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| January 18 2025 |
Anne Robinson
Announced return to host a one-off celebrity special of The Weakest Link as a fundraiser for a school in the Cotswolds, to be filmed at The Barn Theatre in Cirencester.
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| 2024 | Scheduled to appear in two films: 'And Mrs' as Amanda and a documentary 'The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee' as herself |
| 2024 | During the 2024 general election campaign, Johnson campaigned for the Conservative Party, which ultimately lost the election in a landslide to Labour. |
| October 2024 | Johnson's memoirs, titled 'Unleashed', were released. |
| May 2024 |
Anne Robinson
Robinson confirmed her relationship with Andrew Parker Bowles in an interview for Saga Magazine, revealing they had been dating for over a year.
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| May 2 2024 | Johnson was turned away from his polling station after failing to bring valid photographic identification for the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner election, though he later returned to vote. |
| April 2024 | Hancock appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast (episode #2136) and debated archeologist Flint Dibble from Cardiff University about his controversial archaeological theories. |
| March 2024 | Tim Joss, Vivienne Parry's second husband, passed away. |
| March 2024 | Reports emerged that Johnson is expected to campaign for the Conservatives in the upcoming General Election. |
| February 2024 | Johnson had a private meeting with Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela. |
| January 14 2024 | Announced filming was underway for Paramount+ series Playing Gracie Darling, in the role of Pattie. |
| 2023 | Sean Thomas's father, writer and translator D. M. Thomas, dies |
| 2023 | Signed an Artists for Palestine letter calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, and condemned the rescinding of Caryl Churchill's European Drama Lifetime Achievement Award. |
| 2023 | Boris Johnson returned to road running. |
| 2023 | Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds bought Brightwell Manor, a £3.8 million moated mansion in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxfordshire. |
| November 5 2023 | Boris Johnson visited Israel to express solidarity following Hamas' attack and stated that there could be no moral equivalence between Hamas and the Israeli Defense Forces. |
| October 2023 | Johnson announced his new role as a commentator and programme maker for the television channel GB News in anticipation of the next general election and the US presidential election. |
| July 2023 | Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds welcomed their third child, a son named Frank Alfred Odysseus Johnson. |
| June 16 2023 | Boris Johnson was unveiled as a new columnist for the Daily Mail, with reports indicating he would receive a 'very-high six-figure sum' for the position. |
| June 15 2023 | The Commons Privileges Committee published a report concluding that Johnson lied to and misled the House of Commons over Partygate and recommended a 90-day suspension had he still been an MP. |
| June 9 2023 | Johnson's 2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours were published, leading to a public feud with Rishi Sunak and the resignation announcement of his supporter Nadine Dorries from her MP position, after which Johnson resigned as an MP. |
| May 2023 | The Cabinet Office referred Boris Johnson to the police regarding potential breaches of COVID regulations that occurred between June 2020 and May 2021. |
| March 2023 | An interim report from the Commons Select Committee of Privileges suggested there was evidence Johnson should have been aware of breaches of COVID-19 regulations, stating that he had 'personal knowledge' of lockdown gatherings in No 10. |
| February 2023 | Joined Politico as Executive Editor - Head of Audio. |
| January 19 2023 | He was awarded honorary citizenship of Kyiv. |
| January 14 2023 | Announced for upcoming Paramount+ series Playing Gracie Darling, cast in the role of Pattie |
| 2022 | Oxford University awarded Cliff the degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of his body of work of international importance, highlighting his significant contributions to scholarship. |
| 2022 | Published thriller novel 'The Drowning Hour' under the pseudonym S. K. Tremayne |
| 2022 | Tony Gallagher was appointed as editor, replacing John Witherow who had served nine years. |
| 2022 | Performed a reading at the Poets for Ukraine event alongside Juliet Stevenson and Meera Syal. |
| 2022 | Acted in two films: 'Your Christmas or Mine?' as Iris and 'Burial' as Anna Marshall |
| 2022 | Featured in the Netflix series 'Ancient Apocalypse', which explores his alternative theories about ancient civilizations. |
| 2022 | Long-term net migration to the UK reached a record high of 764,000. |
| 2022 | Boris Johnson won the vote of confidence with 211 votes in favour and 148 against. The outcome indicated a larger number of rebel MPs than anticipated, and was referred to by Keir Starmer as the 'beginning of the end' for Johnson's premiership. |
| 2022 | It was reported that Johnson became convinced of the scientific consensus on climate change following a briefing by the chief scientist of the Met Office in January 2020, leading him to prioritize climate issues for his government. |
| 2022 | Boris Johnson's government introduced an asylum deal whereby individuals entering the UK illegally would be sent to Rwanda. |
| October 20 2022 | Following Liz Truss's resignation as Conservative Party leader, Boris Johnson received the necessary nominations to stand in the leadership election but announced he would not participate. |
| September 7 2022 | Liz Truss officially became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Boris Johnson. |
| September 6 2022 | Boris Johnson delivered his farewell speech outside 10 Downing Street, during which he referenced the Roman statesman Cincinnatus. |
| September 6 2022 | Boris Johnson officially resigned as Prime Minister, and Liz Truss succeeded him after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest. |
| September 5 2022 | It was announced that Liz Truss won the Conservative leadership election. |
| August 2022 | Johnson blamed Vladimir Putin for the emerging global energy crisis. |
| August 24 2022 | He was made a Member of the Order of Liberty by Ukraine. |
| July 2022 | Johnson warned that it would be a mistake to cease fire and freeze the conflict. |
| July 2022 | Johnson announced his resignation as Prime Minister following revelations regarding his appointment of Chris Pincher amid allegations of sexual misconduct. |
| July 13 2022 |
Anne Robinson
Left Countdown after hosting 265 episodes.
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| July 7 2022 | Boris Johnson announced his resignation as Prime Minister following a series of ministerial resignations and loss of party support. |
| July 6 2022 | Reports emerged that Boris Johnson could face another confidence vote as members of the 1922 Committee contemplated changing the rules to facilitate this process. |
| July 6 2022 | Following the resignations of Sunak and Javid, a total of 31 resignations occurred from various government positions, causing significant turmoil within Boris Johnson's administration. |
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