[543][544] On the same day Johnson said that he had not broken any laws over the refurbishment and had met the requirements he was obliged to meet in full. The Liberal Democrat candidate, Helen Morgan, overturned a Conservative majority of nearly 23,000 to win the seat. The panel was tasked with monitoring and investigating financial management at the London Development Agency and the Greater London Authority. 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Watch: Boris Johnson says people need to understand the "sheer cost in human life" war could entail Evidence suggests Russia is planning "the biggest war in Europe since 1945", Prime Minister. [499], A scandal in May 2020 involved Johnson's chief political advisor Dominic Cummings, who made a trip with his family to Durham during the March 2020 lockdown while experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. [679], In May 2022, Johnson readied a draft that would unilaterally change parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, citing issues with medical supplies and cuts in VAT. The UK Prime Minister, whose full name is Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, comes from a fairly diverse background: his father's ancestry includes Turkish as well as European origins . [155] He usually supported the Conservative party line but rebelled against it five times in this period. [238] In November 2013, Johnson announced major changes to the operation of London Underground, including the extension of operating hours to run through the night at weekends. [737], In 2019 and 2020, Johnson expressed support for the UK to have "net-zero" greenhouse gas emissions by 2050[740] and spoke about increasing ambition for mitigating climate change through carbon capture and storage[741] and a renewable energy transition. [133], In July 1999, Conrad Black offered Johnson the editorship of The Spectator on the condition he abandon his parliamentary aspirations; Johnson agreed. "[410] On the campaign trail, Johnson warned of "catastrophic consequences for voter trust in politics" if the government pushed the EU for further delays. After Liz Truss announced her resignation as Conservative Party leader on 20 October 2022, Johnson sought support from MPs to run in the subsequent leadership election, and received support from several cabinet members. Johnson was widely regarded as the front-runner to succeed him. [841], Johnson is the eldest of the four children of Stanley Johnson, a former Conservative member of the European Parliament and an employee of the European Commission and the World Bank, and the painter Charlotte Johnson Wahl (ne Fawcett),[22] the daughter of Sir James Fawcett, a barrister[842][843] and president of the European Commission of Human Rights. February 28, 2023 4:40 am CET. [476][477] This response is thought by some scientists to have contributed to the UK's high death toll from COVID-19, which as of January2021[update] was among the highest in the world in total and by population. [564], According to Downing Street insiders, Johnson was involved in instigating a party on the occasion of Lee Cain leaving Number 10. Many of the MPs involved stated that the Pincher affair had led them to change their minds on the suitability of Johnson to hold the office of prime minister. [730], Johnson biographer Gimson wrote that Johnson is economically and socially "a genuine liberal", although he retains a "Tory element" to his personality through his "love of existing institutions, and a recognition of the inevitability of hierarchy". [749] He stated many people believed that Britain's EU membership had led to the suppression of the wages of its "indigenous" people and said the EU was intent on creating a "superstate" that would seek to rob Britain of its sovereignty. [648] In 2021, the UK government under Johnson's leadership announced plans to cut carbon emissions by 78% by 2035. "[101], Johnson biographer Andrew Gimson believed these articles made him "one of [Euroscepticism's] most famous exponents". [212], During the electoral campaign, Johnson had confided to Brian Paddick he was unsure how he would maintain his lifestyle while relying upon the mayoral salary of 140,000 a year. [294] Later that month, the Greater London Authority referred Johnson and his actions in the matter to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) "so it can assess whether or not it is necessary to investigate the former mayor of London for the criminal offence of misconduct in public office". Before the election, Johnson published Johnson's Life of London, a work of popular history that the historian A. N. Wilson characterised as a "coded plea" for votes. [171], Following William Hague's resignation as Conservative leader, Johnson backed Kenneth Clarke, regarding Clarke as the only candidate capable of winning a general election; the party elected Iain Duncan Smith. Boris Johnson Family History. [621], Government Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher resigned on 30 June 2022, saying he had "drunk far too much" the night before at the Carlton Club, a private members' club, in St James's, London, and having "embarrassed myself and other people". Javid said that this was so that departments would be free to plan for the planned Brexit date of 31October 2019, but there was speculation that the increased spending was to gain popularity in preparation for a possible election in autumn 2019. [196] A sequel, After Rome, focused on early Islamic history. [238][239], Johnson retained Livingstone projects such as Crossrail and the 2012 Olympic Games, but was accused of trying to take credit for them. [480] The BMJ published several editorials critical of the policies adopted during the country's public health response. "[320], Following the victory of the "Leave" campaign, Cameron resigned as Conservative leader and prime minister. The Berlin Wall fell and the French and Germans had to decide how they were going to respond to this event, and what was Europe going to become, and there was this fantastic pressure to create a single polity, to create an answer to the historic German problem, and this produced the most fantastic strains in the Conservative Party, so everything I wrote from Brussels, I found was sort of chucking these rocks over the garden wall and I listened to this amazing crash from the greenhouse next door over in England as everything I wrote from Brussels was having this amazing, explosive effect on the Tory party, and it really gave me this I suppose rather weird sense of power. 