The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

By-election looms as MPs set to hand Margaret Ferrier 30-day Commons suspension

MARGARET Ferrier is (again) expected to be suspended from the House of Commons for 30 days on Tuesday with MPs set to vote on whether to approve…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 6, 2023

So this is British justice: Boris Johnson gets legal aid and a mother of three on the breadline doesn’t

Our right to legal representation has been cut to shreds by Tory austerity – and women are the worst affected, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023

Former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier to face Commons vote on suspension today

The Government previously postponed a vote on the matter amid allegations that Ferrier had colluded with Boris Johnson allies.

Daily Record · Jun 6, 2023

Covid inquiry legal challenge over WhatsApp messages to be heard ‘very soon’

MPs told UK government’s attempt to avoid handing over evidence to inquiry had been ‘misinterpreted’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023

Covid inquiry legal challenge could be heard by end of June, says minister

Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin said the process was being ‘expedited’ as he defended the decision to bring forward a judicial review

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2023

Rish! as prime minister makes 2017’s Maybot sound like advanced AI

We were promised the tech bro who could feel our pain, but Rishi Sunak merely inflicts it

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023

Refusal to hand over Covid WhatsApps based on ‘spurious nonsense’, top Tory MP says

Ministrs claim certain messages are ‘unambiguously irrelevant’ to Baroness Hallett’s inquiry

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Boris Johnson calls on Government to accelerate levelling-up measures

The ex-prime minister has urged ministers to address the issues that have made the UK one of the most ‘regionally imbalanced’ major economies.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Covid inquiry chair ‘may have to quit’ if denied access to Johnson WhatsApps

Lawyer for bereaved families says Heather Hallett would be unable to do job if government blocks release

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023

‘Plain wrong’ to say WhatsApp was used for big Covid decisions, Bethell insists

Group members reportedly included then-prime minister Boris Johnson, former health secretary Matt Hancock and Cabinet Secretary Simon Case.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023