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The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Russian pranksters trick Irish PM who told them Ukraine not likely to join EU

Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar’s office says call was doctored

The Independent UK

Penny Mordaunt claims Boris Johnson WhatsApp messages 'vanished' from phone

PENNY Mordaunt has said that a series of WhatsApp messages she shared with Boris Johnson have disappeared from her phone...

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch defends trans guidance for schools after attacks from Tory right – as it happened

The women and equalities minister defends the guidance, but also claims telling children they are born in the wrong body is ‘harmful’

The Guardian - UK

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Rishi Sunak considered pre-paid debit card giveaway during Covid

Sunak thought about sending out millions of cash-laden cards in post – but was warned of ‘significant risk’ of theft

The Independent UK

Penny Mordaunt says Boris Johnson’s messages vanished from her phone

Tory minister reveals her Covid-era exchanges with ex-PM disappeared without explanation

The Independent UK

Wednesday briefing: What the government advice on trans children in schools is really saying

In today’s newsletter: Long-delayed guidance finally published this week claims to ‘put the best interests of all children first’. What does the text reveal?

The Guardian - UK

2023 has taught us good government’s no longer good enough

The year saw progressive governments deliver for workers. But it looks like that might not be enough anymore.

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Penny Mordaunt: Boris Johnson’s messages vanished from my phone

MP tells Covid inquiry that then prime minister’s chief of staff ignored repeated attempts to discuss matter

The Guardian - UK

British exporters call on government to ease post-Brexit trade frictions with EU

Though Johnson promised ‘no non-tariff barriers’, firms say they are struggling under ‘compliance burden’ of customs and safety checks

The Guardian - UK

Workers at Tory donor’s JCB factory test positive for drugs after sniffer dogs called in

Exclusive: ‘Significant’ number of staff sacked from digger firm after drug and alcohol tests

The Guardian - UK

Sound and fury, signifying something: what made Macbeth so popular in 2023?

Ralph Fiennes and David Tennant are among the stars playing Shakespeare’s Thane this year. Might the tragedy’s current popularity have something to do with the Tory government?

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Take away her title and ban her from the Lords, Michelle Mone is an embarrassment to us all

Baroness Mone. Pause, and let the words sink in. The blonde business titan who established the Ultimo bra brand — for which her own impressive embonpoint was the best advertisement — would not once have been an obvious candidate for the Lords. But it says a good deal about the…

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson has a drink 'with the boys' at a Muswellbrook pub

'... someone who's probably shaken hands with every leader of the world.'

Newcastle Herald

Sunak has supersized his lies, from WhatsApps to Rwanda

Keeping track of Tory falsehoods, whether to do with missing messages or immigration policy, is taking its toll

The Guardian - UK

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With every ‘reset’ having failed, nothing is coming good for Rattled Rishi

Labour has sustained a 20-point poll lead all year, completely confounding Tory hopes of a recovery

The National (Scotland)

Lisa Cameron slammed for 'deafening silence' on Foreign Office quitting East Kilbride

LISA Cameron has been slammed for her “deafening” silence on the closure of a UK Government office in her constituency – as it was revealed…

The Guardian - UK

Labour lead slips to 13 points in poll that shows NHS is voters’ main priority

Sunak’s approval increases slightly after surviving potential rebellion over Rwanda bill

The Guardian - UK

John Crace on the villains of 2023: ‘We used to debate whether she was dim or vindictive. The answer appears to be both’

This year’s rogue’s gallery is full to the brim. The Guardian’s sketch writer picks out some of the biggest rotters, from Suella and SBF to Elon Musk and Lord Dave

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The Guardian - UK

Hugo Keith KC: dogged fact-finder at heart of Covid inquiry

Lead counsel’s quizzing of leading politicians, officials and scientists has brought him to national attention

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Some things are almost worth dying for – though not Rwanda

Shane MacGowan’s funeral offers food for thought while Rishi Sunak’s immigration policy is not deranged enough for some

Evening Standard

'Boris buses' slammed for poor green credentials to be used on Sadiq Khan's Superloop route

City Hall said on Friday that all buses on the SL3 would be "Ulez compliant euro VI hybrid buses"

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Big bumbling boy of Western civilisation classes up the AFR business awards

Join us as we recap the glitz, the glamour and the inexplicable BoJo of The Australian Financial Review’s business awards.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Mark Drakeford: devolution’s frustrated fan

Editorial: Wales’s first minister is stepping down after five years in which UK governments have spurned a constructive relationship

The Guardian - UK

As England suffered the chaos of Boris Johnson, Wales had Mark Drakeford. Here’s why we’ll miss him

Despite a recent dip in popularity he was a steady hand, and leaves behind a solid legacy for country and party, says academic Richard Wyn Jones

The Independent UK

Pollsters challenge Boris Johnson’s claim Tories are worse off under Sunak

Former PM sparked Conservative demise and did ‘huge damage’ to party’s popularity, say experts

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