A brilliant campaigner, Boris Johnson remade the U.K.’s Conservative Party and drove home Brexit. But colleagues ultimately feared the scandals surrounding him would tarnish the party for voters. on.wsj.com
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been trying to quell a rebellion among lawmakers from his Conservative Party as the British Parliament prepared to vote on Brexit legislation that the government acknowledges would violate international law nyti.ms
Prime Minister Boris Johnson vows to “get Brexit done on time, by the 31st of January” after he won an overall majority for his Conservative Party in Parliament nyti.ms
Boris Johnson is not loved, but he seems likely to win. “This is a transactional election,” said Andrew Gimson, who wrote an early biography of Mr. Johnson. “People are voting for Boris to get Brexit done, not because they love the Conservative Party.” nyti.ms
A former chair of the Conservative Party in a key marginal constituency has urged people to vote Labour to stop Boris Johnson gaining a majority for Brexit. buff.ly
Britain's Boris Johnson has faced one crisis after another since becoming prime minister. But his Conservative Party activists believe his Brexit hard line can win them an election. nyti.ms
Britain's Boris Johnson has faced one crisis after another since becoming prime minister. But his Conservative Party activists believe his Brexit hard line can win them an election. nyti.ms
Jo Johnson, who has always been on the more pragmatic and pro-European wing of the Conservative Party, had been growing increasingly uncomfortable in his brother’s government as it swung more forcefully in the direction of a no-deal Brexit. nyti.ms
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is threatening to purge lawmakers from his Conservative Party if they back a measure to forbid a no-deal Brexit. That could leave him powerless to control Parliament, necessitating a general election. nyti.ms
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is threatening to purge lawmakers from his Conservative Party if they back a measure to forbid a no-deal Brexit. That could leave him powerless to control Parliament, necessitating a general election. nyti.ms
The Liberal Democrats under Jo Swinson would tie with a Boris Johnson-led Conservative Party if a general election were held before Brexit, says a new poll. buff.ly