News of prime minister

Boris Johnson: the 'greased piglet' slips away again

06-06-2022 21:51 Conservative leader Boris Johnson – once described as a 'greased piglet' for his powers of political escapology – slips away again.

Partygate

UK Prime Minister Johnson defies calls to quit over lockdown-breaking parties

25-05-2022 15:53 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson defiantly rejected calls to resign after an internal inquiry Wednesday found he presided over a culture of lockdown-breaking parties that ran late into the night and even featured a drunken fight among staff.

EUROPEAN POLITICS

Macron appoints France's first female prime minister in three decades

16-05-2022 16:29 Emmanuel Macron names Elisabeth Borne as prime minister, the first woman to head the French government in over 30 years, following outgoing premier Jean Castex's resignation.

BRITISH POLITICS

Embattled UK PM Boris Johnson faces local elections test

02-05-2022 11:12 A drubbing for Boris Johnson's Conservatives in Thursday's local elections could revive calls for the under-fire leader to go.

UK POLITICS

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson fined by police over 'Partygate'

12-04-2022 11:12 Calls for resignation as Downing Street reveals UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other top officials are to be fined for breaching Covid-19 lockdown laws and attending gatherings.

RESHUFFLE IN PERU

Peru's president swears in new cabinet – his fourth in six months

09-02-2022 17:00 Peru's leftist President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet, the fourth since he came to power six months ago, including replacing a prime minister who lasted just three days in office.

POLITICS IN PERU

Peru president sacks PM accused of domestic violence

05-02-2022 11:01 Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dumped his prime minister Friday just three days after appointing him, amid outrage over revelations he was accused of domestic violence in 2016.

BRITISH POLITICS

UK PM apologises as 'partygate' report condemns 'failures of leadership'

31-01-2022 14:44 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologises after his government was criticised for "failures of leadership and judgment" in allowing lockdown-breaching parties at Downing Street.

BREXIT BORIS ON WAY OUT?

UK PM Johnson promises cooperation as police probe 'partygate' scandals

25-01-2022 19:10 Allegations that a string of parties were held at Downing Street while the rest of the country abided by the rules have caused the worst crisis in Boris Johnson's tenure, threatening his premiership.

ISRAELI POLITICS

'New day': New government in Israel as Netanyahu is unseated

14-06-2021 10:50 Motley alliance of Israeli political parties end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rein as prime minister, as parliament voted in a new government led by his former ally, right-wing Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett.

Pedro Sánchez in Argentina

Spanish PM offers 'absolute and total' support for Argentina's debt talks

09-06-2021 19:54 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez offers “absolute and total” support to the Argentine government’s bid to renegotiate debt with IMF and Paris Club during one-day visit to Buenos Aires.

Global pandemic

UK failed public 'disastrously' with its Covid response, says ex-PM aide

26-05-2021 11:22 The British government "disastrously" failed the public by mishandling the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's former top adviser told lawmakers on Wednesday.

TORY SLEAZE ALLEGATIONS

UK PM Johnson's woes deepen as watchdog launches apartment probe

28-04-2021 17:48 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday denied breaking the rules over the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat, as Britain's Electoral Commission watchdog launched a formal probe.

ISRAELI ELECTION

Netanyahu polling ahead but win uncertain in new Israel vote

22-03-2021 14:37 Israeli voters readied for a fourth election in under two years Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead in the polls but uncertain of clinching a governing majority.

Global pandemic

All over by summer? UK eyes return to normal by end of June

22-02-2021 13:50 British PM Boris Johnson outlines a "gradual and cautious" approach to lifting curbs in England, starting with the return of students to schools from March 8, and non-essential retail from April 12.

BREXIT

British, Euro leaders sign Brexit deal as MPs approve ratification

30-12-2020 14:15 Britain and the European Union sign post-Brexit trade deal, setting their seal on a drawn-out divorce just hours before the looming deadline.

BREXIT

Brexit talks' fate hangs in balance at EU summit

14-10-2020 17:38 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared himself disappointed in the progress of post-Brexit trade talks Wednesday, but he will wait for news from an EU summit before deciding whether to pull the plug.

Asia

Yoshihide Suga named Japan's prime minister, succeeding Abe

16-09-2020 15:54 Japan's Parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister Wednesday, replacing long-serving leader Shinzo Abe with his right-hand man.