London prime minister

Boris Johnson wrote The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History (2014), based on the life of Winston Churchill. Boris Johnson, in full Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, (born June 19, 1964, New York City, Early life and career as a journalist As a child, Johnson lived in The Times in 1987 but was fired for fabricating a quotation. He then began working for The Daily Telegraph, where he served as a correspondent covering the The Spectator, and in 1999 he was named the magazine’s editor, continuing in that role until 2005. Election to Parliament In 1997 Johnson was selected as the Have I Got News for You. His bumbling demeanour and occasionally irreverent remarks made him a The Spectator, and in 2004 he was dismissed from his position as shadow arts minister after rumours surfaced of an affair between Johnson and a journalist. Despite such public rebukes, Johnson was reelected to his parliamentary seat in 2005. Mayor of London Johnson entered into the London mayoral election in July 2007, challenging Labour While pursuing his political career, Johnson continued to write. His output as an author included Lend Me Your Ears (2003), a collection of essays; Seventy-two Virgins (2004), a novel; and The Dream of Rome (2006), a historical survey of the Roman Empire. In 2014 he added The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History, which was described by one reviewer as a “breathless romp through the life and times” of Return to Parliament, the Brexit referendum, and failed pursu...

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Old rifts resurfaced in Britain's ruling Conservative Party on Saturday following former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's abrupt resignation from parliament, while the opposition Labour Party sensed opportunity ahead of a general election next year. In his resignation statement, Johnson railed against the inquiry that examined whether he misled the House of Commons about the gatherings, saying it had not found "a shred of evidence" against him. He also took aim at current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Sunak's Conservatives, trailing badly in opinion polls, must now fight three by-elections in constituencies vacated on Friday by Johnson and his ally Nadine Dorries, and on Saturday by Johnson's loyalists, some of whom received political honours from him hours before his resignation, praised his record in social media posts. The rest were silent. "Well done Rishi for starting this nonsense!!" lawmaker Andrea Jenkyns wrote in a Conservative Party WhatsApp group, according to a screenshot shared by a Sky News reporter. Jenkyns received the honorary title of Dame in Johnson's His premiership was cut short last year in part by anger in his own party and across Britain over COVID rule-breaking lockdown parties in his Downing Street office and residence. Henry Hill, deputy editor of the Conservative Home website, said Johnson's exit meant he was no longer a "prince-over-water" in parliament who threatened Sunak's grip on the party. "It will mean that any tro...

“Them’s the breaks,” a rueful but unrepentant Johnson said in a speech outside his No. 10 Downing St. home and office that capped days of drama and was met with boos. "As we’ve seen at Westminster," he said, referring to the central London area where Parliament is located, "the herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves." Johnson's decision to step down as the leader of the ruling Conservative Party will trigger a leadership race, with the winner set to become the United Kingdom's fourth prime minister in the six years since the June 2016 Brexit referendum. Johnson said he planned to remain in office until a successor is chosen — a move that faced immediate opposition from others in an increasingly hostile Parliament. Johnson, 58, has always been a divisive figure, but his popularity among Conservative Party lawmakers and members had until now largely withstood the twin stresses of Covid and Brexit during his two-and-a-half-year leadership. Britain is also grappling with a cost-of-living crisis and the challenges of It was not until revelations Months of fury over the scandal, known in the U.K. as "partygate," sent poll ratings for Johnson and his party plummeting. He and his wife were booed as they arrived for a Platinum Jubilee event last month. Johnson narrowly survived a vote of confidence among his own lawmakers, leaving him damaged but still in power and his party bitterly divided. But within weeks, another scandal forced a lawmaker to step down from...