Tag: Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson sends letter to Britons, warns ‘things will get worse’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged Britons to stay home and outlined stricter measures yet to come in the fight against the coronavirus. “It’s important for me to level with you – we know things will get worse before they get better,” Johnson wrote in a letter issued by Downing Street. The missive is to…
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BREAKING: UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has just tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. In a video posted on Twitter minutes ago, the prime minister, Boris Johnson, confirmed he had developed mild symptoms – “a temperature and persistent cough” – over the last 24 hours and, on the advice of the chief medical officer, he…
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Boris Johnson signs deal for Britain to quit EU
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has signed agreement for the nation to leave the European Union next week Friday. Johnson, on Friday hailed “a new chapter” in Britain’s history as he signed its divorce deal with the EU, clearing another hurdle ahead of the country’s departure from the bloc next Friday. Johnson signed the agreement…
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Buhari congratulates Boris Johnson on electoral victory
…seeks better cooperation in trades and economic matters President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a congratulatory message to the British Prime Minister, Mr. Boris Johnson, over his at the just-held United Kingdom general election. President Buhari, in a statement issued on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, expressed his…
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Boris Johnson vows to disobey Parliament, insists on Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is bent on not complying with the decision of Parliament to seek Brexit delay. According to Daily Mail, Johnson will tell EU leaders not to delay Brexit and will refuse to negotiate an extension – after MPs passed up the opportunity for a fourth time to vote for a deal.…
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Details of new Brexit deal Boris Johnson struck with EU
The European Union has agreed a new Brexit deal with Britain. Here are the initial details. Northern Ireland Northern Ireland remains in the United Kingdom’s customs territory but all EU procedures will apply to goods arriving there in this complex system. There will be no customs checks on the island of Ireland – they will…
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Boris Johnson and the Supreme Court, By Hope Eghagha
I was amused to no end the other week when the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom showed its temerity and displayed absolute impudence to the executive arm of government. That arcane body, chaired by a woman of all human species, declared that the imperial and impetuous Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted illegally when he…
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UK PM Boris Johnson unveils final Brexit offer today
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday unveil his final Brexit offer to the European Union and make clear that if Brussels does not engage with the proposal, Britain will not negotiate further and will leave on Oct. 31. In his closing speech to his governing Conservatives’ annual conference, Johnson will stick to his…
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BREXIT: Another minister resigns from Boris Johnson’s cabinet
Britain’s Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd resigned from the government and the ruling Conservative Party on Saturday in a protest over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the country’s departure from the European Union. She was the second cabinet member to quit, after Jo Johnson, brother of Boris also quit. Johnson says he wants…