Are you going to tell him or shall I?
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A pathological need to please is preventing the prime minister from breaking bad news.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets US President Donald Trump at the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly.
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‘Prozac leaders’ believe their own rhetoric that “everything is going well”. But this wishful thinking can quickly contaminate organisations, and has been disastrous during the pandemic.
COVID-positive.
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How did the British prime minister and Brazilian president’s brush with COVID-19 affect them politically?
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Age, obesity and being male all increase the risk of COVID, but being wealthy is a protective factor.
At loggerheads: Boris Johnson and BBC presenter Andrew Marr.
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Leaks in the press about the prime minister’s preferred candidates for two of the most senior roles in British broadcasting are a deliberate and dangerous tactic.
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After a some coronavirus respite over the summer, Britain is contemplating a second national lockdown. This comes as Australia and the UK need each other more than they have for decades.
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The prime minister was slow to take this crisis seriously and delegates at every opportunity.
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Here’s what you need to know about the UK’s new coronavirus rules – and what else might be needed.
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As the rule of six comes into force, some sectors of the media are already calling for it to be abolished.
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Whether it’s bluster or not, a dangerous message has been sent to the rest of the world that the UK may be willing to backtrack on important promises.
Brandon Lewis and Boris Johnson: doing a deal of their own. Never mind about the EU.
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Northern Ireland minister Brandon Lewis doesn’t seem to care that the UK would be breaking the law by rewriting the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
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Trade deals are usually about breaking down barriers. This one is about putting them up.
Tony Abbott: the future face of UK trade.
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Abbott has little experience on trade but he packs a symbolic punch.
Boris Johnson is greeted in Downing Street by Mark Sedwill, who has resigned.
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Chief adviser Dominic Cummings doesn’t have much time for the civil service, preferring political appointees instead.
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The woeful record of populist governments in dealing with COVID-19 is unlikely to convince voters New Zealand should emulate them.
Gavin Williamson: not exactly rolling in end-of-term gifts.
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A government agency makes a convenient scapegoat for a minister out of his depth.
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History shows that governing parties lose support when jobs are lost.
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The power vacuum in world leadership means New Zealand and other small states will have to create a new rules-based international order.
Boris Johnson presents the latest information at a Downing Street afternoon briefing.
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The government’s decision to televise daily briefings from Downing Street may not be as much of a commitment to transparency as it’s claimed to be.
President Donald Trump at the Tulsa campaign rally, where he said he had slowed down COVID-19 testing to keep the numbers low.
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The absence of trust in a nation’s leader and government jeopardizes an effective response to a health crisis. It also creates a political crisis, a loss of faith in democracy.