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Boris Johnson resignation: why Rishi Sunak can't afford to lose more than one of three impending byelections

The turmoil in the Conservative party unleashed by Boris Johnson’s abrupt resignation from parliament has triggered three separate byelections. The first is in the former prime minister’s London seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip, where he had a majority of just over 7,000 votes in 2019 with Labour in second…

The Conversation

Boris Johnson has triggered a bumper byelection bonanza – I studied 148 past contests to find out what we can expect

The UK is facing three byelections in constituencies all vacated within 24 hours of one another. Former prime minister Boris Johnson announced he was leaving parliament with immediate effect on June 9, leaving his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituents in need of a new MP. His vocal supporter Nadine Dorries…

The Conversation

Sunak hits back at Nadine Dorries as he denies believing only posh boys should be Lords

Boris Johnson loyalist accused prime minister of ‘duplicitously and cruelly’ blocking her from getting a peerage

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Carol Vorderman teases 'very interesting project' with Peter Andre and Rob Brydon

The Countdown whiz posed for selfies as she had fun with fellow stars in London last week

Bristol Post

COVID-19 inquiry in UK asks whether 'terrible consequences' could have been avoided

A mammoth three-year public inquiry into Britain’s handling of COVID-19 has opened

The Independent UK

OPINION - Barry’s Bootcamp and a buzzcut — how Boris Johnson can revitalise his life

So, having decided to roll out of the Palace of Westminster “for now”, Boris Johnson begins the exotic life of an ex-MP. Meanwhile, the Muse of History can sharpen her pencils and finally decide whether he was Britain’s greatest hero or the punchline to some appalling cosmic joke.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Silvio Berlusconi crashed the clown car into politics

Silvio Berlusconi, billionaire entrepreneur, four times prime minister of Italy and sometime cruise ship crooner, who has died at 86, pioneered a style of performance politics that provided a template for Boris Johnson and Donald Trump.

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Boris Johnson 'pressed Rishi Sunak over knighthood for his father'

The former Prime Minister reportedly urged the current PM to back his 82-year-old dad becoming a Sir in the resignation honours list which has triggered bitter Conservative Party infighting

Daily Mirror

Allegra Stratton takes aim at Boris in defence of her husband James Forsyth

‘Have we got O Patz sorted?’: Stratton on Johnson’s time as PM

Evening Standard

Clowns belong in the circus – but unless we take politics seriously there will be more like Boris Johnson

The former prime minister was a symptom, not the cause, of a political culture that gorges on spectacle and trivia, says author John Kampfner

The Guardian - UK

Tories at war as Nadine Dorries blasts 'sinister forces who denied my peerage'

THE Conservative Party is in the midst of a civil war as it prepares to fight three by-elections caused by the resignations of Boris Johnson and two…

The National (Scotland)

Covid Inquiry opens at last to hear harrowing video from relatives

Inquiry officials warn that the film of ‘some of those who suffered most during the pandemic’ may be ‘difficult to watch’

Evening Standard

Tory turmoil over Johnson is having an impact on UK’s reputation, Starmer claims

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer suggested the political chaos was damaging the UK’s international standing and causing concerns for business.

The Independent UK

Anticipation grows in UK as inquiry into ex-PM Boris Johnson's 'Partygate' is set to conclude

A UK parliamentary committee is concluding its inquiry into whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled lawmakers over parties at his Downing Street office that breached Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

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The Independent UK

Who is Charlotte Owen and why is she getting a peerage?

The 29-year-old aide among controversial names on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

Daily Mirror

Nadine Dorries blasts Rishi Sunak and top aide as 'privileged posh boys'

The furious ex-Cabinet Minister launched a blistering attack on the Prime Minister in the latest twist in the bitter row over Boris Johnson's resignation honours

The Independent UK

Watch live: Covid inquiry hears evidence on first day of investigation

Watch live as the Covid inquiry hears evidence on the first day of the investigation on Tuesday, 13 June.

The National (Scotland)

Committee 'to find Boris Johnson misled Commons' over partygate

A COMMITTEE of MPs will find that Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over partygate, after rejecting his central defence.

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Public health expert names UK Government's 'largest failure' during Covid pandemic

A GLOBAL public health expert has named what she believes the UK Government’s “largest failure” was during the Covid pandemic.

The Independent UK

No-deal Brexit ‘crowded out’ UK’s preparations for pandemic, Covid inquiry hears

Boris’s threatened no-deal exit from the EU drained Whitehall of ‘resources and capacity’, says inquiry lawyer

Evening Standard

No ‘posh boys barrier’ to the Lords, ex-leader William Hague tells Nadine Dorries

Nadine Dorries claimed she was ‘bullied’ by No 10 and accused ‘posh boy’ Rishi Sunak of blocking peerage

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘pushed Sunak to knight father Stanley’ in crunch meeting with PM

PM said to have argued it was ‘customary’ to hand honours to family members

Evening Standard

‘We want to learn the lessons’: Families hope for answers as Covid inquiry begins

The first module of the inquiry will focus on the UK’s preparedness for a pandemic.

France 24

UK Covid pandemic inquiry to open as victims' relatives condemn 'farce'

An inquiry probing the UK government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic kicks off Tuesday with the investigation mired in controversy even before the first witness is called.

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: A years-long inquiry into the Covid pandemic starts today – what will it find?

In today’s newsletter: A sprawling inquiry into the handling of the pandemic begins – this is what’s at stake

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