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First it was no to Polish plumbers, then Afghan refugees. Now the right doesn’t want any migrants at all

This week’s furore over entirely legal migration proves it was never the kind of foreigner you were, simply your foreignness, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – May 25

A wide variety of stories featured on the front of British newspapers on Thursday.

The Independent UK

'Boris Johnson gets his legal expenses for free while public can't access justice'

If the Covid inquiry cannot establish the facts lessons cannot be learned - and to cap it all, Mr Johnson is relying on taxpayer-funded lawyers

Daily Mirror

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Rishi Sunak under pressure to cancel Boris Johnson’s honours list

Critics say it is wrong for former PM to send friends to Lords while he is still under police investigation over Partygate

The Guardian - UK

Undisclosed Covid-era Johnson events occurred at both Chequers and Downing Street

As Johnson allies allege politically motivated stitch up, government sources say approximately 12 potentially illegal events were reported to police

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Johnson’s legacy: Sunak is trapped by his own complicity

Editorial: The prime minister pitched his government as a restoration of competence and integrity, but his bluff has been called

The Guardian - UK

Previous punishments for MPs which could set bar for 10-day Boris Johnson suspension

Sanction of 10 days or more could destroy former PM’s political future by threatening by-election

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson’s blue-on-blue warfare overshadows the usual Rish! routine

Sunak and Starmer seem trapped in an endless loop at PMQs. The real action was elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

The battle for Boris’s secret WhatsApps: Tory frustration as ex-PM ‘drags down party’

Tory MPs ‘seething’ over new row involving Johnson, as ex-PM cuts ties with government-appointed lawyers

The Independent UK

The country stopped caring whether Boris Johnson broke the rules – thank goodness the civil service didn’t

It might feel better to move on, but as long as we’re still living with the terrifying consequences of his reign, he still matters, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Covid Bereaved group calls for Boris Johnson WhatsApps to be released

The Cabinet Office has been threatened with legal action after attempting to resist a request from the official UK Covid-19 Inquiry to see specific materials.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson loyalists could trigger by-elections over fresh police referral

NADINE Dorries and two other Conservative MPs could trigger by-elections in a move to spite Rishi Sunak’s government for reporting Boris Johnson…

The National (Scotland)

Attack of ‘the Blob’: is the civil service working against the Tories?

Boris Johnson was referred to the police last night over more allegations of potentially rule-breaking gatherings during Covid lockdowns.

The Week

Boris Johnson severs ties with lawyers after police referral

Britain's Boris Johnson cut ties with his government-appointed lawyers on Wednesday after he was referred to the police over more potential breaches of COVID-19 lockdown rules, a move the former prime minister's aides have portrayed as a "stitch up".

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The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson cuts ties with government lawyers assisting him in Covid inquiry

Allies say former PM has ‘lost faith’ in system after he was reported to police over fresh Partygate allegations

The Independent UK

5 key takeaways from row over Boris Johnson’s Covid inquiry WhatsApps

What did the inquiry want and why wouldn’t the government give it to them?

The Independent UK

No 10 rejects claims Johnson is victim of stitch-up over police referral

Rishi Sunak has ‘no knowledge’ of the information passed to police and will ‘form no judgment’ on claims of lockdown breaches by Boris Johnson.

The National (Scotland)

Cabinet Office 'faces criminal sanctions' in row over Boris Johnson's WhatsApps

THE UK Cabinet Office faces “criminal sanctions” unless it discloses thousands of unredacted documents including WhatsApps from former prime…

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Evening Standard

Covid inquiry issues legal threat to Cabinet Office over refusal to hand over Boris Johnson WhatsApp messages

Official UK Covid Inquiry threatens legal action over refusal to supply then-Prime Minister’s unedited WhatsApp messages and diaries

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office and Covid inquiry in legal row over release of Johnson WhatsApps

The Cabinet Office has been threatened with legal action over a row with the Official Covid-19 Inquiry over the release of the material.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry threatens legal action after Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps ‘withheld’

Fresh row comes as ex-PM cuts ties with government-appointed lawyers after he was referred to police

Daily Mirror

Covid inquiry slams Government bid to block Boris Johnson's unredacted WhatsApps

It relates to messages sent between the ex-PM and dozens of high-profile figures, including Rishi Sunak, cabinet ministers, No10 advisers and spin doctors

The Guardian - UK

Who can blame all these Tory MPs for standing down? They’re terrified of their own ‘Portillo moment’

Humiliation on election night isn’t exactly a tantalising prospect, but so many retirements aren’t the best thing for parliament, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry threatened legal action over Boris Johnson WhatsApps

Cabinet Office warned of potential criminal punishments over refusal to provide former PM’s unredacted notes and diaries

The Independent UK

UK home secretary won't face investigation over speeding ticket meddling claims

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the government's interior minister won’t face investigation over allegations that she tried to pull strings after getting a speeding ticket

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