Boris Johnson

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.

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BORIS JOHNSON, one of many contenders for the Conservative leadership
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
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the European Jewish Conference in Krakow, November 2025.

'Strange to see intellectuals supporting Hamas': Boris Johnson speaks on Palestinian recognition

Johnson called the West's sympathy with Palestine a "strange paradox" in his recent appearance at a European Jewish Association conference in Krakow.

|ByJOSH ARONSON
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference about recognizing Palestinian statehood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2025

Recognizing a Palestinian state: A political strategy or a path to peace? - opinion

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada has plans to recognize a Palestinian state because “the expansion of Israeli settlements” annoys him.

|ByYISRAEL MEDAD

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.

Ukraine crisis: Russia could cause biggest Europe war since WWII - Johnson

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that sanctions on Russia in the event of an invasion would go much further than previously suggested in public.

FEBRUARY 20, 2022ByREUTERS
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City

Zelensky: We will defend our land with or without outside support

Stoltenberg: Scenes from Ukraine border not seen in Europe since Cold War

FEBRUARY 19, 2022ByREUTERS
People take part in the Unity March, which is a procession to demonstrate Ukrainians' patriotic spirit amid growing tensions with Russia, in Lviv, Ukraine February 19, 2022.