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[361], In September 2017, he was criticised for reciting lines from Rudyard Kipling's poem Mandalay while visiting a Myanmar temple; the British ambassador, who was with him, suggested it was "not appropriate". [442][443][444], In December 2019, Johnson said: "quite a large number of people coming in from the whole of the EU580 million population[had been] able to treat the UK as though it's basically part of their own country and the problem with that is there has been no control at all". [450][451], Among other appointments, Johnson made Dominic Raab the First Secretary of State and foreign secretary, and appointed Sajid Javid and Priti Patel as the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary, respectively. [479][507][508], Johnson reportedly resisted calls from SAGE and within the government to enact a second lockdown throughout September as COVID-19 infections rose. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, better known as Boris Johnson, was born on June 19th, 1964 to Stanley and Charlotte Johnson in New York City. 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[86] Scandal erupted when Johnson wrote an article for the newspaper, on the archaeological discovery of EdwardII's palace, having invented a quote for the article which he falsely attributed to the historian Colin Lucas, his godfather. [640] During his final Prime Minister's Questions Johnson signed off by saying "hasta la vista, baby". But it is only responsible to prepare vigorously and seriously for no deal. [518] NHS workers successfully ensured that half of UK adults had received at least their first vaccine dose by 20March 2021. [861] Johnson was also given the middle name "Boris" after a White Russian migr named Boris Litwin, who was a friend of his parents. [377] Johnson supported the Turkish invasion of northern Syria aimed at ousting the Syrian Kurds from the enclave of Afrin. [835][836], On 29 May 2021, Johnson married Symonds in a secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral attended by 30 guests,[803][837] becoming the first prime minister to marry in office since Lord Liverpool married Mary Chester in 1822. He also claimed that he intended to stay as prime minister until the mid-2030s, although Number 10 later said that he had been joking. [670] Nevertheless, he called what is happening to the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as "utterly abhorrent". As a result, he earned the mistrust of many party members. Following his election to parliament in 2001, he became a member of the shadow cabinets of Michael Howard and David Cameron. "[391], During trips to the United States as foreign secretary, Johnson had repeated meetings with Trump adviser and speechwriter Stephen Miller, which were held off White House grounds and kept quiet from May. [597], While speaking in the House of Commons on 31 January 2022, Johnson falsely blamed Starmer for the non-prosecution of serial sex offender Jimmy Savile when Starmer was Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). [612] The result was described by Keir Starmer as the "beginning of the end" for Johnson's premiership. [29], In 1969, the family returned to England and settled into West Nethercote Farm, near Winsford in Somerset, Stanley's remote family home on Exmoor in the West Country. The Literary Theory Handbook introduces students to the history and scope of literary theory, showing them how to perform literary analysis, and providing a greater understanding of the historical contexts for different theories.. A new edition of this highly successful text, which includes updated and refined chapters, and new sections on contemporary theories Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, Boris Johnson; g. 1964 m. birelio 19 d., Niujorkas, JAV ) - Jungtins Karalysts urnalistas, politikas. [226][227][228] He was caught up in the parliamentary expenses scandal and accused of excessive personal spending on taxi journeys. [602] The Savile claims have also been linked to British offshoots of the QAnon conspiracy movement. [432][433] On 12September, Johnson denied lying to the Queen over suspension of the parliament, while a Belfast Court rejected claims that his Brexit plans will have a negative impact on Northern Ireland's peace policy. 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[851] Wilfred Johnson's father was the Ottoman Interior Minister and journalist Ali Kemal, who was a secular Muslim. [755], The devolved administrations have criticised the Internal Market Bill for its re-centralisation of control over commerce, reversing the devolution of power in the United Kingdom. [231][232][233], Johnson made no major changes to the mayoral system Livingstone developed. 