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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicBoris Johnson

Topic: Boris Johnson

Our take on Zubair’s SC hearing, service tax, Boris Johnson’s exit — in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

What Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid and Nadhim Zahawi don’t have in race to become British PM

Can Tories accept an Asian as Boris Johnson’s successor? English nationalism stands in the way.

Boris Johnson was good to go long ago. But he stuck around out of delusion

Boris Johnson was hit by scandal one after another just like his predecessors Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown or Tony Blair. But he stands out because of his delusion.

‘No one is indispensable:’ Boris Johnson quits as Tory leader, paving way for new UK PM

Johnson’s tenure – less than three years – became untenable when scores of ministers jumped ship this week, saying he was no longer fit to be in charge.

Facing revolt, Boris Johnson to step down as Tory leader, wants to be caretaker UK PM: Report

Nearly 50 ministers quit government in the last 48 hours, saying Johnson was not fit to be in charge; Tories will see a leadership race this summer.

Huge blow for UK PM Boris Johnson as Rishi Sunak & Sajid Javid resign as ministers

A few other resignations followed, including that of Conservative Party Vice-Chair Bim Afolami — who called on Johnson to resign as he had lost 'support of the party and country'.

UK govt ‘plans to burn’ 4 billion pounds of unusable Covid PPE to ‘generate power’

The govt lost 75% of 12 billion pounds spent on PPE in the first year of the Covid outbreak due to inflated prices and faulty kit, the Public Accounts Committee report stated.

Boris Johnson stays as UK PM but the question now is for how long

Pressure has been building on Johnson for weeks over so-called 'partygate' & history suggests his time in office could come to an end before he gets a chance to fight 2024 election.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to face confidence vote over lockdown-breaking ‘partygate’

Colleagues have voiced concern over Johnson’s ability to rule as Britain faces recession, high prices.

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BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.