Partygate to Pincher: Johnson considers comeback despite year of scandals The ex-PM was forced to quit by his own MPs after a series of political crises. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022
Boris Johnson tells supporters he will co-operate with Partygate probe as PM Influential MP warns inquiry will ‘collapse’ Johnson premiership The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022
Boris Johnson ‘could be gone by Christmas’ due to damning Partygate evidence, sources say The committee has reportedly been left surprised by the number of serving and former Downing Street staff who wish to testify Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2022
Johnson would be ‘distracted’ by partygate probe if he became PM again – Raab Dominic Raab, who was deputy PM in Boris Johnson’s government, thinks he would soon be ‘absorbed’ by the Privileges Committee investigation The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022
Boris Johnson return would restart Partygate ‘soap opera’, says Raab Former deputy PM says country ‘cannot go backwards’ as he throws weight behind Rishi Sunak The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2022
Boris Johnson return would plunge Tories into Partygate ‘Groundhog Day’, former deputy warns Rishi Sunak passes threshold to join battle to succeed Liz Truss The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022
How will the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs over Partygate work? Mr Johnson is thought to be privately urging MPs to back him in the leadership race The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
Boris Johnson faces being 'booted out by Christmas' if he returns as Prime Minister Key Tory figures fear the ex-Prime Minister's return would plunge the Conservative party into 'death spiral' but claim he appears 'up for it', the Mirror reports. Daily Record · Oct 21, 2022
Tory hopes of unity leader fade as Sunak and Johnson square up ‘Possibly gone by Christmas’: Sunak supporters think Partygate probe would derail Johnson premiership The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
Rishi Sunak poised to become UK’s first Hindu prime minister Richmond MP lost out to Liz Truss this summer but his dire economic warnings about her ‘fairy tale’ tax policies have been entirely vindicated by her disastrous and short-lived reign The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
Could Rishi Sunak replace Liz Truss as PM? Richmond MP struggled to convince fellow Tories he was right man to lead economic revival this summer but his dire warnings have been entirely vindicated by disastrous and short-lived reign of Liz Truss The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
Boris Johnson wants to stand in contest to replace Liz Truss in No 10, friends say Ex-prime minister – who still faces inquiry into whether he lied to parliament over Partygate – wants to ’finish the job’, ally says The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
Could Rishi Sunak replace Liz Truss as PM? Richmond MP struggled to convince fellow Tories he was right man to lead economic revival this summer but his dire warnings have been entirely vindicated by disastrous and short-lived reign of Liz Truss The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Liz Truss approval ratings now worse than Boris Johnson’s at height of Partygate scandal Three in five voters want a general election this year The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022 Liz Truss approval ratings reach new lows after Tory conference PM’s -47 net rating in Opinium poll worse than Boris Johnson’s at height of Partygate scandal
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022 Ministers and MPs drinking too much due to work pressures, Tory MP claims Jeremy Wright, member of standards watchdog committee says Westminster drinking culture not caused solely by Partygate scandal
Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022 Government defends spending £130,000 of public cash on Partygate legal advice Downing Street commissioned the legal advice from Lord Pannick into an inquiry by the privileges committee into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022 Government defends using public funds for Boris Johnson Partygate legal advice Exclusive: Edward Argar offers first public explanation for use of taxpayers’ money on Lord Pannick report
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022 MPs hit back at Boris Johnson’s legal attempts to rubbish Partygate inquiry Lawyers’ claims of unfair procedures show misunderstanding of parliamentary process, says committee
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022 Tory MP Charles Walker expected to join Partygate committee Exclusive: Walker is to be involved in the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022 Simon Case keeps job as UK’s top civil servant after PM changes mind Controversial cabinet secretary was in charge during Partygate scandal and had been expected to be replaced
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022 MPs should get new vote to end Boris Johnson Partygate probe, says Tory MP who quit inquiry PM’s exit means ‘context has changed’ and ministerial code doesn’t apply, claims Laura Farris
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022 MPs on Partygate inquiry preparing rebuttal dossier against criticisms Privileges committee seeking to pursue investigation despite legal complaints and reduced membership
Daily Mirror · Sep 7, 2022 Boris Johnson's bid to let divisive Tory investigate his 'lies' quietly dropped A motion to put Christopher Chope on the Privileges Committee - which is investigating whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over Partygate - was not moved by the government
Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022 What will Boris Johnson do next after resigning as PM – and is he still an MP? Boris Johnson has now been succeeded by a new prime minister following his resignation back in July 2022 due to his response to the Chris Pincher and Partygate scandals