Women’s voices barely heard in Boris Johnson’s No 10, Covid inquiry told Inquiry hears of ‘macho and egotistical’ climate in which women spoke for as little as 10 minutes in five hours of key meetings The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2023
MPs back Rwanda bill in boost to Rishi Sunak despite rebellion by rightwing MPs – as it happened Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill passes its first Commons vote but only after rebellion by a collection of rightwing Tory MPs The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023
Sunak welcomes South Korean leader to No 10 to sign diplomatic accord The Prime Minister and his wife greeted Yoon Suk Yeol on the steps outside No 10 on Wednesday afternoon. The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2023
Plan to tighten law on glorifying terrorism ‘could criminalise crowd at Murrayfield’ Former reviewer of terror legislation says No 10’s efforts to broaden scope of law are ‘dangerous in principle’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023
Tory reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out as Rishi Sunak reworks his cabinet Former PM made foreign secretary amid shock reshuffle prompted by Suella Braverman sacking The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023
A look inside Boris Johnson’s ‘feral’ No 10: this week at the Covid inquiry Seven key moments, including top civil servants’ exasperation at chaotic environment in Downing Street The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023
Sunak under pressure to act over Braverman’s attack on police Home Secretary Suella Braverman wrote an article attacking police over alleged bias in favour of pro-Palestinian protesters without No 10 sign-off. The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023
Akshata Murty meets Chelsea Pensioners in Downing Street The group, which also included minister for veterans’ affairs Johnny Mercer, posed outside No 10 wearing Royal British Legion poppies. The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
Top officials called Johnson’s No 10 ‘mad’ and ‘poisonous’, Covid inquiry hears Cabinet Office’s Simon Case told cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill: ‘I’ve never seen people less well-equipped to run a country’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023
So No 10 was run by donkeys who went to Oxbridge. My dog could have done better Helen MacNamara may reveal more soul than Boris and co during Covid, but she still thought the rules didn’t apply to her The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023
Boris Johnson’s No 10 was toxic, sexist and devoid of humanity, says ex-top civil servant Helen MacNamara tells Covid inquiry of ‘macho’ culture where ‘hundreds’ broke rules on daily basis The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023
Suella Braverman calls pro-Palestine demos ‘hate marches’ Home secretary claims protesters want to ‘erase Israel from the map’ by chanting in support of Palestine The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
Minister defends No 10 claim that HS2 decision had not yet been taken despite prerecorded announcement - as it happened Video of Rishi Sunak announcing the axing of the HS2 Manchester leg was filmed in No 10 before he travelled to conference The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023
The complex and corporate rise of the Tony Blair Institute With more than 800 staff in 40 countries, the former PM is arguably more powerful than he was in No 10 The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023 Sunak hit by claim of concrete proof he ignored ‘critical risk’ to schools amid Tory meltdown No 10 criticises education secretary Gillian Keegan over extraordinary outburst – as Tory MPs urge Sunak to deliver new funding package for school repairs
The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023 Ulez expansion sees cameras destroyed and police scuffle with furious protesters Defiant London mayor defends ‘vital’ scheme, amid angry clashes outside No 10 and ‘get Khan out’ chants
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023 Sarah Vine claims she was groped by Harry Enfield at Downing Street party As Daisy Goodwin accuses Daniel Korski of groping her at Downing Street, Vine says Goodwin wasn’t the only person to be allegedly groped at No 10
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023 Ex-civil service staff chief says No 10 leaders ‘set tone’ for lockdown parties Rupert McNeil described conduct in Downing Street during the pandemic as ‘extremely disappointing’ and discussed perceptions of the civil service.
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023 Revealed: Full extent of boozing, debauchery and blatant Covid rule-breaking inside Boris’s No 10 Exclusive: Whistleblower reveals wild parties at which staff passed out on stairs, ‘arrogant’ culture of rule-breaking and says ex-PM knew what was going on
The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2023 Revealed: Full extent of boozing, debauchery and blatant Covid rule-breaking inside Boris’s No 10 Exclusive: Whistleblower reveals wild parties at which staff passed out on stairs, ‘arrogant’ culture of rule-breaking and says ex-PM knew what was going on
The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023 Revealed: Full extent of boozing, debauchery and blatant Covid rule-breaking inside Boris’s No 10 Exclusive: Whistleblower reveals wild parties at which staff passed out on stairs, ‘arrogant’ culture of rule-breaking and says ex-PM knew what was going on
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023 Revealed: Full extent of boozing, debauchery and blatant Covid rule-breaking inside Boris’s No 10 Exclusive: Whistleblower reveals wild parties at which staff passed out on stairs, ‘arrogant’ culture of rule-breaking and says ex-PM knew what was going on
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023 Dorries says she was ‘bullied’ by No 10 and accuses Sunak of blocking peerage - old The former culture secretary and Boris Johnson loyalist denied ‘knifing the party’ by triggering a by-election in her Mid Bedfordshire seat.
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023 Partygate: A timeline of lockdown gatherings Partygate led to ‘self-reported’ reduction in people following lockdown rules over Christmas 2021, report finds
The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2023 Is No 10 waking up to dangers of artificial intelligence? Debate among UK ministers appears to be shifting as warnings about fast-moving AI industry are taken more seriously