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Woman slams PM saying only time she was able to hug mum during lockdown was 'in coffin'

Lynne Hughes is furious at the Tories shameful partying after her beloved mother Doreen, 91, died without her family around her as she labelled 'smirking' Boris Johnson "disgraceful"

Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2022

We don’t need Sue Gray’s report to tell us that Britain is run by a liar

The Met police delay of the partygate report will only deepen the public feeling that those in authority cannot be trusted, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022

Met under fire over intervention on partygate inquiry over ‘finable offences’

Legal experts, Tory MPs and opposition politicians criticised Scotland Yard for throwing the Sue Gray report into disarray.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

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Boris Johnson ‘fully committed’ to national insurance rise

No 10 denies PM is ‘wobbling’ on issue of manifesto-breaking increase in NI contributions due in April

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022

Labour by-election candidate and nurse hits out at Government’s partygate ‘lies’

Birmingham Erdington candidate Paulette Hamilton said she was giving Covid jabs while “Mr Johnson was having parties”.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Daughter of man, 91, who took own life on day of PM birthday party 'sick to her stomach'

Dad Robert Owens, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, committed suicide on the same day as Boris Johnson's birthday bash after struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2022

Nicola Sturgeon warns Sue Gray inquiry is 'murkier by the minute' after Met police intervention

The First Minister has warned the situation may lead to public suspicion that "the process of inquiry is aiding Johnson at the expense of public accountability".

Glasgow Live · Jan 28, 2022

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Met Police under fire over intervention on partygate inquiry

Tory MPs and legal experts have criticised Scotland Yard for calling for only ‘minimal reference’ to events subject to its investigation.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Kabul animal airlift: Foreign Office official sorry for misleading MPs

Senior official Sir Philip Barton apologises to foreign affairs committee for denial of correspondence with Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022

Met officer who died of Covid would be ‘horrified’ by handling of party probe

Fran Hall, a spokeswoman for the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Campaign Group, said she had been left ‘furious’ by the Metropolitan Police.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Top Foreign Office official apologises for misleading MPs on Afghan animal evacuation

Boris Johnson has been accused of lying over whether he authorised the airlift of cats and dogs from Afghanistan - but he branded claims 'total rhubarb'

Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2022

Digested week: peaceful pre-Gray limbo shattered by ‘happy birthday’

Loyal Tory apologists told us Boris Johnson was ‘ambushed with cake’ and hadn’t robbed a bank

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022

Corruption experts warn Boris Johnson’s government is worst since WWII

Researchers say failure of integrity at No 10 could have serious long-term consequences for UK

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Kate Garraway forced to shut down tense interview with 'racist' comedian

Good Morning Britain viewers were left saying the same thing after Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard were forced to intervene during a heated debate between Leo Kearse and Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 28, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Lord Frost says ‘no way back’ for Boris Johnson if he misled parliament

‘Future of government needs to be settled in next few days’, says ex-Brexit minister

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Labour ready to fight general election against any Tory leader, says Starmer

It comes as Boris Johnson continues to be engulfed in the partygate scandal.

Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2022

When is the Sue Gray report due? What happens now after Met Police bombshell

The release date of the Sue Gray report on Downing Street parties has been thrown into chaos after the Met Police asked for key details to be cut - and it could do a big favour to Boris Johnson

Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2022

Theresa May 'angry' over Downing Street parties and warns 'nobody above the law'

The Tory former PM said 'full accountability must follow' if lockdown rules were broken at events in No 10 and Whitehall

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The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Government ‘fully committed’ to National Insurance increase, says No 10

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly been ‘wobbling’ over the idea of raising the tax in April to pay for extra health funding.

Daily Record · Jan 28, 2022

Boris Johnson tax hike on National Insurance will go ahead Downing St confirms

Backbench Tory MPs are demanding the planned rises in National Insurance are delayed as the price of their continued loyalty to the Prime Minister.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Keir Starmer: Government is ‘paralysed by partygate and criminal investigation’

The Labour leader said he wants the Sue Gray report published as soon as possible with ‘no redactions, no edits, no bits left out’.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Minister who said PM was ‘ambushed with cake’ now says there was no cake

Conor Burns said his defence of Boris Johnson was ‘not part of a strategy’.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

No 10 insists tax rise going ahead, despite minister admitting ‘everybody’ opposes it

Fears in Whitehall that Boris Johnson is wobbling over 2.5 per cent levy on workers and companies

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2022

Kate Garraway forced to shut down GMB debate after comedian says women in burkas ‘do look like letterboxes’

Kate Garraway was forced to cut short a debate on Good Morning Britain after a comedian repeated Boris Johnson’s comment that women in burkas “look like letterboxes”.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Top Foreign Office civil servant apologises for misleading MPs over Nowzad emails

Sir Philip Barton said he had given ‘inadvertently inaccurate answers’.

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