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Boris Johnson news
Follow the latest updates on former prime minister Boris Johnson. The Tory MP was succeeded as party leader by Liz Truss in September 2022.
Latest Boris Johnson news
- LifestyleThe Guardian
AC Grayling: ‘Who would I like to fight? Boris Johnson. And I’d win’
Asked 10 random questions, the philosopher and author shares the strangest thing he’s done for love, his famous hair and his fears for the future of the moon
- NewsThe Independent
Boris Johnson tried to use Prospect magazine as voter ID at polling station
Former prime minister was initially turned away from the polls after falling foul of legislation he introduced
- NewsThe Guardian
Boris Johnson ‘pays tribute’ to polling staff who refused to let him vote without ID
Ex-PM turned away from South Oxfordshire police commissioner vote for not having valid ID – a rule he introduced
- NewsSky News
Boris Johnson pays tribute to polling station staff who refused to let him vote without photo ID
Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the villagers who Sky News revealed turned him away from a polling station when he tried to vote without a valid photo ID - under rules he introduced. The requirement to provide photo ID was introduced by Mr Johnson during his time in Downing Street as part of the Elections Act 2022. The move was controversial over fears it would bar people from voting, particularly among disadvantaged groups.
- NewsPA Media: UK News
Boris Johnson thanks villagers who refused to let him vote without ID
Thursday’s election was the first time many voters in England and Wales had to present ID to vote.
- NewsThe Independent
Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting photo ID
Former prime minister was caught out by a law his own government introduced - but it is understood he did vote later after getting identification
- NewsSky News
Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID
Boris Johnson was turned away from his local polling station when trying to vote in the local elections after forgetting to bring an acceptable form of photo identification. Sky News understands polling station staff were forced to send the former prime minister away after he initially failed to comply with legislation he introduced while he was in Downing Street. Mr Johnson, who introduced the Elections Act requiring photo ID in 2022, was attempting to cast his ballot in South Oxfordshire, wh
- NewsEvening Standard
Boris Johnson turned away at election ballot box after forgetting photo ID
The former PM fell foul of a law his own government brought in
- NewsThe Guardian
Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting to bring photo ID
Former PM made the requirement to bring photo ID a stipulation of the Elections Act in 2022