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

Soon-to-be PM Rishi Sunak: We need stability and unity

Rishi Sunak will become British prime minister on Monday after his opening quit the race to lead the Conservative Party on Monday.

OCTOBER 24, 2022ByREUTERS
New leader of the Britain's Conservative Party Rishi Sunak walks outside the Conservative Campaign Headquarters, in London, Britain October 24, 2022.

Boris Johnson drops out of UK race

Johnson needed the backing of 100 by Monday to proceed to the next stage, which would have seen him going head-to-head against Sunak in a vote by the Conservative Party's 170,000 members.

OCTOBER 23, 2022ByREUTERS
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement at Downing Street in London, Britain.

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak battle in next UK prime ministerial race

Sunak was defeated by Truss in the race to replace Boris Johnson in September after losing an election held by members of the Conservative party across the country.

OCTOBER 23, 2022ByREUTERS
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak listens as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses his cabinet on the day of the weekly cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London, Britain June 7, 2022.

Boris Johnson to attempt rapid PM comeback after flying back to UK

The former prime minister received the support of dozens of Conservative lawmakers for an audacious attempt to win a second term.

OCTOBER 22, 2022ByREUTERS
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, July 20, 2022.

Race to be next UK PM begins as momentum grows behind Boris Johnson

Those seeking to replace Truss must secure 100 nominations from Conservative lawmakers by Monday. The winner will be announced on Monday or next Friday.

OCTOBER 21, 2022ByREUTERS
Liz Truss gestures outside the Conservative Party headquarters, after being announced as Britain's next Prime Minister, in London, Britain September 5, 2022.

On Jewish issues, UK's Liz Truss looks to continue in Johnson’s steps

Liz Truss says she is committed to the Conservative Party’s outlook on Israel, saying, “There is no greater friend to the UK than Israel.”

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
Then-UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid meet at the UK Commonwealth and Development Office in London, Nov. 29, 2021.

Boris Johnson: UK PM who washed dishes in Israel to exit Downing Street - opinion

Accordingly, the good news is that irrespective of who wins this week’s Tory leadership contest, Israel will continue to have a self-declared friend in Number 10.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022ByMARK REGEV
THEN-PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is welcomed to 10 Downing Street by Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 2019.

UK's Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak underscore Israel ties to win Jewish vote

Both candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak promise to counter Iran’s nuclear ambitions, secure a UK-Israel free trade deal, fight BDS.

AUGUST 17, 2022ByISLA-ROSE DEANS/THE MEDIA LINE
Candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss take part in the BBC Conservative party leadership debate at Victoria Hall in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Britain July 25, 2022.

Iran's view that Rushdie to blame for attack is 'despicable' - US

"We do not consider anyone other than himself and his supporters worthy of ...reproach and condemnation," said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani.

AUGUST 15, 2022ByREUTERS
Author Salman Rushdie gestures during a news conference before the presentation of his latest book 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights' at the Niemeyer Center in Aviles, northern Spain, October 7, 2015.

How will the UK choose its next prime minister? - opinion

The system that brings a person to the position of UK prime minister and thus head of the government bears no resemblance to US presidential elections.

AUGUST 13, 2022ByNEVILLE TELLER
Candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss stand before taking part in the BBC Conservative party leadership debate at Victoria Hall in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Britain, July 25, 2022.