Under-fire Boris Johnson names new staff to 'improve how Number 10 operates' Prime Minister rounds off turbulent week with new appointments Manchester Evening News · Feb 5, 2022
Boris Johnson's new comms chief slammed PM over ill-judged remarks and affairs Guto Harri, who Boris Johnson tonight appointed as his spin doctor, has said: "Unfortunately he is now dragging us into a place where we think that we can joke about suicide vests and that we can be sexually incontinent." Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022
Boris Johnson: Ex-Brexit minister made new No 10 chief of staff as PM reveals more changes Cabinet Office minister Steve Barclay handed new role in bid to reset premiership The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
Boris Johnson announces changes to senior roles following resignations The PM lost five aides in the space of 24 hours on Thursday and Friday. The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
Boris Johnson appoints new chief of staff and spin doctor after 5 aides resign The Prime Minister has hired one of his MPs to be his chief of staff, and a TV journalist who was suspended from GB News for taking the knee on air as his director of communications Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022
'It could be curtains for Boris if he continues with the lies' How was this creature ever our Prime Minister? We will ask this in the same way someone might ponder “Why did I ever marry that Satanist? Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022
Care system is failing vulnerable Dozens of people with learning disabilities are stuck in hospitals. Daily Record · Feb 5, 2022
France's Macron, in call with UK's PM, says dialogue needed on Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Ukraine crisis by phone with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and underlined the need "to maintain dialogue to de-escalate (the situation)," the French presidency said on Saturday. Reuters · Feb 5, 2022
Nadine Dorries rides the airwaves to back PM amid ‘partygate’ row Culture secretary leaps to defence of Boris Johnson in series of bizarre, sometimes awkward interviews The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022
Cabinet squabbles as Boris Johnson ‘told to sack Rishi Sunak’ Ministers snipe about chancellor being ‘on manoeuvres’ for leadership The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
Cabinet infighting fears as Sunak and Javid provoke backlash over Boris remarks Both failed to back the Prime Minister for his apparent personal attack on Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer earlier this week. Wales Online · Feb 5, 2022
7 Tory factions that put Boris Johnson in danger as MPs plot to topple him The MPs calling for Boris Johnson to quit are not from one faction - they're a chaotic assortment of moderates and grandees, hardliners and 2019-ers. But if they all come together at the same time, it'll spell disaster for the Prime Minister Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022
Paddy Power take aim at Boris Johnson with banner at Dublin Racing Festival The Irish bookmaker has housed a major sign on an entire balcony housing VIP guests at the Leopardstown Meeting. Irish Mirror · Feb 5, 2022
Nadine Dorries claims those against Boris Johnson are Remainers Nadine Dorries insisted 97% of Tory MPs were supportive of the Prime Minister. Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022 Full list of Tory MPs who have urged Boris Johnson to stand down Nick Gibb and Aaron Bell bring total number of Conservatives publicly calling for PM to quit to 15
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022 Brian Cox issues stern message for ‘compulsive liar’ Boris Johnson in character as Succession’s Logan Roy ‘I think you really need psychiatric help,’ he said
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022 Looks like ‘beginning of the end’ for Boris Johnson, says ex-minister Tory MPs ‘wrestling with conscience’ this weekend, says Stephen Hammond
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022 Dorries claims vast majority of Tories behind Johnson Culture secretary dismisses resignation calls over ‘partygate’ after another Tory says PM should go
Wales Online · Feb 5, 2022 All the Conservatives so far who have called on Boris Johnson to resign A confidence vote will be triggered if Sir Graham receives letters from 54 MPs
Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022 Nadine Dorries bristles in TV car-crash and blames Boris Johnson's untruths on researchers The Culture Secretary appeared affronted when asked when she last spoke to Boris Johnson, whom she'd been sent on TV to defend
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022 Full list of Tory MPs who have called on Boris Johnson to resign Fifteen have made their feelings known publicly.
Edinburgh Live · Feb 5, 2022 Sources claim police have picture of Boris Johnson holding beer can at lockdown bash Sources claim that the Metropolitan Police have a picture of the prime minister holding a can of Estrella beer as he toasts it towards the camera during a lockdown breaching birthday bash.
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022 Cabinet minister mixes up two Tory MPs in defence of Boris Johnson Nadine Dorries confused two Conservative backbenchers who share a surname.
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022 PM ‘does tell the truth’ and those against him are Remainers, says Dorries Nadine Dorries insisted 97% of Tory MPs were supportive of the Prime Minister.
Daily Record · Feb 5, 2022 Nadine Dorries grilled in awkward interview over Boris Johnson 'Partygate' scandal The Culture Secretary was tasked with defending Johnson this morning after the Prime Minister was reportedly pictured holding a can of beer during an alleged rule-busting party for his birthday in June 2020.