No amount of ‘reboots’ or reshuffles can hide the truth: Johnson is finished The parallels with Margaret Thatcher’s 1990 downfall are clear to see, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2022
Met police to look again at Downing Street Christmas quiz as photo emerges of Boris Johnson and bubbly Scotland Yard has said it is reviewing its assessment that a Downing Street Christmas Quiz did not meet the threshold for criminal investigation after an image emerged showing Boris Johnson near an open bottle of bubbly during a Christmas quiz. Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2022
UK Covid cases plummet 26% week-on-week as one in 19 people in England catch bug Figures released by the Department for Health this afternoon show another 68,214 coronavirus cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours, while the death toll has risen by 276 Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2022
Boris Johnson pictured next to open bottle of bubbly at No 10 Partygate Xmas quiz A picture appears to show the prime minister, Boris Johnson, helping to host a Christmas quiz for staff in No. 10 Downing Street with an open bottle of champagne on the desk. Edinburgh Live · Feb 9, 2022
Guto Harri: Does Boris Johnson’s new communications chief risk becoming the new Scaramucci? Commentators say the Welsh ex-BBC journalist has a habit of making himself the story - so how long will he last as the PM’s spin doctor? Katie Strick asks those who know him Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2022
Photo of Boris Johnson at Christmas Quiz emerging at PMQs shows PM isn’t in control of narrative Prime Minister’s efforts to focus on the reset of his government and Covid self-isolation ending were derailed by a fresh ‘partygate’ revelation Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2022
Pupils shouldn’t be criticising Boris Johnson in class, says education secretary Nadhim Zahawi says students shouldn’t be nailing ‘their colours to the political mast’ in lessons after row over letter-writing exercise The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022
What will happen after Covid rules are scrapped in England? What changes will mean for isolation and travel, and why Boris Johnson may be lifting restrictions early The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2022
Conservative Party's Christmas quiz team name choices slammed as 'massive joke' Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces fresh backlash today after another picture emerged from the 'virtual' Christmas quiz in 2020 - and people aren't happy about the team names either Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2022
Working with covid - No 10 tells what's expected if you test positive after self-isolation ends Boris Johnson has said the current self-isolation rules could end within weeks as we move to living with the virus Wales Online · Feb 9, 2022
UK’s Johnson plans to end COVID-19 isolation rules this month U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he plans to end the legal requirement for people in England to self-isolate if they test positive for COVID-19 this month. Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022
Covid self-isolation rules could end this month, says Boris Johnson Boris Johnson made the announcement in the Commons with clarification later given by Downing Street that there will be guidance for businesses on how they manage employees who test positive. Birmingham Post · Feb 9, 2022
Boris Johnson under more pressure after new picture of party with open bottle of bubbly at No 10 Xmas quiz emerges The image shows the Prime Minister flanked by three members of staff, one wearing tinsel and another a Santa hat, at the event on December 15, 2020, and was published in the Mirror on Wednesday morning. Irish Mirror · Feb 9, 2022
Boris Johnson's ethics chief investigating new Commons leader Mark Spencer over Islamophobia row The former Chief Whip confirmed Lord Geidt is now involved in a probe into claims made by Tory MP Nusrat Ghani that she was sacked because of her "Muslimness" Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2022
Daily Record · Feb 9, 2022 Boris Johnson ridicules SNP plan to fight covid by cutting bottom of classroom doors The Prime Minister managed to turn fire on the derided SNP plans when confronted about the rising cost of living in the Commons.
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022 Boris Johnson to visit Poland as more UK troops go on standby for eastern Europe In trip to Moscow, Liz Truss will urge Russian foreign secretary to end aggressive stance on border
Wales Online · Feb 9, 2022 Boris Johnson makes Sue Gray report pledge after Tory MP calls for 'straight answer' Forest of Dean MP Mark Harper said: "It’s important because it’s about those who make the law obeying the law"
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022 Boris Johnson Christmas quiz: How Tory ministers defended ‘gathering with no alcohol’ before photo of booze emerged Ministers’ earlier denials left in tatters
The Conversation · Feb 9, 2022 Boris Johnson exposes the weakness at the heart of a 'good chaps' rule of government It can be easy to get swept up in the drama surrounding Boris Johnson. He, after all, appears to encourage it. But the current instability plaguing the British government raises more important questions than what will happen to one man. As the administration lurches from one crisis to the next…
Bristol Post · Feb 9, 2022 When will Covid rules be lifted? Boris Johnson makes bombshell restrictions announcement Self-isolation will become a thing of the past, if Johnson's plan comes off
Reuters · Feb 9, 2022 UK PM Johnson speeds up plan to end COVID self-isolation rule People in England with COVID-19 will from late February no longer be legally required to self-isolate to stem the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday, proposing to speed up existing plans to live with the virus.
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022 UK's Johnson signals early end to COVID isolation rules British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suggested that laws requiring people in England with COVID-19 to self-isolate will be lifted within weeks, bringing an end to all domestic coronavirus restrictions
Wales Online · Feb 9, 2022 Boris Johnson in new Partygate pressure as picture emerges of him, tinsel and open bottle of bubbly The new picture shows the Prime Minister at the event in December 2020 while the country was in lockdown
Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2022 PMQS: Boris Johnson urged to ‘recant and resign’ over Keir Starmer Jimmy Savile jibe Boris Johnson has faced fresh calls to reconsider his claim that the party’s leader Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute notorious child sex offender Jimmy Savile.
Daily Record · Feb 9, 2022 Boris Johnson announces end to covid restrictions in England by end of February The Prime Minister made a dramatic Commons announcement to distract from his political troubles and despite a warning from Scotland's top covid adviser that the country 'is not close' to being out of the pandemic.