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Government drops attempt to delay decision on Johnson partygate investigation

Boris Johnson is set to face a parliamentary inquiry into whether he lied to MPs over the partygate scandal after the Government abandoned efforts to delay a decision on the issue. The Prime Minister insisted he welcomed any scrutiny of his conduct ...

21 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Tory peer: Boris Johnson said foreign secretary job like being in ‘steel condom’

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said Boris Johnson described his time as foreign secretary as like being “imprisoned in a steel condom”. Mr Johnson became foreign secretary in 2016 and resigned in 2018 over Theresa May’s ...

09 Aug 2022 at 03:51

No 10 ‘will assist’ inquiry into whether Boris Johnson lied to MPs

Downing Street has signalled that it remains committed to assisting a parliamentary inquiry into whether Boris Johnson lied to MPs over lockdown parties in No 10. Leading allies of the Prime Minister have attacked the investigation by the ...

08 Aug 2022 at 14:35

Boris Johnson still faces major challenges despite confidence vote victory

The Prime Minister’s victory in Monday’s confidence vote does not mean the end of Boris Johnson’s problems. While Conservative Party rules mean he is safe from a confidence vote for another year, Mr Johnson still faces a daunting list of ...

06 Jun 2022 at 22:08

Privileges Committee chairman confirms when he will step aside to allow PM probe

The chairman of the House of Commons Privileges Committee has confirmed when he will stand down to allow an inquiry to go ahead into whether the Prime Minister lied to Parliament over partygate. Labour MP Chris Bryant said in a ...

27 May 2022 at 13:38

Messages show how No 10 struggled to explain Covid parties within rules

Officials in No 10 struggled to explain how lockdown gatherings in Downing Street complied with the Covid restrictions in place at the time, according to newly released internal messages. The Commons Privileges Committee, ...

03 Mar 2023 at 14:16

Johnson: Anyone who thinks I lied about lockdown parties is ‘out of their mind’

Boris Johnson has accused anyone who suspects he deliberately covered up lockdown parties in No 10 of being “out of their mind”. The former prime minister said the claim was “strictly for the birds”, despite being under ...

01 Feb 2023 at 11:18

Boris Johnson: Any parliamentary investigation into partygate should wait

Boris Johnson insisted he welcomed scrutiny of his conduct but defended his Government’s effort to delay any parliamentary investigation into claims he lied to MPs about the partygate scandal. The Prime Minister said ...

21 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Prime Minister who promised ‘integrity’ fined for second time

Rishi Sunak, who has been fined for failing to wear a seatbelt while filming a social media clip in the back of a moving car, came to office promising “integrity” after the scandals that eventually forced Boris ...

20 Jan 2023 at 20:27

Dorries claims about Channel 4 documentary ‘groundless’ – MPs

Nadine Dorries’ claim that Channel 4 used actors instead of real people in a 2010 documentary about a deprived housing estate was “groundless”, MPs have said. A report by the House of Commons Digital, Culture, ...

20 Oct 2022 at 13:52

Johnson faces investigation into whether he lied to MPs about partygate

Boris Johnson was told “the gig’s up” by a senior Tory as he faced the prospect of a parliamentary investigation into whether he lied to MPs about Downing Street parties during coronavirus lockdowns. The ...

21 Apr 2022 at 16:25

The partygate inquiry: The key questions facing Boris Johnson

The Commons Privileges Committee has set out the key issues it intends to examine in its inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over lockdown parties in Downing Street. In a report issued ...

03 Mar 2023 at 16:45

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