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After weeks of UK government press briefings dripping poison on the BBC’s funding model, Boris Johnson appears ready to push ahead with plans that could weaken the corporation’s ability to collect its licence fee revenue. It means one of the prime minister’s first domestic policies since winning a thumping majority in…

While there wasn’t much doubt about Paddington star Hugh Grant's feelings towards the outcome of the UK general election last month, the actor has reaffirmed his position by publicly declaring the result "a catastrophe." Speaking on the promotional tour for Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen, in which he co-stars with…

The BBC has said it will have at least £200M ($267M) less to spend on TV shows if the government makes good on threats to decriminalize non-payment of the licence fee. Emboldened by securing a thumping majority in the British election last week, Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has turned its attentions to the BBC…

U.S. President Donald Trump has congratulated Boris Johnson on a thumping victory in the British election. Johnson’s Conservative Party has won 364 seats in UK Parliament, with just one seat left to declare. This gives his party a majority of 76, its biggest victory since Margaret Thatcher’s 1987 election win. In a…

Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is on course to triumph in a defining British election, according to a dramatic exit poll. The poll, commissioned by the BBC, ITV and Sky News, predicts that Johnson will secure a majority of 368 seats in the UK Houses of Parliament, with Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party way behind on…

As the UK heads back to the voting booths tomorrow to elect a government, film and TV stars have been declaring allegiances. Polls have consistently pointed to a Conservative win at the general election, though a final major survey this morning predicted only a slim victory for the Tories over Labour. Brexit and the…

British prime minister Boris Johnson entered the final few days of election campaigning in Britain by launching a thinly-veiled attack on the BBC’s funding model. The Conservative Party leader, who is hoping to secure a majority in the UK general election on Thursday, suggested during a Q&A on Monday that the BBC’s…

UPDATE, 11.50AM GMT: British politicians and broadcasters are at each other’s throats in what is becoming an increasingly fraught general election campaign in the UK. There is currently a laundry list of disputes between the BBC, Channel 4 and the two main candidates to be prime minister: Conservative Party leader Bori…

The BBC has moved to quash Twitter conspiracy theories after it accidentally broadcast old footage of Boris Johnson laying a wreath to commemorate British armed forces who died in the line of duty. During its flagship Breakfast show on Monday, the BBC mistakenly showed a clip of Johnson paying his respects in 2016…

ITV has revealed that it will host a UK election debate between incumbent prime minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on November 19. Britain will head to the polls on December 12 after months of parliamentary deadlock over Brexit, which was delayed by the European Union last month until January…

On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver dove right into the “damning revelations” Donald Trump is facing in the continuing saga of “Stupid Watergate II”, Rudy Giuliani’s butt-dialing habits as well as Boris Johnson and the looming Brexit deadline. This week, former United States ambassador to Ukraine and career diplomat Bill…

News this morning that the UK and European negotiating teams have agreed to a fresh Brexit deal has sent local media into overdrive, even as there are still significant hurdles to overcome before a deal can be ratified. At 10:35 am UK time, British prime minister Boris Johnson tweeted in Trumpian tone, “We’ve got a…