Prime Minister ‘apologised in person’ to cleaning staff over partygate treatment MPs also told that Boris Johnson has ‘addressed the culture’ within Number 10 following the Sue Gray report The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
Ruth Davidson: Boris Johnson is treating country like fools over partygate In her newspaper column, the former Scottish Tory leader has called on MPs to act following the Sue Gray report into Downing Street lockdown parties. The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
International media asks if Partygate will ‘be enough’ to make the British public angry? The parties were a ‘deliberate attempt to flout and manipulate rules’, says the Sydney Morning Herald The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
UK govt, reeling from ‘partygate’, announces financial aid package The British government unveiled a multibillion-pound package Thursday to ease a severe cost-of-living squeeze, announcing the plan a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to “move on” from a months-long scandal over parties in government buildings during COVID-19 lockdowns. France 24 · May 26, 2022
Downing Street bans infamous ‘wine time Fridays’ The infamous Downing Street “wine time Fridays” have have been banned after Sue Gray’s partygate report revealed government staff “drank excessively” at the events. Evening Standard · May 26, 2022
The Tory MPs calling on Boris Johnson to resign – and what they said Explainer: a full list of the Conservatives who have sent a letter of no confidence, publicly urged the PM to quit or criticised his leadership The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022
MP calls for Prime Minister to go over damning 'partygate' report SNP's Gavin Newlands slams Downing Street culture of "fighting and vomiting their way through the night". Daily Record · May 26, 2022
No 10 apologises for wrongly telling The Independent there were no parties But Boris Johnson’s spokesman refuses to say if anyone will be disciplined for obscuring the truth The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
Boris Johnson: leadership expert on why not taking responsibility degrades politics What is the difference between taking responsibility and bearing responsibility? The former is what the prime minister, Boris Johnson, keeps telling us he is doing. But the latter is what Sue Gray says senior figures at the heart of government should do. The Conversation · May 26, 2022
Linda Robson gushes Boris Johnson is a 'decent man' - infuriating Loose Women viewers Loose Women star Linda Robson's comments came hot on the heels of Sue Gray's Partygate findings, which revealed a number of failings behind the doors of No. 10 Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022
John Swinney mocks Douglas Ross over his support for Boris Johnson Following the publication of the Sue Gray report Douglas Ross refused to call for Boris Johnson to resign, but said he wanted him to step down when the Ukraine war ends. Daily Record · May 26, 2022
Rishi Sunak announces £650 one off payment for households The Chancellor's announcement comes after months of pressure from Labour Liverpool Echo · May 26, 2022
Cost of living crisis: Rishi Sunak announces £650 one off payment for households The Chancellor's announcement comes after months of pressure from Labour. Chronicle Live · May 26, 2022
Rishi Sunak announces handout for everyone in the UK and windfall tax on energy There is £400 for everyone, £650 for people on benefits, £300 for pensioners and £150 for disabled people Wales Online · May 26, 2022
Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022 Senior No10 official saw parts of Sue Gray Partygate report before publication day The Prime Minister's official spokesman insisted no part of the scathing Partygate dossier had been changed by No10 but admitted that excerpts where shared with a staffer in charge of welfare on Tuesday
The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022 Sue Gray report: five unanswered questions about No 10 parties Outstanding issues include event in Downing Street flat and Boris Johnson’s seeming lack of awareness
Evening Standard · May 26, 2022 Three more Tory MPs pile pressure on Boris Johnson to quit over ‘shameful’ partygate Rebels say they could ‘easily’ get 54 MPs to send in letters to Sir Graham Brady
Chronicle Live · May 26, 2022 Downing Street partygoers raved 'until early hours' according to Sue Gray's report A child's swing was damaged in the garden on the night of the event at number 10
The National (Scotland) · May 26, 2022 What time is the Rishi Sunak announcement today and how to watch? The Chancellor will be taking some action to help households deal with a further increase later this year in energy bills.
France 24 · May 26, 2022 NRA convention is 'slap in the face' to Texans after Uvalde school shooting IN THE PAPERS - Thursday, May 26, 2022: The local paper in Uvalde, Texas publishes its first issue since the shooting that killed 19 children and their teachers: an all-black front page with the date of the massacre. Despite the shooting, US gun lobby the NRA is going forward with…
The Independent UK · May 26, 2022 Three Tory MPs call for Boris Johnson to step down after Gray report David Simmonds and John Baron added their names to a growing list of dissatisfied Tory MPs.
Reuters · May 26, 2022 More UK Conservatives pull support from Boris Johnson over 'partygate' Three lawmakers from Britain's governing Conservatives pulled their support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday over a damning report that detailed a series of alcohol-fuelled parties at 10 Downing Street that broke COVID-19 lockdown rules.
France 24 · May 26, 2022 'Partygate' scandal: 'No clear alternative' in Conservative Party to PM Johnson Excessive drinking, cleaners and security staff being mistreated, as well as widespread disregard for Covid rules: those are just some of the details highlighted by senior British civil servant Sue Gray in her report on illegal lockdown parties at Downing Street. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he's "humbled", but going…
The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022 Four more Tory MPs call for Johnson to quit over Partygate report Latest calls from within party for prime minister to stand down come day after Sue Gray report published
Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022 Phillip Schofield's dig at Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he mocks 'rubbish parties' This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield couldn't resist making a sarcastic comment about Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he hosted Thursday's show alongside Holly Willoughby