The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Removing Boris Johnson is like 'clearing the drains' says Dominic Cummings in new assault

The Brexit adviser turned sworn enemy has dismissed the Prime Minister as drain blockage in an expletive-laden interview about the Tory leader.

Daily Record · Jan 30, 2022

Government ‘committed to cutting taxes’ despite National Insurance hike

Liz Truss said ‘taxes are never popular’, but significant amounts of money spent dealing with the pandemic ‘does need to be paid back’.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2022

MI5 must investigate ‘security risk’ Boris Johnson after Partygate leaks, David Blunkett says

Call comes after allegation that prime minister left top-secret documents lying around when visitors came to his flat

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2022

SNP say Boris Johnson 'getting away with it' if Sue Gray report is not published in full

Westminster leader Ian Blackford said MPs in the Commons must use their powers to make sure the partygate report is published in full amid reports that a pared down version will be delivered to Downing Street.

Daily Record · Jan 30, 2022

National Insurance to rise from April, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak confirm

The PM is under pressure from some Conservative MPs to scrap or at least delay the national insurance increase

Nottingham Post · Jan 30, 2022

Tax rise will go ahead this year, says Prime Minister

The controversial rise in National Insurance contributions comes into effect in April

Wales Online · Jan 30, 2022

Tories despair after Gray delay prolongs their leadership crisis

Police intervention buys time for Boris Johnson but fails to end tension and speculation

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022

Note to Boris Johnson’s sad apologists: stop treating the public as if they are fools

Voters aren’t sick and tired of hearing about lockdown-busting parties. They are sick and tired of the desperate excuses made in the prime minister’s name

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022

‘Impossible’ for Covid inquiry to start on time as Boris Johnson delays preparations, experts warn

Exclusive: Probe promised for ‘spring 2022’, but crucial consultation on scope yet to begin – prompting ex-civil service head to demand answers

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2022

Boris Johnson’s mounting trouble is treasure for satirists

Bad news for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been good news for political cartoonists and mockery-loving meme-makers

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2022