Boris Johnson
Britain needs Boris, the extraordinary man I’ve known for 35 years
He cannot resist the pull of obligation to his country, the need to be of service
Boris Johnson taken into intensive care
Dominic Raab will be assuming the PM’s day-to-day responsibilities
Can Boris run Britain from his hospital bed?
The British PM is good at delegating and trusting his appointees to get on with the job he’s given them
The British government needs an ‘exit strategy’ from this crisis
If the daily numbers of deaths start to fall significantly in, say, a month’s time, then there might be public pressure for some restrictions to be lifted
The vocal minority celebrating Boris Johnson’s COVID-19 diagnosis
I’m not the only one to have noticed the increased level of vitriol on social media since the lockdown begun
Yes, we need experts. But let’s not politicize expertise
Their expertise lies in science. But how to respond their advice? That’s for politicians to decide — and for democracies to question
Frightened people love their leaders
Leader approval ratings are ticking up — similar to those terrifying COVID charts
Whatever happened to parliamentary democracy?
A national emergency ought to be a moment to strengthen democracy not dispense with it
What does Boris Johnson’s coronavirus diagnosis mean for the UK government?
The British PM will still lead the government response — be it from the safety of his own residence
How will the ‘war’ on coronavirus change Britain?
Boris Johnson has railed against the ‘nanny state’, yet he now finds himself ordering people to stay in their houses
Boris Johnson had little choice but to impose a coronavirus crackdown
Failure to act decisively now would levy a much bigger toll
In Britain, coronavirus will be a test of trust
If the UK gets it wrong, then the nature of the relationship between the citizen and the state will be changed for at least a generation
The thinking behind the British government’s new coronavirus approach
Their initial strategy would likely have resulted in 250,000 deaths as the infections would overwhelm intensive care
Boris Johnson knows the risk he is taking with his coronavirus strategy
Why isn’t the UK doing what so many other countries are doing?
What does Britain want from a trade deal with the US?
Unpacking the UK’s opening position
Le crunch: are the Brexit talks doomed before they begin?
The EU and the UK are set for a bad-tempered first few meetings
The Brexit reshuffle: every great office of state is now held by a Leaver
The Brexit celebrations on January 31 disguised the fact that, in practical terms, nothing changed the next day
Boris wants a 2024 election — and wants to start his building boom now
The Tories must make some progress if they want to win re-election
Revealed: Trump hung up on Boris during heated Huawei call
Expect some warm and fuzzy British overtures towards Team Trump in the coming weeks
Why ‘Australia-style deal’ is the new Brexit buzzword in the UK government
What type of free trade deal does the EU have with Australia? Well, there currently isn’t one
What will the Tories fight about now?
While the issue of Europe no longer splits the party, it could be superseded by an even older Tory fault-line: free trade
After Brexit
A US-Britain trade deal would be a boon for Boris Johnson and Donald Trump
French disconnection: how Emmanuel Macron went from savior to failure
Macron needs help and his new best friend, bizarrely, is Britain’s prime minister
Did MBS kompromat Boris?
When he was foreign secretary, Boris Johnson would regularly give out his number to world leaders
What have you changed your mind on?
A Spectator survey
