Boris Johnson today shirked questions on whether he would apologise for comparing Muslim women wearing the burka to letterboxes and bank robbers - by offering reporters camped outside his home a cup of tea. more
The Home Secretary has suggested that Jeremy Corbyn should quit following controversy over his visit to a cemetery in Tunisia containing memorials to terrorists.more
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump may meet if they feel the need to focus on improving relations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday, according to the RIA state news agency.more
The British government has asked the Irish authorities to reduce the pressure to come up with legal solutions regarding the future status of Northern Ireland in the negotiations on Britain's exit from the EU, the Irish Times reported yesterday.more
A parenting advice site has been fined £140,000 after it was accused of illegally collecting data and selling it on for use by the Labour Party, which used it to profile new mums.more
The ruling Conservative Party is expanding its lead in polls over the opposition Labor Party, although the British believe that none of the leaders of these parties is the best candidate for the prime minister, according to YouGov for the Times.more
Boris Johnson is facing an investigation into breaches of the Conservative Party code of conduct. The party has received dozens of complaints about the ex-foreign secretary's comments about Muslim women wearing burkas.more
A leading imam has defended Boris Johnson over his controversial comments on burkas amid calls for the former foreign secretary to be kicked out of the Tory party.more
A second referendum over Brexit is not the solution because Britain would be handing the decision from the hands of deadlocked politicians to a deadlocked public, a Brexit expert said.more
Nuclear waste could be stored in vaults deep underneath national parks after MPs approved a new plan for the UK's most toxic radioactive materials.more
Boris Johnson has emerged as the favourite to succeed Theresa May for the first time in two years, in a sign his shock resignation over Brexit has gone down well among grassroots Tories.more
The European Commission and European External Action Service will recall all British diplomats working in EU embassies around the world no later than September 2019, according to a letter obtained by Politico.more
The government's official plan for the post-Brexit economy would leave a major dent in Britain's national income equivalent to about £500 a year per person, a leading think tank has warned.more
Only Russian President Vladimir Putin would welcome a no-deal Brexit, Jeremy Hunt has said. The Foreign Secretary said Mr Putin would rejoice if the UK and its allies failed to reach an agreement.more
