Occurrence of perchlorate in indoor dust from the United States and eleven other countries: Implications for human exposure by Yanjian Wan, Qian Wu, Khalid O. Abualnaja, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, Adrian Covaci, Bondi Gevao, Boris Johnson-Restrepo, Taha A. Kumosani, Govindan Malarvannan, Hyo-Bang Moon, Haruhiko Nakata, Ravindra K. Sinha, Tu Binh Minh, Kurunthachalam Kannan

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The national disgrace and the national treasure by Collins, Jeremy

“…An ostensibly ambiguous photograph of Boris Johnson at the Cop26 climate conference in 2021 generated critical news coverage because it reinforced a popular narrative about him – as a self-absorbed egotist – which provided a clear contrast with the public image of David Attenborough.…”
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Pandemic and partisan polarisation: voter evaluation of UK government handling during Covid-19 by Vlandas, T, Klymak, M

“…The first death deteriorated perceptions of government handling of health among both Labour and Conservative voters, while Boris Johnson’s hospitalisation improved perceptions among most voters. …”

The several internal markets by Weatherill, S

“…It's a complete myth. Total myth’ (Boris Johnson).</p> <br/> <p>Michel Barnier wants to defend the four freedoms as indivisible, while Boris Johnson wants to shatter their unity. …”

Right Restriction or Restricting Rights? The UK Acts to Address COVID-19 by Joelle Grogan

“…<p>The UK initially downplayed concerns arising from the spread of COVID-19: Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggesting Britain should ‘take it on the chin’, pursued a policy which introduced no significant measures beyond encouraging hand-washing for 20 seconds. …”
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The Rule of Law, not the Rule of Politics by Joelle Grogan

“…<p>On 24 September 2019, just two weeks after Parliament had been controversially prorogued by Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, the UK Supreme Court handed down a unanimous judgment holding that such prorogation was ‘unlawful, null, and of no effect’. …”
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Striking While the Iron is Hot by Catriona Mullay

“…<p>Boris Johnson will reportedly head to Scotland this week in order to demonstrate the benefits of the British union. …”
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Prorogation is a Paper Tiger, but Time is the Elephant by Joelle Grogan

“…A point of distinction between the two candidates for Conservative leadership is on the exercise of a power to prorogue Parliament in order to ensure the UK’s withdrawal on 31 October 2019: Jeremy Hunt will not use the power, Boris Johnson will not rule it out. The threat of prorogation, if serious, could prove a catalyst for constitutional crisis. …”
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The UK’s Post-Brexit ‘Constitutional Unsettlement’ by Colm O'Cinneide

“…The UK has left the EU, and Boris Johnson and the Conservative party now enjoy a commanding majority in the House of Commons after several years of unstable minority governments. …”
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Brexit and the CJEU: why the Opinion of the Court Should be Sought as a Matter of Emergency by Sébastien Platon

“…<p>With the comfortable majority he managed to secure in the Commons, Boris Johnson is now very likely to be able to push through the British Parliament the withdrawal agreement he negotiated with the European Union back in October. …”
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Why the UK’s Government’s Demands on the Irish Backstop Would Violate the Sovereignty of the EU-27 by Oliver Garner

“…<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked the European Council President in a letter for reciprocal ‘binding legal guarantees’ not to put in place infrastructure, checks, or controls at the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. …”
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‘Our Precious Union’: The Backstop and the Constitutional Integrity of the UK by Nikos Skoutaris

“…<p>The decision of the Prime Minister Theresa May to stand down if the Parliament approves the Withdrawal Agreement has led a number of passionate proponents of Brexit including Boris Johnson to change their view of the deal. Still, the Democratic Unionist Party said on Wednesday that the Brexit deal and in particular the backstop posed ‘an unacceptable threat to the integrity of the United Kingdom.’ …”
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Where Power Lies or Where Power Lied? by Joelle Grogan

“…<p>Tomorrow, on Tuesday 17 September, the UK Supreme Court will be asked to consider appeals from the Court of Session in Scotland, and the High Court in England on the question of whether prime minister Boris Johnson’s advice to the Queen to prorogue parliament was lawful. …”
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Modelling through Modality: (Re)shaping Brexit by Aroa Orrequia-Barea, Encarnación Almazán Ruiz

“…Due to Brexit, the UK has been involved in a continuous political debate between Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, and Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the opposition. …”
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Metaphor as the Distorting Mirror of Brexit: A Corpus-Based Analysis of Metaphors and Manipulation in the Brexit Debate by Pauline Rodet

“…The corpus includes political speeches from various British politicians who strongly got involved in the debate, such as Boris Johnson, Theresa May and David Cameron. In addition, two cases of multimodal metaphors are closely analysed. …”
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A Government (Un)Governed? by Joelle Grogan

“…<p>On 16 December 2020, despite rising rates of infection and the widely predicted ‘second wave’ already impacting neighbouring European countries, Prime Minister Boris Johnson mocked the opposition for wanting to ‘cancel Christmas’ by reintroducing nationwide lockdown restrictions. …”
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As we like it: did the UK's 2016 EU referendum reveal the "will of the people?" by Ahlstrom-Vij, K, Allen, WL

“…Addressing the House of Commons in March 2019, then–Prime Minster Theresa May stated that “my sense of responsibility and duty has meant that I have kept working to ensure that we deliver on the result and the will of the people” (March 27, 2019).1 May’s successor, Boris Johnson, appealed to the same notion when suggesting in the Daily Telegraph (September 15, 2019) that opposition parties were “united in wanting to cancel the referendum result…and overturn the will of the people.” …”

Understanding Narratives in Governance: Naming and Framing Regional Inequality in the United Kingdom by Tamás Kaiser

“…We examine this premise through the case of the United Kingdom in the light of changes in narratives created to solve regional inequalities, particularly regarding the interpretative framework of the “Levelling Up” policy agenda and narrative, which was introduced by the government of Boris Johnson. Additionally, we conducted a literature review on the Levelling Up policy to provide a supplementary theoretical background beyond the concept of narratives. …”
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Sleights of Hand: Free Ports, Bordering, and the Racial Capitalist Roots of Economic Nationalist Strategies in the US and the UK by Ann Kingsolver

“…The US and UK’s distinct but connected recent policies – Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) and Boris Johnson’s Brexit strategies -- are not viewed as exceptional, or unique to those specific administrations of each country, but as embedded within long-term, interconnected transnational racial capitalist projects. …”
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Glass Cliff and Brexit: Theresa May’s legacy as Prime Minister by Angélica Szucko

“…Finally, the concept of men glass cushion will be introduced to explain May’s replacement by Boris Johnson. This work joins efforts to employ perspectives from other areas, such as administration and psychology, to understand women in leadership roles and to bring light to the study of gender in politics. …”
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