From Foreign Waters

  'No 10' claimed the Prime Minister was "pleased" with the outcome of the investigation and that officers assured Mr Johnson he would not face a second fine for the incident on his 56th birthday.   For attending a birthday celebration for the Prime Minister in June 2020, Mr Johnson, his wife Carrie, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak were all fined which they paid.   Mr. Johnson was reportedly present at six of the twelve occasions the police investigated. However, he has thus far resisted taking any further action. It's unclear how they came to that judgment, as the Prime Minister seems to have visited five of them without receiving a fixed-penalty notice.   What Is Boris Johnson’s Partygate Case? For most of the pandemic , the restrictions functioned so that it was illegal for people to gather or engage in a gathering of two or more persons indoors. But Prime Minister Borris Johnson & some other members broke the rule. Thus they got fined and they...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden discussed the security situation in Afghanistan on Tuesday over a telephone call. They also agreed to hold a virtual G7 Summit next week with other allied leaders.   Following the Taliban took control of Kabul; the first international counterpart that President Biden spoke to is UK PM Boris Johnson.   The two-nation leaders "talked about the necessity for continued close coordination among partners and democratic leaders over Afghanistan policy going ahead, including ways the international community can give in the form of humanitarian assistance and support for displaced people and other helpless Afghans," the White House stated.   The White House said the US and British leaders consented to hold a virtual G7 meeting one week from now "to talk about a common approach and strategy to help the situation and people of Afghanistan."   On Tuesday, the United States and Western partners conti...

Over and over again in this election campaign you hear supporters of Boris Johnson confidently asserting that "he did it with the Brexit deal: he got the EU to renegotiate when most people said it'd be impossible. Except, it seems to be overlooked that Prime Minister Johnson did not charm or bully or manipulate the EU into reopening the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and changing the infamous backstop for the Irish border. It was only by breaking a deep red line of his, very late on in the negotiations, that EU leaders wholeheartedly agreed to a "new" Brexit deal (that in reality was almost identical to the one negotiated by Theresa May). If you remember, Mr Johnson had pledged never to allow a post-Brexit division between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. Boris Johnson's divorce deal introduces a customs barrier down the Irish Sea. A barrier between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. Something Mr Johnson h...