whip has resigned from his position as a government enforcer due to an incident involving excessive drinking, adding to the ...

The MP is alleged to have groped two fellow male guests. Several Tory MPs are believed to have complained to the whips' office about his behaviour. However the ...

It has been the honour of my life to have served in Her Majesty’s Government.” I owe it to you and the people I’ve caused upset to, to do this. The MP is alleged to have groped two fellow male guests. When Mr Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019, he was moved to the Foreign Office as minister for Europe and the Americas before returning to the whips office for a third time. “Last night I drank far too much. I’ve embarrassed myself and other people which is the last thing I want to do and for that I apologise to you and to those concerned,” he said.

Johal was arrested on November 4, 2017, from Jalandhar by the Punjab Police for his alleged role in targeted killings, including that of RSS leader ...

He was discharged from one case that was registered by Punjab Police.” Jagtar’s brother Gurpreet Singh Johal was elected a Labour councillor in the Scottish local elections in Dunbarton recently. As recently as June 9, the Foreign Secretary met Martin Docherty-Hughes, Johal’s MP for West Dunbartonshire, along with members of Mr Johal’s family, to discuss our involvement in the case. Please be assured that the Government is doing all it can diplomatically to assist Johal,” read the letter. The UN group had also termed Johal’s arrest “arbitrary” and sought his release. PM Johnson added, “We have done so on almost a hundred occasions since Mr Johal’s detention in November 2017.