Boris Johnson

Breaking Partygate: Johnson accepts he misled MPs but it was ‘in good faith’

A government adviser on food issues has quit the role after five years, hitting out at the failure of the Conservative Party to rein in the junk food industry. Photos: Adobe Stock

Food tsar blames Tory inaction on obesity as he quits

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Boris Johnson prepares for one last performance - cartoon

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in Iran for six years (images: PA/Adobe)

Who is Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - and why was she detained in Iran?

Latest date next general election could be held is in January 2025

BBC director general Tim Davie was forced into an embarrassing u-turn over Gary Lineker (Image: Kim Mogg / Getty)

Impartiality is the concept that goes to the heart of the BBC’s crisis Nick Mitchell

Photo dated 13/11/20 issued by the House of Commons showing then prime minister Boris Johnson at a leaving gathering in the vestibule of the Press Office of 10 Downing Street, London. Credit: PA

Date set for Boris Johnson’s live grilling over Partygate

BBC director general Tim Davie and chairman Richard Sharp both have links to the Tory Party (Image: Kim Mogg / Getty)

The influence of the Tories and right-wing press on the BBC is clear Mark E Thomas

Boris Johnson (L) has nominated Daily Mail chief Paul Dacre (R) for a peerage, reports say. Credit: Getty Images

Analysis Why Boris Johnson's honours list could cause a headache for Sunak

Stanley Johnson could be made a ‘sir’ if Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list is given the green light (image: Getty Images)

Explainer Stanley Johnson knighthood row explained - is it cronyism?

Boris Johnson appointed Simon Case as Cabinet Secretary in September 2020 (image: Getty Images)

Top civil servant calls Boris Johnson a ‘nationally distrusted figure’

Boris Johnson - then a Conservative leadership candidate - his father Stanley Johnson in 2019 (Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Johnson faces cronyism claims after father’s knighthood nomination

Richard Sharp (left) and Boris Johnson. BBC chairman Richard Sharp has insisted there was no conflict of interest in his appointment to the role.

Explainer Richard Sharp made ‘significant errors of judgment’ over Johnson loan

Ukrainian president Voldmyr Zelensky addressed British MPs n parliament on his first trip to the UK since war broke out. (Credit: PA)

Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Parliament in full

Richard Sharp (left) and Boris Johnson. BBC chairman Richard Sharp has insisted there was no conflict of interest in his appointment to the role.

BBC chair denies facilitating £800K loan for Boris Johnson

Liz Truss premiership cost donors more than £12,000 per day

Prime Minister Liz Truss, who said on three separate occasions she would do all she could to save Doncaster Sheffield Airport, has now distanced herself from the issue.

How long was Liz Truss Prime Minister? Ex-PM makes politics comeback

Nadine Dorries will interview Boris Johnson on Talk TV show Friday Night with Nadine

Nadine Dorries’ Boris Johnson interview: what we know so far

Rishi Sunak has resisted calls by his former boss Boris Johnson for the UK to send Ukraine fighter jets. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Sunak resists Johnson’s plea for fighter jets in Ukraine

From MP scandals to strikes and an NHS in crisis, Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days in Downing Street were certainly eventful. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Sunak’s first 100 days in office assessed - from scandals to strikes Imogen Howse

Here’s how Nadhim Zahawi’s tax scandal unfolded - from the initial investigations by HMRC and the National Crime Agency, all the way to his sacking by Prime Rishi Sunak. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Explainer Full timeline of Nadhim Zahawi tax scandal - and who knew what when

Vladimir Putin has been President of Russia since 2012

Putin vs the West: BBC release date of Norma Percy Ukraine war series

Boris Johnson addresses the Russian people in a video shared on his Twitter account

How many languages does Boris Johnson speak? Can he speak Russian

Boris Johnson visit Kyiv last year. Credit: SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AFP via Getty Images

Boris Johnson claims Putin threatened to kill him with missile strike

Boris Johnson has become the highest-paid MP this year as politicians declare an eye-watering £8 million in earnings on top of their parliamentary salaries. Credit: Getty Images

Explainer Boris Johnson tops list as MPs declare £8M in outside earnings

Britain’s Minister without Portfolio and Conservative party chairperson Nadhim Zahawi arrives to the party head office in London on January 24, 2023. Credit: Getty Images

Nadhim Zahawi: key facts, net worth and tax allegations explained

There have been calls for an investigation following claims the chairman of the BBC helped Boris Johnson secure a loan - weeks before the then-prime minister recommended him for the role.

Explainer BBC chairman denies conflict of interest over Boris Johnson £800K loan

Sir Laurie Magnus has been appointed the government’s new ethics advisor. Credit: PA

Explainer Sunak appoints ethics chief but Labour says ‘rotten regime’ remains

15 defining moments of 2022 in pictures

15 moments that defined 2022 - from Queen’s death to war in Ukraine

Boris Johnson’s last meeting before resigning was with Rupert Murdoch

Boris Johnson earned more than £750k from speaking arrangements

Brexit added an average of £210 to household food bills in two years (Composite: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld)

Brexit pushed household food costs up by £210 in two years

Boris Johnson addresses the nation as he announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street

Is Boris Johnson standing at next general election?