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VIDEOWe now have confirmation from a member of the Ukraine parliament, David Arakhamia, who led the Ukrainian delegation at peace talks in Belarus and Istanbul that Russia and his country, in exchange primarily for a pledge not to join NATO, were prepared to end the war in the early stage of that conflict when Boris Johnson arrived in Kiev to nix any peace agreement. They were told by Johnson that Russia was on the verge of collapse due to sanctions. How did that work out? Now Ukraine will have to settle their war on much harsher terms and the destruction...

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson viewed Covid as “nature’s way of dealing with old people” and was “obsessed” with the idea of the elderly accepting their fate amid the pandemic, according to the government’s chief scientific advisor. Journal entries by Sir Patrick Vallance, who was the UK’s top scientific adviser during the Covid plandemic, were entered into evidence on Tuesday as part of an independent Covid-19 inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic. In one of the entries from August 2020, Vallance claimed Johnson was “obsessed with older people accepting their fate and letting the young get on...

Boris Johnson’s brother-in-law claims he was blocked from using currency exchange abroad because of his political links. Ivo Dawnay, who is married to the former prime minister’s younger sister Rachel, said he was told by an official at the bureau de change in the baggage hall of Mexico City airport he could not use the service owing to his status. Writing in The Spectator, Mr Dawnay said that while attempting to exchange $200 (£160), he was asked to fill out several forms, one of which asked him if he was a “politically exposed person”, otherwise known as a PEP, after...

That "leaks" suspect, Massachusetts Air National Guardsmen Jack Teixeira, indicted by a federal grand jury. The indictment follows the appearance of negative stories... At least 15 dead in Canada following a collision between a tractor trailer and a mini-bus carrying seniors... The US, UK, Denmark and the Netherlands rushing air defense missiles and systems to Ukraine... "The New York Times" reporting that the US and Iran are closing in on a deal that's being called a "political ceasefire"... Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit France and Germany next week... Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a potential political opponent to...

The former PM’s resignation honours and peerages lists were released after weeks of speculation about who would make the cut Carrie Symonds’ dog walker and Parliament's hairdresser have been awarded for their political and public services as Boris Johnson released his honours and peerages lists. The ex-Prime Minister listed 38 people on his honours list and seven figures have been made life peers in the House of Lords. Sarah Vaughan-Brown, formerly personal adviser to Johnson’s third-wife Carrie, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her political and public service. The 48-year-old's role included walking the...

Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister and a key architect of the “Brexit” movement, has resigned as a member of parliament with immediate effect, according to reports in Britain’s media. Johnson resigned after receiving a copy of a report about whether he had misled parliament about Downing Street parties that had broken lockdown rules imposed by the government during the coronavirus pandemic — a scandal dubbed “Partygate” in the British press. “They have still not produced a shred of evidence that I knowingly or recklessly misled the [House of Commons],” Johnson said in a statement, according to the BBC....

I have received a letter from the Privileges Committee making it clear - much to my amazement - that they are determined to use the proceedings against me to drive me out of Parliament. They have still not produced a shred of evidence that I knowingly or recklessly misled the Commons. They know perfectly well that when I spoke in the Commons, I was saying what I believed sincerely to be true and what I had been briefed to say, like any other minister. They know that I corrected the record as soon as possible; and they know that I...

Around the city of Kolomna some 70 miles southeast of Moscow late tonight a loud whiz, a blast, smoke and glow. It's being investigated... Russian authorities say they pushed Ukrainian operatives who entered Russia's Bryansk region today back across the border and hit them...Two civilians killed with another, a ten-year old child, wounded by the Ukrainians. Russian President Vladimir Putin calling the Ukrainian activity a "terrorist attack". Tomorrow Putin will chair a meeting of Russia's National Security Council... In Gisborne, New Zealand a suspicious fire at a grain processing facility this evening... Russia says that the grain deal in connection...

The New York City-born former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson has said that he would not rule out a potential bid for the White House. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, who served as British Prime Minister from 2019 to 2022 before being forced to resign over a series scandals including being fined for hosting a series of parties in Downing Street which violated the very same draconian lockdown measures his own government imposed upon the public during the Chinese coronavirus crisis, is apparently looking for a second act in his political career. While Westminster watchers have long...

