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January 18 2025 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.
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 Robinson confirmed her relationship with Andrew Parker Bowles in an interview for Saga Magazine, revealing they had been dating for over a year.
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 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 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.
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 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 Left Countdown after hosting 265 episodes.
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.
July 5 2022 Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid resigned from their positions within minutes of each other, triggering a wave of resignations from the government.
July 3 2022 Six new allegations against Chris Pincher emerged, involving his behavior over a decade.
July 2 2022 Boris Johnson was granted honorary citizenship of Odesa.
June 2022 Oliver Dowden, Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party, resigned following the by-elections, stating that 'somebody must take responsibility' for the party's losses.
June 2022 A vote of confidence in Johnson's leadership among Conservative MPs was held, which he won.
June 30 2022 Chris Pincher resigned as Government Deputy Chief Whip, citing he had 'drunk far too much' the night before and had 'embarrassed myself and other people'.

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