Rappler's latest stories on Boris Johnson
Outrage at British PM comments on virus-hit care homes
Critics say the rapid transfer of elderly patients from hospitals to care homes in a bid to free up beds at the start of the pandemic helped spread the coronavirus disease in the UK
UK offers Hongkongers immigration rights after new China law
Britain's new offer applies to an estimated 3 million Hongkongers but Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab refuses to be drawn about how many would take up the offer
Under pressure Johnson to launch UK post-virus spending drive
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says there would be no return to controversial austerity policies practiced by his Conservative Party over the past decade
UK PM Johnson's car hit in collision outside parliament
Johnson's Downing Street office confirms it is the prime minister's car and there are no reported injuries
More 'oomph': UK's Johnson eyes Brexit trade deal by July
(UPDATED) Both sides hope the intervention of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen could revive proceedings
UK's Johnson announces inequality review after anti-racism protests
Britain has been rocked by protests against racial discrimination, some of them violent, following the death of George Floyd
UK PM defends history in statue row
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes peaceful anti-racism demonstrations in London have been 'hijacked by extremists'
UK's Johnson says he will not ignore anger over racial injustice
'We simply cannot ignore the depth of emotion that has been triggered by that spectacle of a black man losing his life at the hands of the police,' UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says
UK talks to 'Five Eyes' allies about potential Hong Kong exodus
In parliament, Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says he has reached out to intelligence-sharing allies Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada about contingency plans
UK's Johnson offers visas for millions in Hong Kong
'If China proceeds to justify [Hongkongers'] fears, then Britain could not in good conscience shrug our shoulders and walk away,' says the prime minister
UK police say PM aide Cummings made minor lockdown breach
Downing Street says Prime Minister Boris Johnson is not changing his mind and considers the matter closed
UK's Johnson suffers sharp poll fall after Cummings scandal
It adds to a sense of growing revolt over the government's handling of Dominic Cummings, with nearly 40 Tory MPs demanding he lose his job
UK minister quits over Cummings lockdown trip
Undermining attempts by ministers to try and move on from the crisis which has dominated British politics for days, Douglas Ross, a minister for Scotland, quits in protest
UK PM's top aide Cummings defies calls to quit
Politicians of all stripes join scientific advisers and even some members of the clergy in condemning Cummings for flouting lockdown rules
UK PM Johnson backs key aide over lockdown breach claims
Johnson rejects calls to sack Dominic Cummings after he came under fire for traveling across the country with his wife while she was suffering from symptoms of the disease
UK to set up coronavirus alert system
The alert system will be monitored from a new center for biosecurity and will have 5 levels
Johnson warns 'maximum caution' needed as UK poised to ease lockdown
Meanwhile, two separate studies indicate that black and minority ethnic groups were more at risk from the virus than the white population
UK 'past peak' of coronavirus outbreak – PM Johnson
Johnson says this despite the UK recording another 674 deaths in the last 24 hours
UK reports lowest coronavirus toll in weeks as Johnson returns
The number of people who have died rose by 413 to 20,732, officials say on Sunday, the lowest reported daily increase in April
Boris Johnson to return to work as UK virus deaths pass 20,000
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson goes back on duty as pressure intensifies on his government's handling of the COVID-19 crisis
Boris Johnson’s spin doctors were no match for the coronavirus
The government’s downplaying of the British prime minister’s COVID-19 symptoms follows a long-established pattern
Boris Johnson starts return to work as coronavirus criticism grows
Ministers are forced daily to explain a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care staff, while testing for the virus remains limited
UK's Boris Johnson 'on top of things' but under fire over early virus response
A report says UK Prime Minister Borish Johnson missed 5 of the government's emergency response meetings regarding the coronavirus pandemic in January and February
UK's Johnson recuperates as virus lockdown decision looms
Confinement measures have been in place since March 20 in Britain, where 11,329 people hospitalized with coronavirus have now died
Global coronavirus updates: WHO warns against lifting lockdowns too early
There are worrying signs the virus could be taking hold in new – and vulnerable – parts of the world
Boris Johnson leaves hospital with UK coronavirus deaths set to top 10,000
It is unclear how quickly he will be able to return to work
Boris Johnson back on hospital ward with UK in Easter lockdown
Boris Johnson leaves intensive care at London's St Thomas' Hospital on Thursday evening. He will now be monitored closely during what Downing Street called 'the early phase of his recovery.'
