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Johnson (R) was accompanied by Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith (L) on his visit to Belfast. (Photo: AFP)

Boris Johnson visits Nothern Ireland, heart of Brexit battle

He arrived in Belfast, amid warnings from Irish leaders that his vow to leave the European Union, risks breaking up the United Kingdom.

31 Jul 2019 4:32 PM

Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement in the House of Commons in London on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

Boris Johnson rejects ‘unacceptable’ Brexit deal

In a pugnacious debut in parliament, the former London mayor urged EU leaders to rethink their opposition to renegotiating the deal.

26 Jul 2019 7:06 AM

There many players who have opted for Kolpak route, especially players from South Africa like Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Duanne Olivier, Simon Harmer and Kyle Abbott. (Photo:AFP)

Br-exit to influence Kolpak deals, is Kolpaxit on the way ?

An email has been sent by ECB to the 18 first-class counties writing a series of severe impacts.

25 Jul 2019 5:14 PM

Boris must deliver Brexit

Having declared the day of the Brexit referendum was Britain’s independence day, the new PM must deliver a Brexit, hopefully a soft one.

25 Jul 2019 12:05 AM

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday said that Italy will ensure orderly Brexit. (Photo: AFP)

Italy to work with Boris Johnson to ensure orderly Brexit: PM

Throughout his leadership campaign, Johnson was vocal about his willingness to exit the EU without a deal.

24 Jul 2019 12:29 PM

Boris Johnson is the front-runner to be Britain's next prime minister. (Photo: AP)

Boris Johnson to 'straighten out' a Theresa May's Brexit 'Bad Job': Trump

US President Trump said on Friday he was looking forward to working with Boris Johnson.

20 Jul 2019 2:45 PM

'There were moments when I sat here and thought I wish we'd got Brexit over the line,' says May. (Photo: AP)

Mixture of pride, degree of disappointment after Brexit failure: May

Bank of England says British banks ready for no-deal Brexit, trade war.

13 Jul 2019 11:30 AM

UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swiss Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter agreeing to build on an already strong relationship, according to an official statement from the British government.

UK, Switzerland seal post-Brexit deal on security, terror

The National Crime Agency and Swiss Federal Police fedpol will work closely to tackle joint threats.

11 Jul 2019 3:24 PM

'It is in both sides interest to avoid no deal and to look at how we get a deal through parliament,' said the minister. (Photo: AP)

UK Brexit minister urges EU to reopen withdrawal deal talks

'Boris Johnson has been very clear that the UK needs to leave on the 31st of October,' Barclay said.

09 Jul 2019 6:46 PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May (Photo: AP)

Champagne corks fly at Wimbledon as Hurricane Boris looms

Aaaaaand finally we saw Archie — or shall we say, more politely, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

09 Jul 2019 6:57 AM

Britain is having a political nervous breakdown and is taking a huge risk as it prepares to leave the European Union after a divisive referendum, a former senior UK intelligence official said on Saturday. (Photo: File)

‘UK going through political nervous breakdown,’ says ex-British spy chief

Conservative members are currently voting for the party's next leader, who will also become prime minister.

07 Jul 2019 3:17 PM

Italy's David Sassoli is a 63-year-old former journalist. (Photo: AFP)

European Parliament elects Italian social democrat David Sassoli as new president

The vote for president completes the roster of the EU's five most important jobs.

04 Jul 2019 6:15 PM

Former London mayor Boris Johnson, a Brexit figurehead, faces Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt in a run-off vote to decide who takes on the tricky task of piloting the country's departure from the EU. (Photo: File)

'It's no': France tells British PM hopeful on renegotiating Brexit

The EU insists there is no alternative to May's deal.

29 Jun 2019 10:13 AM

Boris Johnson is a hypocrite: Yes, even British irony rusts

The lack of self-consciousness is staggering — or perhaps typically British.

29 Jun 2019 12:20 AM

British leadership hopeful Boris Johnson pledged on Thursday to introduce a new points-based system to control migration after Brexit, addressing a key issue from the EU referendum but not explicitly promising to cut numbers. (Photo: File)

UK's Boris Johnson pledges post-Brexit migration controls

Johnson said the government's independent advisory committee would thrash out the details of his policy, to be introduced from 2021.

27 Jun 2019 11:11 AM

Western officials have warned that countries such as Russia, as well as domestic political groups, are increasingly spreading false or misleading information online in order to disrupt politics and public opinion. (Photo: File)

Bogus Brexit murder plot and other lies planted online by Russian accounts: Study

The aim was to 'divide, discredit, and distract' Western countries by planting false information.

23 Jun 2019 4:33 PM

Javid, one of 11 candidates to replace Theresa May as prime minister, also said he would slow the pace of Britain’s national debt reduction to free up cash that would be used to invest in education. (Photo: PTI)

UK PM candidate Javid offers to pay for Brexit border solution

'I would propose to do that because economically it’s right and morally it’s right,' Sajid Javid said.

09 Jun 2019 2:46 PM

The former foreign secretary -- the leading contender to replace May after her resignation as Conservative leader Friday -- also signalled he would scrap a controversial provision for the Irish border contained in the current divorce deal. (Photo: File)

Would withhold Brexit bill as Prime Minister: UK's Boris Johnson

The leader of the party, which won the most seats at the last general election in 2017, automatically becomes Prime Minister.

09 Jun 2019 8:59 AM

Trump is expected to give a speech while touring the beaches and an American military cemetery in France. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump to mark 75th anniversary of D-Day at Normandy

For Trump, it is another moment to praise alliances and military service, on the heels of defending his decision not to serve in Vietnam.

06 Jun 2019 1:20 PM

'I think Boris would do a very good job. I think he would be excellent,' Trump told the Sun. (Photo:AP)

'Boris Johnson would be an excellent PM'; says Donald Trump

Trump also praised Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt's pledge to increase British defence spending.

01 Jun 2019 9:18 AM

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