Could Boris Johnson run for president? ‘I don’t rule it out’The 2024 race for the White House is on. Donald Trump is in, Nikki Haley is getting ready, Joe Biden is preparing to fend off intra-party foes – and now, Steerpike has learned of another possible entrant: former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. One of Steerpike’s Spectator colleagues in America caught up with the ex-PM at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, DC. When asked if he wanted to move from 10 Downing Street to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Johnson told the Cockburn gossip column: ‘I don’t rule it out.’ Johnson,...

Boris Johnson has compared Vladimir Putin to "the fat boy in Dickens" who wants to "make our flesh creep" with threats of using nuclear weapons.Speaking at a breakfast event on Ukraine at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the former prime minister said: "Putin wants to present it as a nuclear stand-off between between Nato and Russia.

Businessman and former mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg was forced to apologise at a major business event in Singapore for statements made by his friend and former UK prime minister Boris Johnson criticising China. Johnson was invited as the guest speaker at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, held earlier this week. During his speech, Johnson described China as a “coercive autocracy”, much to the apathy of Asian businessmen and diplomats gathered. Since Johnson was invited by Bloomberg to the forum, the latter had to bear the brunt of attendees feeling insulted and offended by the Tory leader's...

The newly elected UK prime minister wants to “fix our economy, unite our Party and deliver for our country” Sunak previously asked the Royal Mint to create NFTs to demonstrate the country’s commitment to investing in cryptocurrency technology The United Kingdom’s incoming prime minister may be a bullish indicator for the country’s crypto prowess. Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is set to take the seat following the resignation of Liz Truss — who was in office for just 45 days. Handpicked by fellow Conservative Party members on Monday, Sunak, the son of Indian immigrants, will be the first...

Rishi Sunak will become the next U.K. prime minister after his last competitor, Penny Mordaunt, withdrew, just minutes before a deadline to get support from 100 lawmakers. Sunak, the former chancellor of the exchequer, will become the first ethnic minority leader of the U.K. Sunak is set to speak in the next half hour.

LONDON — Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor of the Exchequer, was poised to become Britain’s next prime minister as soon as Monday, after Boris Johnson pulled out of the race to succeed Liz Truss on Sunday evening. If Mr. Sunak wins, he will become the first person of color, the first person of Indian heritage and the first person of Hindu faith to lead Britain. Mr. Sunak, who lost a leadership contest to Ms. Truss this summer, is the clear front-runner, with the public backing of 192 Conservative lawmakers as of Monday afternoon, according to the BBC. That number represents...

Boris Johnson declined to run for Prime Minister again when he discovered he was incapable of even putting on his pants correctly.

A police force has deleted a social media post encouraging trans people to report 'deadnaming' as a 'hate crime' after an intervention from the Home Secretary. Leicestershire Police took to Twitter to encourage people who are transgender to report when a person deliberately refers to someone by their pre-transition name. The force used a 'stock image' of a trans woman with 'fictitious' quotes which were made up by an 'experienced' officer. But the post, which was widely shared on social media, sparked a backlash from Home Secretary Suella Braverman. ... ...

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will not run to lead the Conservative Party, ending intense speculation about a comeback.

The Liz Truss tragicomedy, almost by accident, showed that we are a country in terrible debt. We live on a reputation for solvency that we no longer deserve. Jeremy Hunt's cancellation of the Truss Package on Monday morning was delivered and timed to placate the money markets. Our supposedly sovereign Parliament had to wait hours to be told the same thing. Let us look at the extent of the mess which this crisis has revealed, like a flash of lightning in pitch darkness which shows a traveller he is on the edge of a precipice. In a frantic attempt to...

At first, the idea of a Boris Johnson Restoration looked remote after his “hasta la vista” two months ago from 10 Downing Street. After the leadership collapse this week, rumors began circulating that Johnson wanted to change that Schwarzeneggerian valediction for a Terminator reminder — “I’ll be back,” the New York Times reported this morning, although skeptically:For all of his charisma, it is also not clear that Mr. Johnson retains the same power to turn out voters that he did three years ago. The scandals that brought him down eroded his popularity with many Britons, and it was under his...