UK virus lockdown extension looms as Johnson's health 'improves'
(UPDATED) No announcement on the status of the British lockdown would be made until April 13 at the earliest
Britain's Johnson 'responding to treatment' but remains in intensive care
(UPDATED) 'The prime minister remains clinically stable and is responding to treatment,' Boris Johnson's spokesman says
Britain's Johnson spends second night in intensive care
'He stayed at work for you...now pray at home for him,' The Sun tabloid splashes across its front page
With Johnson out of action, who is running Britain?
Here are some of the key questions about who is now running Britain during this crisis
British PM fights virus in intensive care as global deaths soar
(UPDATED) Boris Johnson's case has highlighted the global reach of COVID-19, which has put more than half of the planet on some form of lockdown, upended societies, and wrecked economies worldwide
Coronavirus lands British PM in hospital, but Europe offers hope
(UPDATED) While the curve is bending in Europe, there is little sign of let-up in the United States, where the death toll approaches 10,000 and authorities warn the worse is around the corner
UK PM Johnson continues self-isolation
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson still looks under the weather as seen in a video message on Twitter
British PM Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
(UPDATED) The government says a total of 14,579 cases have so far been confirmed in Britain, while the number of deaths has risen by almost 200 to 759
Boris Johnson urges panic-buying Brits 'to behave responsibly'
Britain's chief scientific adviser believes there is 'absolutely no reason' for the public to panic buy
UK's Johnson faces probe over luxury holiday – report
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing an inquiry amid questions over who paid for his recent Caribbean holiday
EU and UK launch tough post-Brexit relationship talks
(UPDATED) The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart David Frost meet in Brussels, launching several months of intense talks that will mobilize about a hundred officials on each side
British finance minister quits in reshuffle upset
British Finance Minister Sajid Javid stands down after Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to use a reorganization of his cabinet to get rid of some of Javid's aides
U.K. vows action after envoy slams plans for U.N. climate talks
'We've poured so much CO2 into the atmosphere collectively that our entire planet is swaddled in a great tea cozy of the stuff,' says Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Johnson, Barnier trade blows over post-Brexit ties
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier formally offers a deep future relationship but only as long as Britain makes guarantees to trade fairly
New era for divided Britain as it leaves European Union
(3rd UPDATE) 'This is not an end but a beginning. This is the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act,' says British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Britain leaves the EU – then what?
For one, Britain will lose its representation and voting rights in EU institutions
British minister attends 'historic' last EU council
The United Kingdom will formally leave the bloc at midnight on Friday, January 31
Queen gives assent for Britain to leave EU
With the head of state's ceremonial approval of the withdrawal legislation, Britain can finally leave its closest neighbors and trading partners after years of bickering and 3 delays
UK parliament ratifies Brexit divorce law
The only hurdle left to formal ratification now is royal assent by Queen Elizabeth II, paving the way for Britain to leave the EU on January 31
UK puts visas into pitch for post-Brexit trade with Africa
Opening the first UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a clear pitch for business less than two weeks before Britain leaves the European Union
Go Huawei: UK PM challenges U.S. critics of China firm
'Now, if people oppose one brand or another, then they have to tell us which is the alternative,' says Boris Johnson
British MPs set to finally seal Brexit deal
(UPDATED) The House of Commons will rush through a final day of hearings and ratify Prime Minister Boris Johnson's divorce deal with Brussels, drawing a line under an extraordinary period of political chaos
Brexit in sight as British MPs scrutinize divorce deal
Lawmakers begin 3 days of debate on legislation to enshrine Boris Johnson's divorce deal, with few hurdles to its passing expected after he won a comfortable majority at recent elections
