Hancock messages show government ‘drunk on power’, MPs say WhatsApp leak shows then health secretary agreeing with idea of threatening to withhold funds for local projects The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023
UK’s top civil servant Simon Case ‘could quit over WhatsApp leak’ Downing Street has stood by Mr case amid calls for his sacking, with the Prime Minister’s spokesman saying Mr Sunak retained confidence in him Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2023
Forty-three times the Conservatives tried (and failed) to tackle Channel crossings From jetski patrols to Rwanda deportations, the Tories have not been short of schemes to deter small boats The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023
Tuesday briefing: 43 ways the Conservatives have tried (and failed) to tackle Channel crossings In today’s newsletter: As Rishi Sunak unveils new plans to solve the small boats crisis, here’s a guide to dozens of previous initiatives that have fallen short The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023
Humza Yousaf: UK honours system is corrupt to the core SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf has branded the honours system in the UK as “corrupt to the core” and has called for the House of Lords to… The National (Scotland) · Mar 7, 2023
SNP candidates must be prepared to improve the lives of ordinary Scottish people Record View says the three bidding candidates must answer how they plan to improve the lives of ordinary people in Scotland. Daily Record · Mar 7, 2023
What the papers say – March 7 Rishi Sunak has argued that his new Bill will ‘take back control of our borders, once and for all’. The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023
'Shameless Boris Johnson's grotesque bid to get dad knighted is nauseating nepotism' Boris Johnson’s brazen bid to elevate his alleged wife-beater and sexist predator dad to a knighthood is utterly nauseating, appalling nepotism - we feel sorry for the honest people who earned their titles and watch aghast as the entire system is demeaned Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023
'The honours system rewards duty and courage - concepts alien to Boris Johnson' Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson doesn’t care that he is devaluing the system with his 100-strong resignation honours list - any more than he appears to care his father has been accused of sexual harassment and domestic abuse Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023
Outrage as shameless Boris Johnson nominates alleged wife-beater dad for knighthood A discredited ex-PM making his discredited dad a Sir, could anything better sum up the establishment’s sense of entitlement... could anything better sum up Boris Johnson? Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023
Tory MPs trying to score points over Sue Gray hiring only net own goals Dimmest on Conservative benches line up in Commons to remind voters about the Partygate scandal The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023
Morning Mail: alarm over online degrees, Fifa mulls Saudi sponsor U-turn, Albanese’s approval down Essential poll says half support Labor tax plans but Albanese support falls; concern that expensive courses have been outsourced; Football Australia hopes World Cup deal will be reversed The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2023
Tory MPs launch bid to stop Labour’s ‘unprecedented’ hiring of Sue Gray Boris Johnson’s allies continue campaign to discredit Partygate inquiry run by departing civil servant The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023
Simon Case’s WhatsApps with Hancock unprofessional, say ex-civil servants Whitehall chief called travellers being confined to Covid hotels ‘hilarious’, according to leak of chats with former health secretary The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023 Leaked WhatsApps reveal government struggle over Covid ‘sex ban’ advice The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown, according to leaked messages
The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023 For once, Matt Hancock speaks for us all Brief letters: WhatsApp betrayal | Johnson ploughs on | Marks and Engel | Another use for turnips | What’s in a name
Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2023 Sir Chris Whitty called for ‘realism’ around Covid sex ban, leaked Whatsapps show The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown
Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023 Bitter Tories accused of pedalling Boris Johnson's 'conspiracy theories' over Sue Gray In a salty remark to the Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg accused the respected senior servant of "conniving in secret meetings" and Conservatives vented their anger over Sue Gray's departure to become Keir Starmer's chief of staff
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023 Whitty called for ‘realism’ around Covid advice which kept couples apart The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown, according to leaked messages.
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023 Sue Gray may have breached rules with plans to move to Labour, ministers say Paymaster General Jeremy Quin raised concerns over the ‘unprecedented’ planned move to Sir Keir Starmer’s office.
Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2023 OPINION - Rishi Sunak hit by backlash over plans to end small boats crisis The term ‘Catch-22’ was coined by Joseph Heller in his 1961 masterpiece of the same name. Partway through the satirical war novel, the author describes the absurd position in which pilots found themselves through the character Doc Daneeka, an army psychiatrist.
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023 Boris Johnson’s ‘absurd’ plan to give father Stanley a knighthood ‘corrodes public trust’, Tories warn Ex-PM accused of discrediting entire system ‘because of a family favour’
The Conversation · Mar 6, 2023 Boris Johnson no longer has the political capital to get away with giving his dad a knighthood As an academic specialising in part in why political corruption happens, the tenure of Boris Johnson (and its aftermath) has provided me with much to consider. Indeed, over the past 18 months, it has felt like I’m getting asked the same question over and over again. After the Owen Paterson…
Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023 Boris Johnson's much-anticipated honours list - the 12 most controversial figures The shamed former PM looks set to cause yet another headache for Rishi Sunak after putting his dad Stanley forward for a knighthood. Here we look at some of the controversial names believed to be in line for honours
Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2023 How does the honours system work? Boris Johnson nominates father for knighthood Stanley Johnson is one of about 100 nominations by the former prime minister.