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PM and Chancellor apologise over birthday party Covid rules breach

The Prime Minister and Chancellor have both paid fines and apologised for attending Boris Johnson’s birthday bash in Downing Street during Covid restrictions. Mr Johnson said it “did not occur” to him that the gathering in the Cabinet Room on June ...

12 Apr 2022 at 21:55

PM based at Chequers in early days of pandemic ‘to protect pregnant Carrie’

Boris and Carrie Johnson decamped from Downing Street to their country residence of Chequers – with the Prime Minister commuting back and forth – in the early days of the pandemic because it was safer for Mr Johnson’s pregnant then-fiancee, No 10 ...

17 Jan 2022 at 14:55

Zelensky compared to Churchill at Chequers meeting with Sunak

Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky was compared by Rishi Sunak to the UK’s wartime premier Sir Winston Churchill during a visit to Chequers. The Prime Minister welcomed Mr Zelensky to his country retreat – the first time he has hosted a ...

15 May 2023 at 13:54

‘No ministerial intervention’ in decision to refer Johnson to police, Chalk says

Ministers were not involved in a decision to refer Boris Johnson to the police over further potential coronavirus rule breaches, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said. Mr Johnson believes he is the victim of a “politically motivated stitch ...

24 May 2023 at 13:01

Sunak set to avoid Johnson vote as critics accuse PM of ‘running scared’

Rishi Sunak looks set to duck a potential vote on the investigation which found that his predecessor Boris Johnson lied to MPs when he gave them assurances over partygate. No 10 said the Prime Minister’s schedule on Monday “doesn’t ...

19 Jun 2023 at 14:06

Theresa May urges MPs to back Boris Johnson’s sanction as Rishi Sunak stays away

Theresa May has urged MPs to vote to back a report that found Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over partygate, as Rishi Sunak steered clear of the Commons debate on its findings. Conservative former prime minister Mrs May said ...

19 Jun 2023 at 18:41

Paul Hollywood defends wife against criticism over proposed pub closure

TV star Paul Hollywood has described criticism of his wife and her family as “unforgivable” after they were granted permission to turn their Kent pub into a house. Landlady Melissa Hollywood, who is married to the Great ...

16 Aug 2024 at 22:28

Boris Johnson in row with Cabinet office after police referral

Boris Johnson is accusing the Cabinet Office of making “bizarre and unacceptable” claims about him after the department referred the former prime minster to police over further potential lockdown rule breaches. Mr ...

24 May 2023 at 05:34

Drink driver who crashed into Chequers gate is jailed

A drink driver who crashed into the gates of the Prime Minister’s Chequers estate has been jailed, prosecutors have said. Matthew Wootten, 44, made no attempt to slow down as he deliberately steered towards the ...

31 Oct 2024 at 14:27

Boris Johnson accused of ‘checking out’ from No 10 amid heatwave emergency

Boris Johnson is facing allegations of having already “checked out” and “clocked off” as Prime Minister after he hosted an exclusive party and took a spin in a fighter jet ahead of the extreme heatwave. Labour ...

18 Jul 2022 at 17:50

Starmer talks about Ukraine over dinner with Macron

The Prime Minister welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to Chequers on Thursday evening for wide-ranging discussions over dinner. Sir Keir Starmer said it was a “privilege” to host Mr Macron, the second ...

09 Jan 2025 at 23:13

Chequers: The country retreat that has seen many historic moments in politics

As rumours continue about plots to oust Prime Minister Liz Truss, she is meeting her new Chancellor at the countryside retreat once described by a predecessor as “a good place for thinking – away from ...

16 Oct 2022 at 12:43

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