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Boris Johnson faces threat of legal action over blackmail claims

PM’s Partygate woes deepen as photograph of drinks event emerges

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

No 10 staff ‘partied to 1am’ on eve of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral

Takeaway pizzas were ordered in during the seven-hour drinking session, according to The Daily Telegraph

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

MP blackmail claims add to UK’s poor reputation overseas, says top lawyer

Philippe Sands QC says there is parallel between alleged intimidation of MPs and ‘threatening behaviour’ overseas

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022

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Downing Street party before Philip funeral 'ran to 1am with guests using Wilf's slide'

Boris Johnson apologised to the Queen this week over the events, which he said he 'deeply and bitterly' regretted

Daily Mirror · Jan 21, 2022

Q&A: Boris Johnson's scrapped bridge or tunnel between Northern Ireland and Scotland

The scale of spending on the feasibility study itself has emerged, prompting further criticism of the ill-fated project

Belfast Live · Jan 21, 2022

Cartooning for Peace: The end of the 'party' for UK's Boris Johnson?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of organising several Downing Street parties while the UK was in full Covid-19 lockdown. Calls for Johnson’s resignation are growing, even among fellow members of his Conservative party.

France 24 · Jan 21, 2022

Boris Johnson’s history is catching up with him, says Welsh first minister

Mark Drakeford highlights that prime minister has been sacked from two previous jobs for lying

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022

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Boris Johnson warned alleged threats to withhold constituency cash from MPs may be unlawful

The Good Law Project has sent a pre-action letter to the Government over allegations of 'blackmail' against rebel Tories

Daily Mirror · Jan 21, 2022

Talking Point: Are you concerned about returning to your commute?

The news that some would have dreaded came this week when Prime Minister Boris Johnson removed the guidance to work from home if you can from his government’s response to the Covid pandemic, and the more recent Omicron wave specifically. While many won’t be returning to the office until next…

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2022

Analysis-First rebellion against Johnson was doomed; the next may not be

A rebellion against Prime Minister Boris Johnson by some of his Conservative Party's newest members of parliament (MPs) quickly collapsed this week - but might just be a foretaste of the trouble ahead.

Reuters · Jan 21, 2022

This scandal reveals a Conservative party corrupted by Boris Johnson – and by Brexit

Today’s Tories are trampling on the values they once claimed to cherish, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022

Worried voters plan to keep face masks on after Covid rules are eased next week

People living in England's coronavirus 'hotspots' have spoken against Boris Johnson's decision to ease coronavirus restrictions, saying they are worried due to high infection rates

Daily Mirror · Jan 21, 2022

Will Boris Johnson resign? Eight questions on the prime minister’s future answered

As the PM’s future hangs in the balance, John Rentoul answers key questions from readers

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

Covid daily figures: Cases fall below 100,000 as 288 more deaths announced

A further 95,787 Covid cases have been reported in the latest daily figures along with 288 deaths.

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2022

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Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2022

From: Civil servant | To: Boris Johnson | Subject: Is this garden party a good idea?

Is today a quiet news day, or is it merely the first time in roughly three weeks where there’s been no new revelation about a lockdown party, or a political defection, or an accusation of blackmail, or an apology to the Queen?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022

Boris Johnson tells schools in England to end mask-wearing policy

PM removes requirement for face masks to be worn in schools despite headteachers’ concerns

The Conversation · Jan 21, 2022

Can low carbon jobs really level up post-industrial towns? We went to Bolsover to find out

In 2019 Boris Johnson demolished the so-called “red wall” of northern England as scores of Midlands and northern towns voted Conservative for the first time in decades. Bolsover was a key brick in that red wall with the ex-miner and longest-serving Labour MP Dennis Skinner losing his seat after 49…

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022

It’s the Tory Hunger Games all over again – only this time with pork pies

For the never-did-me-any-harm generation of senior MPs, the protests of the younger generation are hard to stomach, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Chronicle Live · Jan 21, 2022

229 coronavirus incidents reported to Northumbria Police on the day Boris Johnson went to boozy garden party

Boris Johnson confirmed he was present at the event for '25 minutes' to 'thank groups of staff'

Wales Online · Jan 21, 2022

Teen who cares for disabled mum in council flat set for new life at Eton after £80,000 scholarship

The internationally-renown school has had some of the most famous people in the world as past pupils including Princes’ William and Harry and Prime Minister Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022

The fightback starts now! Here’s how the BBC can survive the Tory assault

Its flagship shows are looking shaky, its branding is blurred and its payroll is bloated. But as Nadine Dorries and Boris Johnson close in on the BBC, there are ways the Corporation can emerge from this crisis stronger and freer

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

No 10 resisting investigation into ‘blackmailing’ of Tory critics of PM

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said the allegations should be investigated.

Daily Mirror · Jan 21, 2022

Voters blast Tory blackmail claims - 'Messing with kids futures is 'sickening'

Bury South MP Christian Wakeford dramatically quit the Tories to join Labour this week and claimed party enforcers had previously threatened him with losing cash for his constituency. Here's what voters think

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

Sue Gray report: When will she publish findings of Downing Street party probe?

Investigation by senior civil servant to set out the facts of what happened at Downing Street lockdown gatherings, at some of which staff drunk alcohol, ate food and listened to music

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

Boris Johnson: Teachers must abandon masks as face-to-face education ‘vital’

Teachers’ leaders have condemned ‘unnecessary’ intervention by Nadhim Zahawi on masks.

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