The Observer view on Britain’s growing cost of living crisis While the Tories feud over Boris Johnson, the country edges deeper into an economic mire that will cause hardship for thousands The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2022
The country, economy and Parliament are a mess - and in the middle of it all spoiled brat Boris Will this be the end of Boris? In any sane, decent world, it would be, writes John Niven. Daily Record · Feb 6, 2022
Carrie Johnson 'tells pals Boris Johnson should quit' - but PM vows to cling on The Prime Minister could face a vote of confidence in the next week after dozens of Tories turned on him - but he has reportedly said it'll take a division of tanks to turf him out of Downing Street Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2022
Tory MP ‘so p****d’ he couldn’t remember phone call with Boris Johnson, wife says Johnny Mercer had spent afternoon watching FA Cup and Six Nations contests, according to his partner The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022
Questions over how new No 10 chief of staff will tackle three jobs at once MP Steve Barclay will continue his ministerial role in the Cabinet Office and also become the PM’s chief of staff The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022
Boris Johnson pays tribute to Queen’s ‘inspirational sense of duty’ The Prime Minister said he looked forward to celebrations in the summer for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022
'Charles and Camilla are the nation’s protectors and beacons for the country' The Queen officially ascended the throne 70 years ago after the death of her father and now she is marking Prince Charles and Camilla as the 'nation's protectors'. Boris Johnson is hailed as jester rather than hero. Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022
PM’s new spin doctor suggested Johnson’s integrity was ‘hard to judge’ Guto Harri made the comments last week in an interview on a BBC podcast. The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
Who is Guto Harri, Boris Johnson's new director of communications? Boris Johnson has announced that Welsh broadcaster Guto Harri is the new director of communications Wales Online · Feb 5, 2022
'Deluge' of families facing homelessness amid Boris Johnson's Levelling Up plan Charity chiefs are warning more than 220,000 households have slipped into homelessness since the Covid pandemic began and warn Boris Johnson's Levelling Up plan will not slow the tide Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022
'Tens of thousands' spent on Partygate inquiry as Boris Johnson scrambles to cling on Up to £100,000 more could be being splashed on the Met’s investigation into lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street, as police officers sift through hundreds of photographs, CCTV images and other evidence. Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022
Boris Johnson’s new aides are greeted with bafflement Steve Barclay, the chief of staff, has a cabinet post while Guto Harri, director of communications, has called his boss ‘hugely divisive’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022
Tory rebels fear ‘accidental’ no-confidence vote could keep Boris Johnson in power for a year Backbenchers panic over possibility PM would win vote if held before Partygate investigation concludes The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
Woman arrested at Sarah Everard vigil slams Boris Johnson amid partygate scandal Patsy Stevenson was pinned down to the floor by police and fined £200 after she breached lockdown rules in 2021 to honour the tragic murder of Sarah Everard in Clapham, south London Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022
Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022 Labour demands Tory Party pay back donations from Russians and end corruption at home Labour orders PM Boris Johnson to break the Conservative Party links with Russia and stop dirty cash filtering through UK as Putin threatens invasion of Ukraine
Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022 Boris Johnson sends defiant 'bring it on' message to Tory rebels trying to topple him The desperate PM has calculated that an early vote is now the only way to save his premiership
Manchester Evening News · Feb 5, 2022 Angela Rayner labels new Number 10 appointment a 'farce' as she hits out at Boris Johnson The Ashton MP has described the move as 'frantically rearranging deckchairs'
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022 Who is Guto Harri, the new communications chief in Downing Street? Guto Harri has been made the Prime Minister’s new director of communications.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022 ‘Partygate’: Johnson’s removal is now inevitable, warns loyalist More MPs set to submit resignation demands as No 10 rejigs team
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022 What do we know about Boris Johnson’s new chief of staff Steve Barclay? The Leave supporter was catapulted to the Cabinet front rank as Brexit Secretary in November 2018.
Manchester Evening News · Feb 5, 2022 'I can't stop watching this!' Nadine Dorries ‘car crash’ BBC interview on Boris Johnson’s Partygate “I’m really confused. Is that a difficult question? I’m just asking if you’ve spoken to the Prime Minister, in the last 24 hours”
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022 Far right celebrates after Johnson repeats ‘Savile slur’ in parliament The prime minister was widely criticised for repeating the slur that is widespread online – but extremists were delighted
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022 PM promises improvements at No 10 with new faces in senior roles Boris Johnson said the changes would improve the Downing Street operation.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022 UK and France agree Nato must ‘unite against Russian aggression’ Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron discuss worrying development of Ukraine crisis in phone call on Saturday
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022 Boris Johnson’s flagship London dock scheme on brink of collapse Questions being asked over project as 35-acre site stands empty