Nadine Dorries admits ‘regicide runs in Tory veins’ – but suggests 97% of MPs still behind Boris Johnson Small group of plotters see ‘last opportunity to reverse Brexit’, claims culture secretary The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
Dorries reluctant to say if she has spoken to PM during awkward BBC interview BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt said he was ‘really confused’, asking Nadine Dorries if his question was a ‘difficult’ one. The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
Covid news: UK reports 259 deaths; Turkish president tests positive – as it happened New Zealand and Russia both report record number of daily coronavirus cases The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022
Dorries mixes up MPs, supports PM on Savile slur and says Partygate is 'Remainer plot' The Culture Secretary has defended the Prime Minister in an interview on Saturday morning Wales Online · Feb 5, 2022
‘Why are you asking me that?’ Nadine Dorries won’t say how much she talks to Boris Johnson in bizarre interview ‘What’s your next question?’ says culture secretary The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
‘We had two people over – then the police turned up’: how do Covid rule-breakers feel about partygate? From the DJ fined £12,000 to the host of a small new year’s gathering – the people who did get busted for breaking lockdown restrictions tell their stories The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2022
Christian Wakeford has been subjected to 'personal attacks' since defection “Boris Johnson isn’t suitable to be a leader, let alone a Prime Minister” Wales Online · Feb 5, 2022
Christian Wakeford reveals he does not regret quitting the Tories The former Conservative MP said Boris Johnson’s reaction to partygate had proved he was right to defect to Labour. The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
Boris Johnson makes changes to No 10 team after five top aides resign in week of turmoil The prime minister said the shake-up would “improve how No 10 operates” Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2022
Boris Johnson news – live: PM unveils new No 10 team after exodus of top staff, as he is told to ‘sack Sunak’ Follow live updates as ‘erratic’ PM attempts to stave off a mutiny by Tory MPs The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
Call for Boris Johnson to retract ‘false’ claim that MoD tested new fake-fur bearskins Government-approved lab test findings directly contradicted PM’s assertion that fabric was not up to scratch, company chief warns The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
Boris Johnson under pressure to sack 'openly manoeuvring' Rishi Sunak over Savile rebuke Boris Johnson is being advised to sack Rishi Sunak for distancing himself from the Prime Minister over his attack on Sir Keir Starmer for not prosecuting Jimmy Savile Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2022
Police ‘handed photo of Boris Johnson drinking beer at lockdown birthday party’ The PM was reportedly pictured raising a can of Estrella at the event – when rules banned social mixing indoors The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
Picture reportedly shows Boris Johnson holding can of beer at lockdown birthday party Rishi Sunak is also understood to have attended the event as he turned up for a Covid meeting Chronicle Live · Feb 5, 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022 Prime Minister expected to praise Queen’s ‘tireless service’ Elizabeth II came to the throne 70 years ago this Sunday.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022 Police have photo of Boris Johnson with beer at lockdown party, say reports Photograph understood to be among those submitted by Met to Sue Gray inquiry into breaches of Covid rules
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022 Another Tory MP says ‘we need to change the Prime Minister’ to restore trust Former minister Nick Gibb said his constituents were ‘furious about the double standards’.
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022 Ex-minister Nick Gibb calls for Boris Johnson to resign and submits no-confidence letter ‘To restore trust, we need to change the prime minister,’ says Tory MP
Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2022 Ex minister calls for change in PM as he 'submits letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson' Former schools minister Nick Gibb has become the latest Tory MP to submit a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson, saying the Prime Minister needs to be replaced to 'restore trust' amid the ongoing 'partygate' scandal
Daily Record · Feb 4, 2022 Picture of Boris Johnson holding beer can at lockdown birthday bash handed to police The image shows the PM stood next to Chancellor Rishi Sunak in the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street.
Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2022 Bombshell picture shows Boris Johnson holding can of beer at lockdown birthday party Sources said that pictures taken by the official No10 photographer have been handed over to Scotland Yard for their investigation into the Downing Street parties - including one of the PM with a can of beer
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022 Johnson struggles to rally team as pressure on him builds up Sajid Javid has joined Rishi Sunak in rejecting slur on Keir Starmer as two more MPs call for PM to go
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022 Isolated Boris Johnson offers MPs say on policy in bid to stave off coup as more Tories join rebellion No 10 denies insider accounts of an increasingly ‘unpredictable and erratic’ prime minister
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022 Boris Johnson’s ministers watch and wonder as MPs sense the ‘end of days’ Analysis: The PM needs to replace his lost team quickly as some in the cabinet start to pull away
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022 Carrie Johnson: puppet master of Downing Street – or easy target? Some argue Boris Johnson’s wife is pulling the strings at No 10 but others note that claims contain more than a whiff of sexism