Boris Johnson calls anti-vaxxers ‘crazy’ as mask rule goes into effect in England

New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets from the steps of 10 Downing Street after making a statement in London on July 24.

Johnson, 21, speaks with Greek Culture Minister Melina Mercouri in June 1986. Johnson at the time was president of the Oxford Union, a prestigious student society.

Johnson began his career as a journalist. He was fired from an early job at The Times for making a quote. He later became a Brussels correspondent and then an assistant editor for The Daily Telegraph. From 1994 to 2005, he was editor of the weekly magazine The Spectator.

In 2001 Johnson was elected to Parliament. He won the seat at Henley for the Conservative Party.

Johnson apologized after dirtying German Maurizio Gaudino during a soccer charity match in Reading, England in May 2006.

Johnson is congratulated by Conservative Party leader David Cameron, right, after being elected mayor of London in May 2008. Cameron became prime minister.

Johnson, left, poses with a wax figure of himself at Madame Tussauds in London in May 2009.

Johnson poses for a photo in London in April 2011. He was re-elected as the city’s mayor in 2012.

Johnson and his wife, Marina, enjoy the atmosphere in London before the Olympic opening ceremony in July 2012. The couple separated in 2018 after 25 years of marriage.

Johnson gets caught on a zip line during an event at Victoria Park in London in August 2012.

Johnson poses with her father, Stanley, and her siblings, Rachel and Jo, at the launch of her new book in October 2014. Stanley Johnson was once a member of the European Parliament.

Johnson participates in a tug-of-war charity with British military personnel in October 2015.

Johnson kisses wild salmon while visiting a fish market in London in June 2016. A month earlier, he resigned as mayor, but remained a Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

Johnson arrives at a press conference in London in June 2016. During that year’s Brexit referendum, he was under immense pressure from Prime Minister Cameron to back the Remain campaign. But he broke ranks and backed Brexit at the last minute.

Johnson sits next to Prime Minister Theresa May during a cabinet meeting in November 2016. Johnson was May’s foreign secretary for two years before resigning for her handling of Brexit.

As secretary of foreign affairs. Johnson meets with Speaker of the United States House Paul Ryan in April 2017. Johnson was born in New York City to British parents and once had dual citizenship. But he gave up his U.S. citizenship in 2016.

Johnson launches his Conservative Party leadership campaign in June 2019.

Johnson and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt participate in the Conservative Leadership debate in June 2019.

Johnson speaks in July 2019 after winning the party leadership vote to become Britain’s next prime minister.

Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain welcomes Johnson at Buckingham Palace, where she invited him to become Prime Minister and form a new government.

Johnson poses with his dog Dilyn when he leaves a polling station in London in December 2019.

Johnson and his partner, Carrie Symonds, react to the election results of their study at 10 Downing Street.

Johnson talks to Queen Elizabeth II on the phone in March 2020.

Johnson is pictured wearing a face mask while visiting the headquarters of the London NHS Trust Ambulance Service on July 13.

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is socially estranged from Johnson in the garden of 10 Downing Street during his visit to London on July 21.

Prime Minister Johnson holds a crab in Stromness Harbor, during a visit to Scotland on July 23.