Labour calls for probe over claims Johnson had cousin act as credit ‘guarantor’ The party has written to Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over the allegations. The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
The Guardian view on levelling up: a badge of Tory confusion Editorial: Rishi Sunak lacks both the imagination to turn Boris Johnson’s slogan into a real policy, and the courage to abandon it The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
Labour calls for probe into Boris Johnson's £800k 'credit facility' Party chairwoman Anneliese Dodds has written to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards calling for an urgent investigation into revelations of the arrangement between the then Prime Minister and a distant cousin Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2023
Ukraine war: supply of advanced tanks will give Kyiv an edge over Russia and move it closer to Nato When he appeared before the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee in November 2021 to defend his government’s cuts to the armed forces, the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, declared that “the old concepts of fighting big tank battles on European land mass are over”. Committee chairman Tobias Elwood noted… The Conversation · Jan 18, 2023
Boris Johnson ‘wanted to scrap’ British tanks now being sent to Ukraine Exclusive: Army chiefs had to fight ‘tooth and nail’ to persuade the then-prime minister to keep the Challenger 2 squadron, sources claim The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
Boris Johnson allies plotting against Sunak risk a 1997-style Tory defeat, former Brexit secretary warns Former Tory minister David Davis says ordinary voters will not support the Conservatives if Boris Johnson and his acolytes ‘actively undermine’ the prime minister in the run up to the next election The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023
The Brexiters are getting their bonfire of EU law – and democracy will lie in the ashes Sunak’s fast-tracking of the retained EU law bill shows that the road away from Europe is one-way, and paved to the lowest possible standard, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
Britishvolt collapse: MPs launch inquiry into UK electric vehicle industry Firm fails to raise enough cash for research and the development of its Northumberland site The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023
Toy maker stuck with 500 Liz Truss dolls after PM resigned before he could sell them David Farquharson ordered 500 dog toys in the image of Liz Truss when she was voted into Downing Street but received the order the day after she quit as Prime Minister Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023
Dougie Smith: The Scottish Tory adviser and architect of the 'war on woke' Dougie Smith is said to be the architect behind the Tories' "war on woke". The National (Scotland) · Jan 17, 2023
FACT CHECK: Does Tory strike legislation bring the UK into line with Europe? Was Oliver Dowden right about anti-strike legislation? The National (Scotland) · Jan 17, 2023
Where does the Britishvolt collapse leave UK’s dream of an electric future? Britain’s car industry relies on petrol or diesel vehicles – and every failure to be part of the electric revolution makes it more exposed The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023
Liverpool takeover latest as Qatar Investment Authority break silence on plans Potential investment from the Middle East has sparked debate but FSG have yet to receive a bid for Liverpool Liverpool Echo · Jan 17, 2023
UK to ban conversion therapy for all - after U-turn on exclusion of trans people The Government will publish draft legislation setting out its plans for a ban on conversion therapy, which forces people to change or deny their sexuality Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023
Manchester Evening News · Jan 17, 2023 Labour's Lisa Nandy promises to abolish Tories' 'fundamentally dishonest' levelling up missions Wigan MP says 2030 targets are too vague and with no details of how they'll be met
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023 ‘I said hair-brushing, not airbrushing’: Shapps admits Boris Johnson photo mistake The Business Secretary claimed he told staff Mr Johnson needed ‘hair-brushing, not airbrushing’ from the tweet
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023 Grant Shapps says sorry for airbrushing Boris Johnson out of Twitter photo The Business Secretary claimed he told staff Mr Johnson needed ‘hair-brushing, not airbrushing’ from the tweet
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023 Brexit is doomed, says Boris Johnson’s favourite paper ‘The project is probably now unsalvageable’, says former PM’s old employer
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023 Shapps apologises for airbrushing Boris Johnson out of Twitter photo The Business Secretary claimed he told staff Mr Johnson needed ‘hair-brushing, not airbrushing’ from the tweet.
The National (Scotland) · Jan 17, 2023 Who is Alister Jack? The Scottish Secretary preparing to block gender reform ALISTER Jack is set to stop Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from becoming law after it was passed overwhelmingly by MSPs.
Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023 Boris Johnson’s delayed Shakespeare book: To be or not to be? His newly announced memoir threatens another delay
The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023 Boris Johnson invited to speak to ‘plotters conference’ after May election results Exclusive: Organisers hope 1,000 Tory members will attend the event
ABC News · Jan 16, 2023 The Loop: Harry and Meghan respond to Jeremy Clarkson's apology over The Sun column, and Boris Johnson to pen memoir — as it happened The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.
The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023 Boris Johnson signs deal for memoir of turbulent premiership Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signed a deal to write a memoir of his tumultuous time in office
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023 Proof that ‘oven-ready’ Boris Johnson is finally cooked Brief letters: Johnson erased from history | In praise of bread sauce | Prince Harry | Progressive values | A (very) quick wash | The briefest of letters