Boris Johnson

A golden age of diplomacy: A thing of the past? - comment

Whether the shift in diplomatic tone and practice was inevitable or whether we’ve reached a tipping point, only time will tell. But what’s clear is that the world will never be the same.

|BySHIFRA JACOBS
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks at her watch during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March 19, 2026.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a Q&A as he visits Taffs Well Depot in Ffordd Bleddyn on February 18, 2026 in Cardiff, Wales.

Britain sees over 50,000 migrant crossings on small boats during Keir Starmer’s premiership

Over 19 months, 65,922 immigrants have successfully crossed the Channel, with Starmer’s average weekly immigrant arrivals at 790, almost double Johnson’s 404. 

|ByEMIL BOTHE
BORIS JOHNSON, one of many contenders for the Conservative leadership

UK PM Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' response to COVID which led to more deaths, inquiry finds

UK inquiry finds Boris Johnson’s delayed lockdown and chaotic leadership contributed to around an additional 23,000 COVID deaths.

|ByREUTERS
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Rabbi Menachem Margolin EJA Chairman in a tour of Auschwitz.

'It can happen again,' former UK PM Boris Johnson says at Birkenau

During the visit, the Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands, Binyomin Jacobs, shared how his father, a Holocaust survivor, warned him to always keep money at hand because Jews are never truly safe.

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

World leaders wish Israel a happy 74th birthday

Ukraine's PM Volodymyr Zelensky and the UK's PM Boris Johnson were among the international government figures to congratulate Israel on its 74th Independence Day.

MAY 6, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People watch the military airshow during Israel's 74th Independence Day celebrations in Jerusalem, May 5, 2022.

UK lawmaker resigns after admitting twice watching porn in parliament

Parish resigned on Saturday, having previously said he would continue as a member of parliament while an investigation was carried out.

APRIL 30, 2022ByREUTERS
British House of Commons in London.

Man with knife arrested after confronting police near London's Downing Street

Police had launched an investigation following the incident at Horse Guards Parade, a ceremonial parade ground that overlooks St James's Park.

APRIL 18, 2022ByREUTERS
A forensic official and police officers work at a cordon on Whitehall in Westminster after the road was closed by police following an incident involving the arrest of a man near Downing Street, in London, Britain, April 18, 2022.

Joe Biden sends Passover message to Jewish community

World leaders and politicians share messages and goodwill with Jewish communities around the world ahead of the Passover holiday

APRIL 15, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Workers prepare matza, traditional unleavened bread eaten during the 8-day Jewish holiday of Passover, in "Yehuda Matzos" Plant in Jerusalem April 4, 2022.

UK's Johnson did not break COVID laws 'with malice', minister says

Johnson, his wife Carrie and finance minister Rishi Sunak were fined on Tuesday for breaching laws the government imposed to curb COVID-19.

APRIL 13, 2022ByREUTERS
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, January 12, 2022.

UK's Johnson offers more armored vehicles and missiles to Ukraine

Johnson and Nehammer visited Ukraine a day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. 

APRIL 9, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walk along a street after a meeting, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 9, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Antisemitism has been tolerated on UK campuses for too long - Johnson

UK PM Johnson spoke of the need for an antisemitism task force to deal with antisemitism in UK education.

MARCH 26, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a Prime Minister's Questions session at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, March 23, 2022.

UK could take in over 200,000 Ukrainian refugees, says Johnson

Poland has estimated that about 350,000 people have crossed its border from Ukraine since last Thursday, while the European Union has emphasized the need to prepare for millions of refugees entering.

MARCH 1, 2022ByREUTERS
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, January 12, 2022.

EU, Britain, US prepare sanctions against Russia amid Ukraine crisis

Britain slapped sanctions on Gennady Timchenko and two other billionaires with close links to Vladimir Putin.

FEBRUARY 22, 2022ByREUTERS
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin arrives at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing earlier this month.

Ukraine crisis: US, UK, other countries to sanction Russia

Measures being rolled out in response to Putin's decree were separate from sanctions the United States and its allies have been readying if Russia invades Ukraine.

FEBRUARY 22, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
US Vice President Joe Biden addresses the session "Cancer Moonshot: A Call to Action" during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 19, 2016.