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Dead cats and hairdryers: Dominic Cummings’ evidence to Covid inquiry

Boris Johnson’s former adviser gave in-person and written evidence – here are some of his most startling claims

The Guardian - UK

As two aides get intimate in an MP’s office, how common are hook ups in Parliament?

Two aides met for a liason in the Palaces of Westminster late last month

Evening Standard

Assange ghostwriter says ‘I’ll go to jail before I help the FBI’ as police ask more questions

Andrew O’Hagan was approached by the Met but says he won’t talk

Evening Standard

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5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal and Breathe by Sadiq Khan.

The Independent UK

The woman inside Downing Street who Boris fired gives her verdict on the ex-PM

Cleo Watson lifts the lid on lockdown breaches, illicit sex at party conferences, and the ‘tragic’ figure her former boss has become

The Independent UK

Chamber of horrors: the best and worst Westminster insider novels

Whips by Cleo Watson is nothing new – politicos have forever tried their hand at fiction. We take a referendum on the good, the bad and the scandalous

The Guardian - UK

Parliament full of ‘nooks and crannies’ for MPs to have sex in, Boris Johnson ex-aide says

Cleo Watson has recently written her first novel which includes a scene depicting a couple in ‘flagrante’ at Chequers

The Independent UK

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Scandalous ‘bonkbuster’ book by ex-Boris advisor causes a fuss in Westminster

And Theresa May is a fan

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s former aide Cleo Watson hopes new political novel doesn’t lose her friends

The book has characters inspired by real Downing Street colleagues

Evening Standard

Spring reads 2023: the best new books from Margaret Atwood, Emma Cline and more

The season has changed and a whole new crop of essential books are being unleashed

Evening Standard

All the Partygate bashes Boris Johnson attended - and the Covid rules at the time

In a 52-page legal dossier, Boris Johnson scrambled to shake off criticism of his conduct ahead of an explosive grilling by MPs on Wednesday about what he knew about Partygate boozing

Daily Mirror

Amy Winehouse will be a tribute, says her former band leader

‘You’re always going to get criticism of whatever you do’ says Dale Davis

Evening Standard

Erotic book by Boris Johnson's former aide 'will feature sex scenes in Commons offices'

Cleo Watson, who served as Mr Johnson's head of Priorities and Campaigns until last year, is set to publish her first novel - which pals have likened to 50 Shades of Grey - in May

Daily Mirror

Ex-MP blocked from standing by Labour calls process ‘grossly unfair’

A ROW has erupted over Labour blocking Left-wing candidates from standing in the next general election. Former MP Emma Dent Coad was stopped yesterday from running as the candidate in Kensington. She won the seat from the Tories in 2017, but lost in 2019 by 150 votes.

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Ex-Downing Street aide Cleo Watson plans another ‘bonkbuster’ political novel

Ex-Prime minister Boris Johnson’s former aide Cleo Watson is planning a second novel about political life, we hear.

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Gutsy; Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg; Stuck; The Capture; Arena: James Joyce’s Ulysses

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton seek out inspirational women; Joe Lycett steals Laura Kuenssberg’s maiden show; and The Capture pulls off a rare feat

The Guardian - UK

Truss for PM really is a laughing matter, finds Laura Kuenssberg panel

Foreign secretary’s appearance on BBC’s new Sunday politics TV show deepens enigma of her own making

The Guardian - UK

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg review – debut nerves? Yes, for Liz Truss

Launching a new live broadcasting show is normally pulse-thumpingly stressful for the host, not her guest

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Wales Online

Former aide to Boris Johnson recalls scheduling his naps and soothing 'tantrums'

Cleo Watson said he needed 'house-training'

The Independent UK

Former aide to Boris Johnson says she felt like his ‘nanny’

The former senior aide recounted her time at the heart of Government during the first waves of Covid.

The National (Scotland)

Ex-aide had to 'nanny' Boris Johnson – who 'howled like dog' from puppy gate

A FORMER aide to Boris Johnson had to be his “nanny” during the coronavirus lockdown.

The Guardian - UK

Former aide likens Boris Johnson’s exit to storming of Capitol

Cleo Watson also says PM had to be ‘house-trained’ and that he compared her to an ‘ugly old lamp’

Wales Online

Boris Johnson's former aide describes 'nannying' the needy PM during the pandemic

Cardiff University alumnus Cleo Watson was one of the PM's closest aides during the pandemic and has now lifted the lid on her work inside 10 Downing Street

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s former aide describes her role in No 10 as being like PM’s ‘nanny’

Staff created ‘puppy gate’ barrier to prevent PM leaving office during periods of self-isolation, former deputy chief of staff claims

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson 'nanny' claims PM sacked her after comparing her to 'ugly old lamp'

Cleo Watson, who was recruited as head of Priorities and Campaigns by Dominic Cummings, has lifted the lid on the chaos in Downing Street in the early days of the Covid crisis

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