Tag: Johnson, Boris

U.K. Local Elections Guide: What to Look For

LONDON — Rarely has the American political maxim “all politics is local”…

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Britain’s Parliament Is Rocked by Sexist Episodes. Again.

LONDON — The resignation of a lawmaker who viewed pornography in Parliament.…

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Sinn Fein Poised to Make Historic Gains in Northern Ireland Elections

CARRICKFERGUS, Northern Ireland — The sun was setting over the tidy, red…

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U.K. Plans to Send Some Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

As of Monday, 16,400 Ukrainian refugees had arrived in Britain under the…

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A Popular British Politician Falls From Grace Over a Tax Scandal

LONDON — Just two months ago, Rishi Sunak, a popular, fast-rising British…

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Boris Johnson Urges Germany Not to Let Up Pressure on Russia

The risk for Britain, Mr. Powell said, is that it is viewed…

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Do Russian Oligarchs Have a Secret Weapon in London’s Libel Lawyers?

The government attempted to rebalance the scales with the passage of the…

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U.K. vs. Oligarchs: ‘The Gloves Are Now Off’

In a report in December on corrupt money in Britain, Chatham House,…

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U.K. Moves to Tighten Laws on Oligarchs. Critics Say It’s Too Late.

LONDON — Eighteen months ago, Evgeny Lebedev was ushered into the clubby…

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