Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson is a British politician and journalist who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022. His premiership encompassed Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Brexit: The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, completed in 2020. Johnson’s government negotiated the withdrawal agreement and completed the departure.
Theresa May: A British Conservative politician who served as prime minister from 2016 to 2019. Johnson succeeded May after her Brexit withdrawal agreement failed to pass Parliament.
Eton College: An independent boys’ boarding school in Eton, England, founded in 1440. Johnson attended Eton, an experience often noted in accounts of his elite education.
Jeremy Hunt: A British Conservative politician who challenged Johnson in the 2019 party leadership contest. Hunt was Johnson’s final rival in the contest that selected the next prime minister.
Partygate: The scandal over gatherings in UK government buildings during COVID-19 restrictions. The revelations damaged Johnson’s authority and contributed to his resignation announcement in 2022.
Rishi Sunak: A British Conservative politician who served as prime minister from 2022 to 2024. Sunak resigned as chancellor in 2022, helping trigger the ministerial exodus that ended Johnson’s premiership.
Balliol College, Oxford: A constituent college of the University of Oxford, founded in the thirteenth century. Johnson studied classics at Balliol and became president of the Oxford Union.
Keir Starmer: A British Labour politician who became leader of the opposition in 2020 and prime minister in 2024. Starmer led Labour’s opposition to Johnson’s government and later replaced Conservative rule.
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: The course and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Johnson’s government imposed restrictions, organized vaccination, and faced scrutiny over its pandemic response.
Dominic Cummings: A British political strategist who served as a senior adviser to Johnson from 2019 to 2020. Cummings helped shape Johnson’s election campaign and later became a prominent critic of his government.

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