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Outgoing director general tells staff ‘we have to be very clear and stand up for our journalism’

When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister, one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the few things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.

Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included the supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment

Donald Trump Jr has criticized the BBC over accusations that Panorama altered video footage to make it seem as if the president had encouraged the Capitol Hill riot.

Boris Johnson’s former Chief of Staff Dominic Cummings lobbied Government officials to hand Covid ‘Test and Trace’ tech contracts to a firm run by a Trump-supporting billionaire, after he held a secret meeting with its founder, alongside the Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson approved China’s super-embassy proposal in 2018 and welcomed the fact it would represent “China’s largest overseas diplomatic investment” anywhere in the world, the Guardian can disclose.

It could have been more dramatic episodes of “Engrenages” (Spiral), the heady hit French TV drama about power, corruption, and high politics among the Vuitton-clad Elysee classes.

Former prime minister Boris Johnson was left in a "thoroughly homicidal mood" by his own Conservative government’s handling of school exams during the Covid pandemic.

Boris Johnson has said Nigel Farage’s stance on Russia is "extremely dangerous" and Reform UK is a threat to national security.

A state reception dinner for British right-wingers devolved into a confrontation between Boris Johnson and other senior Tories over the party’s record in government.

The number of roadworks in Britain has more than doubled in the past two years - and frustrated drivers are more likely than ever to get stuck behind temporary traffic lights.

Boris Johnson is facing increasing pressure to explain how his private office adheres to rules regarding taxpayer subsidies following further revelations about his staff’s involvement in managing his global commercial operations.

Former Conservative MP and Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform UK.

The ex-PM lounged on the beach and swam in the sea on the sunshine break in Greece with his wife and children, enjoying cocktails under a parasol and munching on crisps

Number of people who arrived in UK via small boats in first half of 2025 up 48% on same period last year

The PM again refused to say whether a quota would apply to the £3,500 youth mobility visas

Roman Abramovich has not spoken publicly since his interview with Forbes in 2021, and he has ended his silence regarding the sale of Chelsea for an upcoming book.

Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister of the UK, has stepped away from politics and is now dedicating more time to his family and children.