Boris Johnson makes last-ditch bid to discredit Partygate inquiry Ex-prime minister due at televised Commons committee hearing, with legal team about to publish new evidence backing his claims The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023
Boris Johnson could finally face his 'Waterloo' in Partygate grilling over ABBA bash Members of the Commons Privileges Committee are expected to ask him for details of one party that Sue Gray’s probe didn’t investigate - the so-called “ABBA party” on November 13 2020 Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2023
Boris Johnson may be only witness called in Partygate investigation Privileges committee rebuffs lawyer’s request to give evidence alongside former prime minister The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023
Priti Patel makes bizarre claims about Partygate probe in bid to protect Boris Johnson Tory former home secretary Priti Patel said the investigation into her pal will 'put our democracy in a very, very bad light', even though it was unanimously approved by MPs Daily Mirror · Mar 17, 2023
Tory Brexit deal to face huge test on same day as Boris Johnson Partygate grilling MPs will get a vote next Wednesday on the Stormont brake aspect of Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework, which was agreed with the EU last month in a bid to undo the worst excesses of Boris Johnson's deal Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023
Boris Johnson to give televised Partygate evidence Interim report shows significant evidence former PM misled MPs over lockdown parties The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023
Boris Johnson to give evidence to Partygate inquiry within days Boris Johnson will give evidence to the parliamentary Partygate inquiry within days, after MPs in charge of the probe said it would have been “obvious” events he attended in No 10 breached Covid restrictions. The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023
Tory MPs free to decide Boris Johnson’s Partygate fate, says Rishi Sunak PM says it ‘wouldn’t be right’ for No 10 to interfere in any punishment given to predecessor The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Rishi Sunak won't order Tory MPs to go easy on Boris Johnson in Partygate probe The Commons Privileges Committee is expected to haul the ex-PM in for a grilling next week as part of their probe into whether he deliberately misled Parliament about lockdown boozing in No10 Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023
Sunak says he will allow Tory MPs freedom to rule over Johnson’s partygate fate Boris Johnson is scheduled for a televised appearance before the Privilege Committee next week. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Keir Starmer would drop cabinet secretary Simon Case – Labour sources Labour leader seen as likely to appoint new head of civil service on becoming PM after Partygate and leaked WhatsApps The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023
Tory MPs trying to score points over Sue Gray hiring only net own goals Dimmest on Conservative benches line up in Commons to remind voters about the Partygate scandal The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023
Boris Johnson no longer has the political capital to get away with giving his dad a knighthood As an academic specialising in part in why political corruption happens, the tenure of Boris Johnson (and its aftermath) has provided me with much to consider. Indeed, over the past 18 months, it has felt like I’m getting asked the same question over and over again. After the Owen Paterson… The Conversation · Mar 6, 2023
Tory blasted for saying Boris Johnson '100%' a man of integrity in Partygate defence Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said he 'does not believe for one second' the shamed ex-PM knowingly misled Parliament over Partygate - and said Boris Johnson was 100% a man of integrity Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023
Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023 Boris Johnson has gone 'full Trump' over Partygate 'lies' probe, Tory MPs warn Conservative MPs turned on Boris Johnson after the ex-PM attempted to discredit a Commons committee inquiry into whether he misled parliament over Partygate - despite photos showing him at gatherings
The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023 Boris Johnson ‘acting like Trump’ to undermine Partygate probe, say Tory MPs Former PM and allies ‘desperate’, as they suggest Sue Gray’s report could be bias
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023 Boris Johnson is peddling new lies in a desperate attempt to save his skin Ludicrous claims that he was brought down by a leftwing conspiracy show how frightened he is
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023 ‘He’s gone full Trump’: Tories turn on Boris Johnson over Partygate Senior MPs blast ex-PM’s ‘wicked’ claims after his backers level new accusations against Keir Starmer’s appointment of Sue Gray
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023 Tory former minister defends Sue Gray’s ‘integrity’ amid move to Labour Civil servant who led Partygate inquiry has ‘brains, knowledge, judgment and strength of character’, says Francis Maude
Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2023 Shameless Boris Johnson brazenly tries to rubbish infamous Sue Gray Partygate report The former PM claimed it was 'surreal' the Commons Privileges Committee, which is investigating him, will use evidence from Ms Gray given she is poised to become Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. Labour dismissed the comments as 'ludicrous'
Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2023 New Partygate WhatsApp messages show No10 aides feared 'p**s up' stories getting out An unrepentant Boris Johnson insisted there was 'no evidence' to show he knew rules were being broken with lockdown bashes - despite the Commons Privileges Committee saying it should have been 'obvious' to him
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023 MPs’ Partygate report paints compelling picture of an attempted cover-up Boris Johnson in fightback mode after publication of interim report but he is in an increasingly weak position
The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023 Read bombshell Partygate inquiry Whatsapp messages in full ‘I’m struggling to come up with a way this one is in the rules in my head’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023 Sunak is the Michael Corleone of the Tory party – try as he might to break free, he’s up to his neck in it The return of Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock and Partygate shows that, as the Godfather found, it’s almost impossible to escape past sins, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2023 OPINION - Boris Johnson may have misled MPs over partygate – inquiry News cycles are like cats – you can feed and generally treat them like kings, but they are never something you truly own. Still, on Monday afternoon when Rishi Sunak revealed the Windsor Framework reforming the Northern Ireland Protocol, he might have hoped to earn a full week of positive…