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News Articles: Boris Johnson

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson (shown here in May 2022) has said that President Vladimir Putin didn't seem serious about avoiding war in the days before Russia invaded Ukraine. In a new documentary released on Monday, he says that at one point Putin told the British leader it would be easy to kill him with a missile.

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  • World

Boris Johnson says Putin said it would 'only take a minute' to hit him with a missile

In a new documentary, the former British prime minister said Russia's leader didn't seem serious about avoiding war before his country invaded Ukraine. The Kremlin says Johnson's statement is a lie.

January 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is among the contenders bidding to succeed Prime Minister Liz Truss.

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Here are the candidates for the next U.K. leader. Yes, Boris Johnson is one of them

Following the resignation of Liz Truss as Britain's fourth prime minister in a little over six years, her Conservative Party — in power since 2010 — is racing to select a replacement.

October 21, 2022
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  • Willem Marx
Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers her resignation speech as her husband, Hugh O'Leary, stands nearby at Downing Street in London on Thursday. Truss has been prime minister for just 44 days.

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The U.K. will have 5 prime ministers in just 6 years. What's gone wrong?

With yet another prime minister's resignation, the British government's 10 Downing Street looks like a revolving door. Analysts blame polarization, populism, a flawed system and poor leadership.

October 20, 2022
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  • Frank Langfitt
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walk in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, in April . Johnson may have been shown the door in Britain, but he remains a popular figure in Ukraine, where he is admired for his support for the country's effort to repel the Russian invasion.

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  • Europe

Ukrainians have a special place in their hearts for Boris Johnson

While Britons might be happy to see their prime minister go, Ukrainians hold him in higher regard.

July 08, 2022
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks back into 10 Downing St. after announcing his resignation as Conservative Party leader on Thursday.

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  • World

Here are 5 possible contenders to replace Boris Johnson as U.K. prime minister

The search is on for the next Conservative Party leader — and ultimately a new prime minister. This is a look at several potential candidates for the job.

July 07, 2022
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  • Willem Marx
Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing St. to face questions in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday.

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  • World

Boris Johnson resigns as British prime minister. Here's what happened

Britain's prime minister steps down after several top officials quit his government, saying they couldn't serve under his scandal-tarred leadership.

July 07, 2022
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  • Frank Langfitt
Britain Conservative Party MP, Boris Johnson, left, speaks to the media to launch his campaign as a candidate to be the Mayor of London, outside City Hall in central London, Monday, July 16, 2007.

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  • Europe

Embattled UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees to resign, British media report

The announcement is expected to come after days of defections crippled the controversial leader and left him unable to govern.

July 07, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
People holds signs as they protest Wednesday outside the Houses of Parliament in London.

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  • Europe

Boris Johnson fights to stay as British Prime Minister as his party's support unravels

Two top ministers and a slew of more junior officials resigned this week, saying they could no longer serve under Johnson's scandal-tarred leadership. He narrowly got by a no-confidence vote in June.

July 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signs the visitors book while visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, Thursday June 23, 2022.

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British Conservatives lose 2 elections in blow to PM Boris Johnson

Defeat in the two district contests increases jitters among Conservatives who worry the erratic and divisive prime minister is no longer an electoral asset.

June 24, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Smoke rises from a burning house following shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on Friday.

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  • World

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 17)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

June 17, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, in London last month.

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  • Europe

Boris Johnson faces a no-confidence vote. His exit may be a matter of when, not if

Johnson was booed during the queen's Platinum Jubilee — the latest sign of intense public anger over his flouting of his own government's COVID-19 rules.

June 06, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Frank Langfitt
Ballot papers are counted at Peterborough Arena, for the local government elections, in Peterborough, England, Thursday, May 5, 2022.

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U.K. Conservatives lose London strongholds in blow to Boris Johnson

Voting for local councils across the country will be an important barometer for the next national elections.

May 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in parliament in London, on March 30. Johnson's office says he will be issued a fine for breaching COVID-19 regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices.

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  • Europe

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be fined over COVID lockdown parties

The British leader's office says he will be fined for breaching COVID regulations following allegations of lockdown parties at government offices. It's unclear how much Johnson will be fined.

April 12, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the Scottish Conservative Party conference on March 18 in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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U.K. police fine 20 people over 'partygate' political scandal

British police said Tuesday that they were fining 20 people over parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff during coronavirus lockdowns.

March 29, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Supporters hold a photo of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during a vigil in London in 2017. Iran released Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was imprisoned in 2016, and Anousheh Ashouri, a businessman, on Wednesday.

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  • Middle East

Iran releases 2 British Iranian citizens from prison

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a charity worker, and Anousheh Ashouri, a businessman, have now left the country. A third prisoner was released on furlough. Other foreigners remain imprisoned in Iran.

March 16, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
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