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Boris Johnson is a liar with his back to the wall, says French FM
France's foreign minister has said his newly-appointed British counterpart, Boris Johnson, is a liar with "his back against the wall". In comments to Europe 1 radio, Jean-Marc Ayrault said Mr Johnson had lied to the British people during the recent EU referendum campaign and would now be under pressure "to...
Boris Johnson is foreign secretary: The world reacts
Newspapers and politicians around the world have been reacting to Boris Johnson's appointment as UK foreign secretary. Many were surprised, citing his history of faux pas including insulting the president of Turkey and commenting on the US president's ancestry. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in a radio...
US Open 2016: Dustin Johnson wins first major amid farcical finish at Oakmont
Dustin Johnson has claimed his first major — but only after a farcical end to the US Open that drew criticism from Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth. Johnson played his last seven holes knowing he had to review a possible rules infringement after the round. He shot 68 to finish five under but was then penalised a shot for...
EU referendum: Gove and Johnson challenge PM on immigration
Two of the PM's most senior colleagues have told David Cameron to accept the failure of the government's manifesto pledge to reduce migration into the UK. Michael Gove and Boris Johnson said the pledge was "corrosive of public trust" while Britain remained in the EU. But Number 10 said their claim was an...
Boris Johnson wins offensive poetry competition with prose on Turkey’s Erdogan and a GOAT
FORMER London Mayor and chief campaigner for Brexit Boris Johnson has won an offensive poetry competition with a limerick about a goat and the Turkish president. The competition was launched after Recep Tayyip Erdogan implemented new blasphemy laws in a bid to prevent himself from criticism in Turkey. Many critics in the...
BREXIT ROW: Boris Johnson compares European Union ‘superstate plans’ to Hitler
BORIS Johnson has compared the European Union’s efforts to create a superstate to Hitler's attempt to dominate the continent in a controversial new statement. The former Mayor of London said history teaches us that any such attempts to create a unified supranational body have always been doomed to failure. Mr Johnson...
Osborne, Corbyn and Johnson all publish latest tax records
Chancellor George Osborne and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn have become the latest senior British politicians to publish details of their tax returns. Mr Osborne paid £72,210 in tax in 2014-5 on £198,738 in earnings, comprising his official salary, rental income and share dividends from his family firm. The Labour...
Police who arrested Adam Johnson found ANIMAL PORN and STI medicine stash at his home
SHAMED England and Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson was previously arrested on suspicion of possessing ANIMAL PORN and had medicines for sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) locked in a safe at his country home, it can be revealed today. The disgraced ex-England winger, who was today jailed for six years for engaging in...