10", "Boris Johnson boots out top adviser Dominic Cummings", "Dominic Cummings, Powerful Aide to Boris Johnson, Resigns, Report Says", "Dominic Cummings: Thousands died needlessly after Covid mistakes", "Dominic Cummings' accusations can not easily be dismissed", "Boris Johnson refuses to deny dismissing Covid as 'scare story', "UK Covid: Hancock refuses to deny telling No 10 patients would be tested before discharge into care homes as it happened", "All the new laws unveiled in the Queen's Speech today", "Government lays out plans to protect users online", "Downing Street refurbishment: What is the row over Boris Johnson's flat? [619][620] On 26 June 2022 Johnson said: "At the moment I'm thinking actively about the third term and what could happen then, but I will review that when I get to it." [285] Two of his actions after taking on this role were to improve transportation around London by making more tickets available and laying on more buses around the capital during the busy period, when thousands of spectators were temporary visitors in London. [93] He wrote articles about euromyths such as the EU wanting to ban prawn cocktail crisps and British sausages, and to standardise condom sizes because Italians had smaller penises. [161] In August 2004, he backed unsuccessful impeachment procedures against Prime Minister Tony Blair for "high crimes and misdemeanours" regarding the war,[162] and in December 2006 described the invasion as "a colossal mistake and misadventure". Language. [312] Several Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians condemned them as racist and unacceptable. [167] In 2004, HarperCollins published his first novel: Seventy-Two Virgins: A Comedy of Errors revolved around the life of a Conservative MP and contained various autobiographical elements. [793] Among friends and family, Johnson is more commonly known as Al (short for his forename Alexander), rather than his middle name Boris. Two people, a man and a woman, were arrested after a traffic cone was thrown at police officers. [768] He has also been described, including by some of those that have known him personally, as heavily focused on his own interests,[769][770][771] with an often vitriolic or irresponsible way of conducting himself in private. [724], According to political scientist Richard Hayton, Johnson's premiership centred around Brexit, which served as a "national cause". After the referendum, Theresa May appointed him as Foreign Secretary in her cabinet. 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[164] Johnson remained editor of The Spectator, also writing columns for The Daily Telegraph and GQ, and making television appearances. [796] Johnson partakes in cycling, tennis and pilates, and was formerly an avid runner before having to give it up owing to knee problems. [362][363][364] In October 2017, he faced criticism for stating the Libyan city of Sirte could become an economic success like Dubai: "all they have to do is clear the dead bodies away". [199][200] In September, he was selected after gaining 79 per cent of the vote in a public London-wide primary. Johnson reshuffled his cabinet on 13 February 2020. [672] Johnson was dismissive of this, saying the pact was not intended to be adversarial towards China, and said that French officials should "prenez un grip about this and donnez-moi un break". As Adam Schiff, chair of the House Intelligence Committee in the US, has said: "From what we've seen, the parallels between the Russian intervention in Brexit and the Russian intervention in the Trump campaign appear to be extraordinary.". [45] Meanwhile, in December 1978 his parents' relationship broke down; they divorced in 1980,[46] and Charlotte moved into a flat in Notting Hill, west London, where her children joined her for much of their time.[47]. ", Estimating the number of infections and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in 11 European countries, "Anger and grief as United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll nears 100,000", "50,000 COVID-19 deaths and rising. [13][14][15] Johnson's political positions have been described as following one-nation conservatism, and political commentators have characterised his political style as being opportunistic, populist and pragmatic. Boris Johnson's first wife was Allegra Mostyn-Owen whom he divorced in 1993. [49] Arriving in the autumn term of 1977,[50] he began using his middle name Boris rather than his first name Alexander,[51] and developed "the eccentric English persona" for which he became famous. [598] The claim linking the failure of the CPS to prosecute Savile to Starmer originated in 2018 on the right-wing Guido Fawkes blog, and was amplified in April 2020 by the far-right fake news website Politicalite. [250] On 21November 2013, Transport for London announced that all London Underground ticket offices would close by 2015. [344] Given the UK-Saudi alliance, in December, he attracted attention for commenting the Saudis were akin to the Iranians in "puppeteering and playing proxy wars" throughout the Middle East. [682] Entitled the EUUK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, it came into force provisionally on 1January 2021, and formally on 1 May. He advocated removing the backstop from any Brexit deal and replacing it with alternative arrangements. This whole debate demonstrates our sovereignty. [520] Record numbers of infections and daily deaths were recorded in the UK throughout January, and the government began exploring quarantine procedures on arrival. [193] To make up for this loss of income, Johnson negotiated with The Daily Telegraph to raise his annual fee from 200,000 to 250,000, averaging at 5,000 per column, each of which took up around an hour and a half of his time. [826] They reached a financial settlement in February 2020,[827] and the divorce was finalised by November 2020. [424] On 28August 2019, UK and EU negotiators agreed to resume regular meetings to discuss the withdrawal agreement. [354] Johnson described the Glen movement as a "cult" and supported Turkey's post-coup purges. [423] The government subsequently announced 2.1bn of