Boris Johnson
Ancient Greece
Boris Johnson Gives Newborn Daughter Greek Name ‘Iris’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson have welcomed a new baby daughter into the world and given her a name inspired by Greece.
The newborn baby girl has been named Romi Iris Charlotte Johnson. Romi is...
Health
United Kingdom Records First Omicron Death
UK Prime Minster Boris Johnson announced during a vaccination clinic in Paddington that at least one person who had the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has now died and that the variant is responsible for approximately 40% of all...
Ancient Greece
British Museum Hints at Lending the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
The new president of the British Museum, George Osborne, hinted that they may lend the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
Ancient Greece
When Boris Johnson Admitted Removing Parthenon Marbles Was Wrong
A letter from 2012 written by the then Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to a local Greek politician, came to light on Tuesday, revealing Johnson’s admission that the Parthenon Marbles should never have been removed from Athens.
Not even a...
Diplomacy
Parthenon Sculptures: Greek PM Urges Johnson to “Seize the Moment”
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday appealed again to his UK counterpart Boris Johnson to return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece.
Mitsotakis urged Johnson to "seize the moment" to bring the magnificent marbles back home in a story published...
Archaeology
Parthenon Sculptures Should Return to Greece, the British Say in New Poll
The majority of Britons favor the return to Greece of the Parthenon Sculptures currently exhibited at British Museum, a new poll shows
Culture
British Museum To Decide Fate of Parthenon Marbles, Johnson Tells Mitsotakis
British PM Boris Johnson told visiting Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday that the British Museum alone is responsible for dealing with Greece's request for the return of the Parthenon Marbles.
“The Prime Minister said that he understood the strength...
Greek News
British TV Lauds Greek Premier: “Can We Have Mitsotakis Instead of Johnson?”
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis received praise from British TV presenters after he appeared on the popular TV show Good Morning Britain on Tuesday.
Mitsotakis, who was interviewed by Susanna Reid and Ed Balls on the ITV show, discussed his...
Ancient Greece
Boris Johnson Wants to Be “Boreas,” the Ancient Greek God of North Wind
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson dedicated his address at the UN General Assembly to climate change, and gave a nod to the ancient Greek god Boreas while doing so.
Johnson said that "We have put in great forests of beautiful...
Politics
AUKUS: US, UK and Australia Announce Pact in Effort to Stop China
President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he will be working with the United Kingdom to help Australia get nuclear-powered submarines, a partnership the nations are calling "AUKUS."
The countries' efforts are part of a larger movement headed by Biden...