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Cabinet Secretary says he did not tell Johnson all Covid guidance was followed

The former prime minister has insisted it was not ‘reckless’ to rely on the advice of his senior officials.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

No10 WhatsApps show panicking Partygate response - and warnings Boris Johnson ignored

The slippery former Prime Minister is arguing that he didn't mislead Parliament intentionally when he denied rules had broken at lockdown bashes because he had received assurances from aides

Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2023

Simon Case denies telling Boris Johnson Covid rules were always followed

Top civil servant also says he is unaware of anyone else in Downing Street giving Johnson such assurance over Partygate

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023

Priti Patel ‘threatened to sue Suella Braverman’ over asylum overcrowding claims

Ex-home secretary said to have been angry at being blamed for problems at Kent facility

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

Tory chair apologises for ‘blob of civil servants’ email in Braverman’s name

Greg Hands says sorry through cabinet secretary for message blaming civil service for failure to stop Channel crossings

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

Tory chairman apologises for ‘activist blob’ attack on civil servants

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case said Greg Hands has changed procedures at Tory HQ following the communication about unlawful migration.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Tory chairman apologises for Braverman email attacking civil service ‘blob’

Greg Hands sorry for ‘error’ which saw government staff lumped in with Labour and ‘left-wing lawyers’

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Matt Hancock’s leaked messages being ‘used to rewrite history’, say civil servants

Some advisers and civil servants speaking to the Guardian say an ‘anti-lockdown filter’ has been placed on events

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023

Cabinet Secretary warned Johnson of the ‘terrible’ effects of lockdown

The latest set of messages leaked to the Telegraph showed Simon Case raising concerns about ‘non-Covid health’ two days before a new shutdown.

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023

Simon Case: how the ‘killjoy’ cabinet secretary threw his ex-boss Boris Johnson under the bus

The UK’s most senior civil servant, 44, has denied that anyone gave Johnson reassurances that the Covid rules were followed during Partygate — so what does this mean for his career? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2023