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Police issue no Covid lockdown fines to Tories who held 'raucous' party in basement

The Mirror revealed 24 people had enjoyed a bash with a buffet and drinks in the basement of Conservative HQ - but the Met Police said our photo was 'insufficient evidence' on its own

Daily Mirror

Shaun Bailey escapes police fine for 'raucous' lockdown gathering at Tory HQ

Mr Bailey is believed to be in line for a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list

Wales Online

Police issue no fines over Covid lockdown party at Tory HQ

Scotland Yard will take no action against Shaun Bailey and Conservative aides

The Independent UK

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Resignation honours: what are they, why are they so controversial and can the system ever be changed?

Time for a quick quiz. What links Nadine Dorries, lockdown-rule-flouting London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey and David Ross, a Tory donor embroiled in a scandal after funding a prime ministerial holiday to Mustique. If you answered, “They are all rumoured to appear on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list,” give yourself…

The Conversation

Police issue no fines over Shaun Bailey festive ‘party’ in lockdown at Tory HQ

The event in December 2020 was organised by staff of the former mayoral candidate who is believed to be in line for a peerage

Evening Standard

No action against attendees of mid-lockdown party in Tory HQ despite photo evidence

Scotland Yard is taking no action against former London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey and other attendees of a mid-lockdown gathering at Tory HQ

The National (Scotland)

Disgraced former UK health minister seeks redemption in reality TV jungle

The only vote that Britain's humiliated former health minister is likely to win these days is being nominated to undertake repellent tasks to win food in a reality TV programme in the Australian jungle.

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Met takes no action over Tory lockdown event attended by Shaun Bailey

Former London mayoral candidate reportedly among allies who could become peers in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

The Guardian - UK

Brexit blues: From Wetherspoon to Next, the company bosses who loved Leave until reality hit

Retail boss Lord Wolfson said this was “not the Brexit he wanted” as the country faces labour shortages

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson worst PM in my 40 years, says ex-Foreign Office chief

Johnson was ‘chaotic’, says former top civil servant who served under seven prime ministers

The Independent UK

How an international assassination attempt brought horror to the streets of a sleepy English city

Andy Gregory looks back on the shocking and tragic events that thrust the Wiltshire city into global headlines

The Independent UK

'My nuclear test vet dad was so ill - he had no proof but government had it all along'

Following the death of Squadron Leader Terry Gledhill in 2015, his daughter Jane O’Connor found his account of Operation Grapple, a series of nine bombs that led to a thermonuclear weapon

Daily Mirror

Thanks to Gavin Williamson, the era of dark arts in the whips’ office is over

There will always be a place for political enforcers – but they now know their missives will probably see the light of day, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Anne McElvoy: Will Sunak-Hunt be an affair to remember?

New neighbours the prime minister and chancellor have a range of forbidding challenges ahead that would test even the most robust relationship

Evening Standard

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The Conversation

I’m a Celebrity: Matt Hancock and the show's producers are hoping for a revival

The moment of truth has arrived. Former Conservative health secretary Matt Hancock has been dropped into the jungle to compete in ITV’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

The Guardian - UK

Ben Wallace steps back from Liz Truss’s 3% defence spending target

Defence secretary changes stance under new PM after previously threatening to quit if pledge not met

Daily Mirror

Fury at Rishi Sunak over 'delay to social care costs cap' in Autumn Statement

Fears are growing that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are poised to kick the cap on social care costs in to the long grass next week - and it may never be revived

Manchester Evening News

ITV I'm A Celebrity's Ant and Dec tease 'new arrivals' as they share what really happens in between live parts

Ant and Dec went live on Instagram as they gave a debrief on the latest episode

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Daily Mirror

Ex-Foreign Office chief says Boris Johnson was the 'worst' PM he worked under

Sir Simon McDonald whose explosive intervention helped bring down the former Prime Minister in the summer said Boris Johnson was 'charismatic' but 'chaotic'

The Independent UK

Social care promise in doubt as Rishi Sunak ‘to delay cap on costs until 2025’

PM said to have asked for ‘indefinite’ delay to flagship Tory pledge

The Guardian - UK

UK set for new wave of strikes as civil servants and train drivers vote for action – as it happened

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Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway MP may be in line for peerage

Newspaper reports suggest Alister Jack could be on his way to the House of Lords as part of Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

Daily Mirror

I'm A Celebrity's Ant and Dec take savage swipe at Matt Hancock and Rishi Sunak

I'm A Celebrity 2022 viewers noticed Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly mocking former Health Secretary Matt Hancock, as he completed the trial with Seann Walsh - while they also took aim at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Gavin Williamson’s resignation: a sign of decay

Editorial: Rishi Sunak’s approach won’t convince voters that he is sincere about restoring integrity to government

Daily Mirror

UK's former Brexit chief joins climate sceptic group and claims 'we're not in a crisis'

A Labour MP said Lord Frost, who was Britain's chief Brexit negotiator under Boris Johnson, had made clear the choice to voters at the next election after he joined the Global Warming Policy Foundation

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