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Peter Nicholls / Reuters Boris Johnson Can Remake Britain Like Few Before Him
The British prime minister, released from the hospital today, needs to show he’s more than just a feel-good story.
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Francesco Guidicini / Camera Press / Redux The Meaning of Boris Johnson’s Illness
His diagnosis with the coronavirus illustrates the paucity of the war metaphor we’ve all adopted in combatting the pandemic.
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Daniel Leal-Olivas / Getty Boris Johnson vs. British Officialdom
Tension between the prime minister and those tasked with enacting his program has revealed the clash of ideas over how to run a country.
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Toby Melville / Reuters Britain Is Fraying. Why Did Boris Johnson Get Reelected?
The country’s departure from the European Union can no longer camouflage its deep problems.
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UK Parliament / Jessica Taylor / Handout via … Get Ready for More Brexit Turbulence
Does Boris Johnson’s decisive election victory give him room to compromise on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union? Don’t hold your breath.
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Stefan Rousseau / WPA / Getty It’s Boris Johnson’s Britain Now
His impact in a short period of time has been revolutionary, and his resounding victory means he can remake the country.
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Alberto Pezzali / AP Boris Johnson’s Leadership Is Put to the Test
A terror attack in London carries parallels to one in 2017, and once again challenges a prime minister.
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Handout / Reuters Boris Johnson Bets on a Strategy Theresa May Ignored
The prime minister and the opposition took entirely different lessons from Britain’s 2017 election. Both are testing their conclusions to destruction.
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Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Boris Johnson Thinks He’s in Control
The British prime minister’s efforts to reach a breakthrough on Brexit speak to the importance of personality when it comes to politics and foreign policy.
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Pool / Reuters The Improbable Triumph of Boris Johnson
Two lessons emerged from the latest Brexit deal: The British prime minister garnered a concession his predecessor couldn’t, but the EU has still held the line.
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Henry Nicholls / Reuters Is Boris Johnson Actually Winning?
At least politically, if not diplomatically, the British prime minister appears to be making some progress.
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Anadolu Agency / Getty Another Nail in Boris Johnson’s Brexit Coffin
The country’s effort to leave the European Union has trapped its politicians in a web of obligations.
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Henry Nicholls / Reuters Boris Johnson, Brexit, and Britain’s Constitutional Quagmire
An array of enormous questions—previously believed to have been settled—are now up for debate, all at once.
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Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP What Boris Johnson Did to the World’s Most Stable Democracy
His decision to temporarily suspend Parliament is the most dangerous assault on Britain’s institutions in living memory.
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Henry Nicholls / Reuters Boris Johnson Is Suspending Parliament. What’s Next for Brexit?
The British prime minister’s latest move effectively dares his opponents to unite against him.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Boris Johnson’s G7 Balancing Act
The summit has forced the British prime minister to navigate divided priorities: Europe and Trump.
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Boris Johnson / Facebook Live Boris Johnson’s Carefully Crafted Political Stunt
The British prime minister’s “unpasteurized, unmediated” Facebook Q&A was anything but.
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Toby Melville / Reuters A New British Prime Minister Faces the Same Old Brexit Problem
Boris Johnson is convinced he can compel the EU to change its Brexit position. The bloc says it won’t budge.
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Dylan Martinez / AP / Neville Elder / … Boris Johnson Meets His Destiny
Hailed as a savant, lampooned as a fraud, Britain’s likely next prime minister must lead his country through its moment of maximum peril—and opportunity.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Time Boris Johnson Thought Trump Was ‘Out of His Mind’
They might appear to be natural allies, but the man who might be Britain’s next prime minister once had strong words for the man who became the U.S. president.
