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Alan Duncan noted the claim in his diaries at the time

A report by the Times included a claim that the Boris Johnson sought to appoint Carrie as his chief of staff when he was Foreign Secretary before they were married

Keir Starmer’s party wants cross-party group of MPs to appoint adviser who can probe rule breaches

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the routine procedure ‘went well’ and Mr Johnson is ‘pleased to be back in No 10’.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a minor, routine operation under general anaesthetic on Monday related to his sinuses, his spokesman said, adding he had recovered well and would take meetings at his Downing Street office.

Newspaper swiftly withdrew article alleging Boris Johnson tried to hire his future wife as chief of staff

Each domestic disaster is followed by a call pledging more aid to Kyiv – it’s the most expensive therapy session in history, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Johnson will scapegoat the unions, but after 12 years of frozen and falling wages, their members can’t afford another pay cut, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

‘The sector does not want to be involved in this. We are very opposed to this plan’

Early copies of The Times on Saturday included a claim that Boris Johnson sought to appoint Carrie as his chief of staff when he was Foreign Secretary - but the story later disappeared

Tiverton and Honiton in Devon has long been a Conservative stronghold. But the Liberal Democrats believe they have a good chance of taking the seat in an impending byelection. The vote follows the resignation of former MP Neil Parish, who admitted to watching porn in the House of Commons chamber.