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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

What Boris did next: files reveal troubling secrets of the ex-PM's pursuit of profit

Boris Johnson cultivated a private relationship with Mohammed bin Salman while in office and later sought to leverage it for post-office commercial gain, prompting ethical concerns.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

More than 8m of public money spent on subsidies for former PMs

More than 8m of taxpayers' money has been spent on funding the public lives of former prime ministers over the last three decades, a Guardian analysis has found. All former PMs are able to claim up to 115,000 a year until the end of their lives in a subsidy to enable them to contribute to public life after they have left Downing Street.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago
UK politics

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson's post-PM life: this is a test of public standards Britain must not fail it | Editorial

fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago
UK politics

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson's post-PM life: this is a test of public standards Britain must not fail it | Editorial

fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

No 10 files raise questions over whether Tory donations were legal

A foreign billionaire had a Downing Street meeting and phone calls with then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson and was described in an official log as a "donor", documents seen by BBC News reveal. Syrian-born former arms deal fixer Wafic Said is not allowed to make political donations because he is a not on the UK electoral roll but his wife, a British citizen who is resident, has declared 2.6m in donations to the Conservatives over the last 25 years.
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fromTheregister
5 days ago

Johnson met Thiel months before Palantir's NHS pandemic role

Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings met Peter Thiel in August 2019; months later Palantir won major, largely non-competitive UK NHS contracts worth hundreds of millions.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Putin views, queen stories and a boss's birthday bash: Boris Johnson's 5m worth of paid speeches

Boris Johnson earned over $5m from 34 paid speeches worldwide in under two years, prompting potential conflicts of interest and questions about disclosure and confidentiality.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Revealed: Boris Johnson approached Elon Musk on behalf of London Evening Standard owner Lebedev

Boris Johnson contacted Elon Musk on behalf of Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev seeking Musk’s AI-powered support or partnership to rescue the struggling London newspaper.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Boris Johnson secretly lobbied UAE for billion-dollar private venture, leak suggests

Boris Johnson sought to leverage political connections to secure UAE investment for a private climate venture, raising ethics breaches and misuse of public duty funds.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Former PMs say they use subsidy only for public duties after Boris Johnson revelations

Boris Johnson's private office allegedly used taxpayer-funded PDCA staff and resources to support his commercial deals, prompting calls to suspend funding and tighten rules.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Call to halt Boris Johnson's 115,000 allowance after Boris Files revelations

Boris Johnson may have used his private office to profit from contacts, prompting calls to suspend his 115,000 former-prime-minister allowance and an ethics investigation.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

Boris Johnson accused of profiting from contacts while in office

Allegations claim Boris Johnson profited from contacts made in office, prompting calls to suspend his former‑prime‑minister allowance pending investigation.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Boris Johnson was paid 240,000 after Maduro meeting, invoice shows

Boris Johnson met Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro with hedge fund manager Maarten Petermann, later received 240,000, and held a contract with Merlyn Advisors promising substantial fees.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Johnson and Cummings' secret meeting with Palantir founder revealed

Boris Johnson met privately with Peter Thiel in August 2019, a meeting omitted from public ministerial records while Palantir sought UK government contracts.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Boris Johnson had dinner in lockdown with peer funding flat refit, files suggest

Boris Johnson met donor David Brownlow at No 10 the day after a national lockdown began, despite restrictions, prompting questions about integrity and potential lockdown breaches.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Boris Johnson sought business with Saudi officials he had met while PM

Boris Johnson used Downing Street contacts to pitch a consultancy, Better Earth, to Saudi officials, raising potential breaches of post-ministerial lobbying rules.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Nigel Farage says Reform UK will not make pact with Boris Johnson

Nigel Farage rejects a pact with Boris Johnson, blaming Johnson for post‑Brexit immigration increases and saying voters will never forgive him.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Carrie Johnson shares family photos of former PM Boris and children on holiday

The Independent funds on-the-ground journalism through reader donations, keeps reporting free of paywalls, and covers topics from US politics to climate and reproductive rights.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Fox News Resurfaces Video of Gavin Newsom Knocking Down Chinese Kids Like Bowling Pins'

Maybe Newsom should try the Pete-Bobby challenge: 100 push-ups, 50 pull-ups in 10 minutes, said Watters on his show Jesse Watters Primetime. Let's see what he's got, 'cause last time we looked he was knocking down Chinese kids like bowling pins. Watters then played a video of Newsom accidentally knocking over and falling on a child while playing basketball during a 2023 trip to Beijing.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 months ago
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Johnson brands Starmer the 'gimp of Brussels' and has 'broken his promise' on Brexit - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Boris Johnson criticizes Keir Starmer's Brexit policies, calling them a betrayal and a one-sided deal that undermines UK sovereignty.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Two trade deals and a rate cut in one week are things looking up for UK plc?

UK announces trade deals with India and the US after three years, raising questions about their impact on economic growth.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Untameable darts crowds tell us about the future of sport and maybe society too | Jonathan Liew

The turning point for Boris Johnson's political fate was marked by a shift in the darts crowd's loyalty against him.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Nigel Farage thinks net zero is the new Brexit. Starmer can prove him wrong | Rafael Behr

The Reform UK leader calls net zero lunacy that destroys jobs and drives up household bills, tapping into grievance against elites to rally voters.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Boris Johnson's cycling vision stutters as number of bike journeys fails to rise

The average number of bike journeys per person in England is stagnant despite significant funding and promises by Boris Johnson.
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