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Boris Johnson could face a recall petition which could trigger a by-election if he is suspended by MPs investigating whether he lied over Partygate, the Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle confirmed. The Privileges Committee examining…

LONDON — Britain’s Conservative lawmakers settled on their choices to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday, advancing two candidates who worked for Mr. Johnson to replace a leader whose scandal-scarred tenure ended with his…

Johnson resigned as party leader earlier this month after a series of scandals led to dozens of ministerial resignations. Ten Conservatives stood in the contest to replace him, and over five rounds of voting, members of parliament…

Comment on this storyCommentLONDON — The next prime minister of Britain and leader of the Conservative Party is now guaranteed to be an ethnic minority or a woman, after Tory lawmakers on Wednesday selected two finalists — former finance…

A group of almost 2,000 Conservative members have written to party chairman to demand they are given the option of voting for Boris Johnson in the leadership ballot.The first stage of the Tory leadership contest is nearing its…

LONDON (AP) — The fractious race to replace Boris Johnsonas Britain’s prime minister entered an unpredictable endgame Tuesday as three candidates for Conservative Party leader were left battling for the two spots in a run-off vote.Kemi…

Tory MPs voting for a new leader do not understand what “deep s***” Boris Johnson has left the party in, a former major Conservative donor has warned.Hedge fund billionaire John Armitage blasted all of the contenders to succeed Mr…

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to CEOs as he attends the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 18, 2022. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERSRegister now for FREE unlimited access to…

A British man apparently being held captive by Russian forces in Ukraine has been shown in a video appealing for help from Boris Johnson.In the video shared on the Telegram messaging app, John Harding, who is in his 50s and originally…

A dead ant has more dignity than Boris Johnson. In north London, the day that Johnson inconclusively resigned was also Flying Ant Day, when thousands of frenzied male ants, and a few new queens, fly the nest to mate. The males are…