Boris Johnson
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5 things you may not know about Boris Johnson, UK’s next PM
World | Jul 23, 2019, 11:09 PM ISTHere are five things you may not know about Boris Johnson, who is set to become Britain’s next prime minister :
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Boris Johnson elected UK PM, replaces Theresa May
World | Jul 23, 2019, 04:55 PM ISTBrexit hardliner Boris Johnson is next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He replaces Theresa May, who announced her resignation last month.
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Boris Johnson seen as clear favourite to succeed Theresa May as UK PM
World | Jul 23, 2019, 10:57 AM ISTThe frontrunner throughout the contest has been the 55-year-old ex-London mayor as the Conservative Party's over 160,000 members ACROSS the UK filed in their postal votes to decide between him and the current foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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British PM frontrunner Johnson vows to deliver Brexit by Oct 31
World | Jul 18, 2019, 11:29 AM ISTHe also said that Brexit will enable his country to champion trade deals around the world for the first time in 45 years.
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Boris Johnson on course for landslide win to become UK PM
World | Jul 07, 2019, 09:32 AM ISTThe poll result came on Saturday as ballot papers started to arrive at the homes of 160,000 members of the ruling Conservative Party.
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Boris Johnson tops first round of poll for British PM
World | Jun 13, 2019, 07:48 PM ISTBoris Johnson won the highest number of votes in the first round of the UK's leadership poll, securing his position to succeed outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May, with the field of candidates narrowed to seven from 10.
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United Kingdom must leave European Union on Oct 31: Boris Johnson
World | Jun 12, 2019, 06:35 PM ISTBoris Johnson launched his bid to replace outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May as leader of the Conservatives.
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UK PM frontrunner wants 'even closer' partnership with India
World | May 25, 2019, 11:50 PM ISTBritain's frontrunner in the prime ministerial race, Boris Johnson, wants an "even closer" partnership between India and the UK after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "emphatic" victory.
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UK: After David Davis, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quits as UK PM Theresa May faces mounting Brexit crisis
World | Jul 09, 2018, 11:27 PM ISTWith Britain due to leave the currently 28-nation bloc on March 29, 2019, EU officials have warned Britain repeatedly that time is running out to seal a deal spelling out the terms of the divorce and a post-split relationship.
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Four top UK ministers plotted to oust PM Theresa May after general election, claims book
World | Sep 24, 2017, 07:18 PM ISTTheresa May's Cabinet Chancellor Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Brexit secretary David Davis and Home Secretary Amber Rudd plotted to remove her following the general election.
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Boris Johnson denies plot to topple tottering Theresa May
World | Jun 11, 2017, 08:14 PM ISTJohnson, one of the Conservatives’ most popular politicians, tweeted that an article in the Mail on Sunday newspaper headlined “Boris set to launch bid to be PM as May clings on” was “tripe.”
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UK ministers push for Johnson to take over from Theresa May
World | Jun 11, 2017, 08:02 PM ISTJohnson said that he was backing Theresa May. "Lets get on with the job," he added.
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‘You should have stuck with me, mate’: David Cameron’s gloating text to Boris Johnson
World | Oct 25, 2016, 08:10 AM ISTHours after Boris Johnson was knifed out of the Conservative Party’s leadership race post- Brexit, former British Prime Minister David Cameron sent a revenge message saying "you should have stuck with me, mate", a new book has claimed.
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India owes UK millions of pounds in unpaid bills, says foreign secretary Boris Johnson
World | Jul 24, 2016, 10:30 PM ISTLondon: Terming India as a great defaulter, Britain’s new foreign secretary Boris Johnson informed the House of Commons that India is on the long list of foreign countries who refuse to pay London’s congestion charge.
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Brexit leader Boris Johnson appointed Britain’s new Foreign Minister
World | Jul 14, 2016, 08:46 AM ISTFormer London mayor and "Leave" campaign figurehead in Britain's EU referendum, Boris Johnson, has been appointed Foreign Minister in new Prime Minister Theresa May's government.
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Boris bows out: UK in shock as Johnson avoids leadership bid
World | Jun 30, 2016, 09:56 PM ISTLondon: The race to become Britain's next prime minister took a dramatic, unexpected turn Thursday as former London Mayor Boris Johnson — popular with the public and widely considered to be a front-runner — ruled
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As David Cameron steps down, Brexit star Boris Johnson likely to be the next Prime Minister
World | Jun 25, 2016, 02:47 PM ISTLondon: Boris Johnson, who spearheaded the Brexit campaign successfully, has emerged as one of the biggest winner after the Leave camp’s victory in Thursday’s historic referendum. After Prime Minister David Cameron announced his resignation,
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No rush to leave European Union, says Brexit campaign leader Boris Johnson
World | Jun 25, 2016, 09:59 AM ISTLondon: Boris Johnson, the flamboyant former London mayor who successfully spearheaded the 'Leave campaign', today said there is "no need for haste" to pull out of the EU and asserted that nothing will change in
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British-Muslims contribute GBP 31 bn to economy
Nov 05, 2013, 11:03 PM ISTLondon: Nearly 2.8 million Muslims in the UK contribute over 31 billion pounds to its economy and wield a spending power of 20.5 billion pounds, a report said today. From coffee houses in Elizabethan London,
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Steam train chugs through Tube to mark 150th anniversary
World | Jan 13, 2013, 11:49 PM ISTLondon,Jan 13: Tourists waiting for their morning subway train to Madame Tussauds were treated to an unusual sight on Sunday — a 19-century steam engine chugging down the tracks.Transit officials sent the Met Locomotive 1,