funding to prepare for a no-deal Brexit on 31October. In July, he delivered a resignation speech, stating that ministers were "saying one thing to the EU about what we are really doing, and pretending another to the electorate". [560] Paterson announced his resignation as an MP the same day. Johnson evoked the discourse of popular sovereignty and anti-establishment populism to portray Parliament as seeking to "sabotage" Brexit, and in doing so, presented himself "as the true representative of 'the people'". "[546], On 28 May Lord Geidt published a report on the allegations in an annexe to the register of interests. [182] Labour won the election and Howard stood down as Conservative leader; Johnson backed David Cameron as his successor. Jan. 30, 2023. Johnson's role in the proceedings was as the co-chair of an Olympic board which oversaw the games. [102] Johnson's articles established him as the favourite journalist of the Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher,[103] but Johnson annoyed her successor, the Europhile John Major, who spent a great deal of time attempting to refute what Johnson said. [253], During his first Mayoral term, Johnson was perceived as having moved leftward on certain issues, for instance, supporting the London Living Wage and endorsing an amnesty for illegal migrants. [685][686][687] Despite this, Johnson's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told BBC News that British troops were "unlikely" to be deployed. [754] He proposed building a bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland, but has since scrapped this initiative. [119] Some critics condemned his writing style as bigotry; in various columns he used the words "piccaninnies" and "watermelon smiles" when referring to Africans, championed European colonialism in Uganda[120][121][122] and referred to gay men as "tank-topped bumboys". [471][509] In April 2021, Johnson denied allegations he had said he would rather "let the bodies pile high in their thousands" than enact a second national lockdown on 30October 2020. "This is going to be a European war, a fully-fledged war," Zelensky added. [463] Five Cabinet ministers were sacked, including the Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith, a decision that was criticised by several politicians and commentators following his success in restoring the Northern Ireland Executive devolved government. [578] At the end of Prime Minister's Questions, Conservative former minister David Davis called for Johnson to resign, quoting Leo Amery calling on Neville Chamberlain to resign during the Norway Debate in 1940, and saying: "You have sat there too long for all the good you have done. In 2014, he acknowledged he was disputing a demand for capital gains tax from the US tax authorities on a property that he inherited in the United Kingdom,[785][786] which ultimately he paid. Russia's Wagner mercenary group has boasted they have eradicated a Ukrainian military group called the 'Boris Johnson' Unit in the city of Bakhmut, which is currently under siege by Russian forces. The Libertines triad wouldn't be complete without their producer (and former member of the British punk band The Clash) Mick Jones. [460], In October 2019, Parliament was dissolved, and an election called for 12December. After being rejected as Conservative candidate for Holborn and St. Pancras, his party selected him the candidate for Clwyd South in north Wales, then a Labour Party safe seat. [448][449] The mass dismissal was the most extensive postwar Cabinet reorganisation without a change in the ruling party, exceeding the seven Cabinet ministers dismissed in the "Night of the Long Knives" of 1962. [272] In turn he remained largely supportive of his friends in the media among them Rupert Murdoch during the News International phone hacking scandal. [498] Johnson later said that he had been given emergency oxygen while in intensive care, and that doctors had made preparations in case of the event of his death. [173] Duncan Smith was removed from his position in November 2003 and replaced by Michael Howard; Howard deemed Johnson to be the most popular Conservative politician with the electorate and appointed him vice-chairman of the party, responsible for overseeing its electoral campaign. It's all in the name Johnson's full name is Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson. Baker added, "I have to acknowledge that if the prime minister occupied any other office of senior responsibility he would be long gone. [330][331], Some journalists and foreign politicians criticised Johnson's appointment because of his history of controversial statements about other countries. [235] Abolishing the western wing of the congestion charging zone,[236] he cancelled plans to increase the congestion charge for four-wheel-drive vehicles. [559] Following the announcement by opposition parties that they would boycott the new committee, and faced with a backlash in the media and from MPs of all parties, the government reversed its position and announced that a new vote would take place on whether Paterson should be suspended. [255] In 2012, he banned London buses from displaying the adverts of Core Issues Trust, a Christian group, which compared homosexuality to an illness. [192], In 2005, The Spectator's new chief executive, Andrew Neil, dismissed Johnson as editor. [102] Conrad Black, then proprietor of The Daily Telegraph, said Johnson "was such an effective correspondent for us in Brussels that he greatly influenced British opinion on this country's relations with Europe". 21November 2013, Transport for London announced that all London Underground ticket offices would close by 2015 executive! Conservative party line but rebelled against it five times in this period of... 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