Five Tory PMs and immigration: how numbers – and rhetoric – changed As ONS data reveals overall net immigration to UK continues to rise, how has Tory leaders’ language changed since 2010? The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023
‘Do you want to turn our party into a skip fire?’: Tory MPs have had it with team Johnson As more Partygate allegations emerge, it seems the ex-PM’s supporters care more about grudge matches than the election, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023
Scandalous ‘bonkbuster’ book by ex-Boris advisor causes a fuss in Westminster And Theresa May is a fan Evening Standard · May 25, 2023
Tory pledge to build 40 ‘new’ England hospitals likely to be delayed until after 2030 Delay to key pledge of last Conservative manifesto likely to anger MPs who wanted action before next election The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023
Britain’s car industry: heading for a crash? Let’s be clear, said Sean O’Grady in The Independent. We will be witnessing, in the coming months and years, “the slow death” of the British car industry – another success story sacrificed on the altar of Brexit. The Week · May 25, 2023
Boris Johnson comms chief joked about ‘drone strike’ on Partygate investigator: ‘We’ll take Sue Gray out’ Guto Harri, who was Mr Johnson’s head of communications, said the former prime minister was ‘hysterical’ the night before Sue Gray published her Partygate report The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
Nigel Farage 'regrets' election pact that helped Boris Johnson win landslide The former Brexit Party leader pulled candidates from the 317 seats the Conservatives won at the 2017 election to give the Tories a clear run to power - but he now regrets the move Daily Mirror · May 25, 2023
How Boris and Carrie fell out of favour with staff at Chequers and wanted to shoot Dilyn the dog Chequers’ head housekeeper resigned after claims of tensions with Carrie Johnson The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
Undisclosed lockdown events occurred at both Downing Street and Chequers AROUND a dozen previously undisclosed gatherings at both Chequers and Downing Street reportedly held during Covid have been referred to the police… The National (Scotland) · May 25, 2023
‘Will the last Tory please turn out the lights’: WhatsApp messages reveal turmoil in the Conservative Party Panicking Tory MPs warned the party is on course to turn into a ‘skip fire’ and could even ‘die’ The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
Chillaxing at Chequers: how Boris Johnson used the PM’s country house The 16th-century mansion was given to the nation to allow its leader to unwind, and Johnson took full advantage The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023
Thursday briefing: What really happened at Chequers? In today’s newsletter: As fresh allegations of lockdown gatherings emerge, the former prime minister finds himself facing new questions – and a new threat to his political future The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023
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 · May 25, 2023
What the papers say – May 25 A wide variety of stories featured on the front of British newspapers on Thursday. The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
Daily Mirror · May 24, 2023 '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
The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023 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 · May 24, 2023 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 · May 24, 2023 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 Independent UK · May 24, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023 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 Independent UK · May 24, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023 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
Daily Record · May 24, 2023 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.
The National (Scotland) · May 24, 2023 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 Week · May 24, 2023 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.