Dominic Cummings: PM’s former top aide to give evidence to No 10 parties probe Former Downing Street chief adviser has alleged PM intentionally misled MPs The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022
Even under the mask, Johnson looked like someone who knew the game was up As Sky’s Beth Rigby fired questions over No 10 event, all PM could do was insist no one had told him it was against the rules The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022
Westminster mood increasingly toxic as Tories mull next steps Analysis: Gossip increasingly focusing not on whether vote of no confidence in PM will happen but whether he will survive it The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022
Tory MPs openly discuss Johnson challenge as mood ‘turns dramatically’ MPs from across party confident of enough letters to trigger leadership contest after Sue Gray’s report The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson grilled by AC-12 over party allegations in spoof Line of Duty episode Led By Donkeys posted the viral clip featuring the prime minister on Twitter Manchester Evening News · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson insists he believed lockdown gathering was work event and ‘nobody told him’ it was party PM denies allegation by Dominic Cummings he lied to Parliament, as former adviser confirms he will give evidence to ‘Partygate’ probe Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2022
Nobody told me drinks event was against rules, says Boris Johnson as MPs plot downfall Exclusive: Poll finds more than half of Tory voters do not believe PM is telling truth as 20 more MPs reportedly set to lodge letters of no-confidence The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson apologises to Queen for Downing Street lockdown-breaching party Boris Johnson appeared distressed as he breathed heavily behind his mask and said he apologised to the Queen and country but insisted he didn't know the bash breached Covid rules Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022
It's the Red Wall town that turned blue for the first time ever - but would it vote for Boris Johnson now? It was one of the biggest shocks of 2019's General Election - but how do residents feel now Manchester Evening News · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson 'pleading' in grovelling party apology, body language expert claims Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted he hadn't lied to Parliament about the event in May 2020, which he has admitted attending for 25 minutes, and body language expert Judi James has had her say Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022
PM’s former top aide to give evidence to parties investigation Dominic Cummings has said that the PM intentionally misled MPs – which Boris Johnson denies. The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022
Four signs Boris Johnson is on the ropes after disastrous interview The PM looked drawn and tired as he faced a barrage of questions about fresh party revelations and whether he had misled Parliament Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022
Ghana blasts UK's 'Operation Dead Meat' plan to send over thousands of asylum seekers The nation's foreign office even appeared to troll Boris Johnson's bid to save himself with the phrase 'dead meat'. They urged everyone to ignore reports of discussions. Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022
Can Boris Johnson’s linguistic manoeuvring keep him in Downing Street? ‘Implicitly’ has cropped up time and again in discussions of PM’s alleged lockdown-flouting – what’s going on? The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022 Downing Street party investigator Sue Gray WILL interview Dominic Cummings over 'lie' claims The Whitehall enforcer is thought to believe that she must speak to Boris Johnson's former top aide - who says the PM lied to Parliament - in order for her inquiry to seem credible
Daily Record · Jan 18, 2022 Boris Johnson at 'end of the road' with excuses over covid lockdown parties Labour and the SNP said the Prime Minister should accept he had to go after he broke his silence and attempt to blame others for not telling him he was attending a party not a work event.
Daily Record · Jan 18, 2022 More politicians urge Prime Minister Boris Johnson to quit over garden party More of the area’s politicians have called for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign as he faces mounting pressure over a boozy garden party at his Downing Street residence whilst the rest of the nation was in lockdown. Last week we told how Scott
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022 Boris Johnson has turned Britain into a global laughing stock Letters: Readers respond to Jonathan Freedland’s article about the disastrous and far-reaching effects of the prime minister’s behaviour
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022 What has Boris Johnson said about alleged restriction-busting parties? Boris Johnson again apologised during a visit to the Finchley Memorial Hospital in north London on Tuesday.
Daily Record · Jan 18, 2022 Line of Duty's Martin Compston leads hilarious spoof cast interrogation of Boris Johnson Boris Johnson looked like he was actually in an episode of Line of Duty as he was put under the spotlight by Martin and his AC-12 colleagues Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar.
Nottingham Post · Jan 18, 2022 Line of Duty detectives 'interrogate' Boris Johnson in new viral video Boris Johnson is facing mounting pressure
Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022 Son said goodbye to dad on phone as he died of Covid while Downing Street 'partied' Dr Dean Burnet spoke his last words to his father Peter over the phone, as lockdown had meant he was unable to visit his dad during the two weeks or so that he was in hospital
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022 Stormont parties call on Boris Johnson to ditch ‘double jobbing’ plan The move that could ease DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s return to Stormont has been widely criticised by the other main parties in Belfast.
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022 Boris Johnson ‘interrogated by AC-12’ in Line of Duty parody Clips of Johnson were spliced with footage from the hit crime drama
Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022 Who is the deputy Prime Minister and would they take over if Boris Johnson steps down? The processes surrounding who takes over as Prime Minister if the serving leader steps down or can't complete their duties are long, although the role would rarely fall on the shoulders of the deputy PM