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Marie Antoinette – extravagant French queen has long been a symbol of female excess

The hashtag #CarrieAntoinette, which compares prime minister Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie Johnson to the French queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), has been criticised as sexist. Commentators feel it relies on gender stereotypes and distracts from unfolding political events.

The Conversation · Apr 20, 2022

Lorraine Kelly blasts Boris Johnson's latest apology as 'toe curling stuff'

It's was also revealed on Lorraine's ITV show this morning that the Prime Minister has apologised for his involvement in the 'Partygate' scandal 90 times.

Daily Record · Apr 20, 2022

Boris Johnson promises to give nuclear test veterans 'recognition they deserve'

Boris Johnson looks set to overrule a secretive Whitehall committee and award a medal to the survivors of Britain’s Cold War testing programme. No Prime Minister has ever made such a pledge

Daily Mirror · Apr 20, 2022

Labour vows to target Tories who block probe into whether PM misled Parliament

The party said it would use campaigning and advertising to focus on those voting against Thursday’s investigation motion.

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Treatment of Nottinghamshire man Aiden Aslin captured by Russians is a 'breach of Geneva Convention'

They have condemned YouTube for allowing the video to remain live

Nottingham Post · Apr 20, 2022

How Boris Johnson 'lying' to Parliament investigation works - and why PM can block it

MPs will vote tomorrow on whether the Privileges Committee should investigate Prime Minister Boris Johnson after he was fined by police over Partygate. Here’s how it works - and why he can block it

Daily Mirror · Apr 20, 2022

Tory MPs warned not to allow ‘cover-up’ by blocking Partygate inquiry

Vote on Thursday will seek to send controversy to Commons privileges committee – but government has tabled a wrecking amendment

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Sturgeon says mask ‘error’ not the same as ‘culture of lawbreaking’ at Number 10

The Scottish First Minister was spoken to by police after being filmed campaigning inside without a face covering for a ‘few seconds’.

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Tories urged to back investigation into Johnson’s partygate ‘lies’

MPs will vote on Thursday to decide whether Boris Johnson should be investigated for misleading the House of Commons.

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Boris Johnson repeats false jobs claim in parliament – despite previous admission it was untrue

PM claimed last month he accepted ‘chastisement’ by statistics watchdog

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022