Johnson: Putin cannot be allowed to ‘rewrite the rules’ over Ukraine Boris Johnson told the Cabinet the UK was doing ‘everything possible’ to support the Ukrainian people. The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson breaks silence claiming 'nobody told me' Downing Street party broke rules The PM maintained his defence that the Downing Street BYOB bash in May 2020 was a 'work event' Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson insists he believed gathering at No 10 would be a work event Dominic Cummings said he is willing to “swear under oath” that Mr Johnson had lied Wales Online · Jan 18, 2022
Jeremy Hunt's ambitions to lead Tories not 'completely vanished' as Boris Johnson faces calls to resign The Foreign Secretary insisted in an interview "it would take a lot to persuade me to put my hat into the ring". Daily Record · Jan 18, 2022
Rishi Sunak ends interview abruptly when repeatedly asked about partygate ‘Of course’, says chancellor when asked if he believes Boris Johnson’s explanation The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson to resign if he 'knowingly' he misled Parliament The Prime Minister 'abides by' the Ministerial Code, which expects any minister who 'knowingly misleads Parliament' to offer their resignation Liverpool Echo · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson would resign if he knowingly misled Parliament, says No 10 The statement comes as Chancellor Rishi Sunak refused to give his full backing to the PM Wales Online · Jan 18, 2022
Rishi Sunak abruptly ends interview after grilling over whether Boris Johnson lied An ally of the Chancellor said he had answered more questions than the agreed three in a clip where he insisted he believed the PM - but warned that those who lied to Parliament were expected to resign Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson claims Tories 'are changing country for the better' amid backlash over lockdown parties The Prime Minister has been facing calls to resign over the party scandal Chronicle Live · Jan 18, 2022
Jeremy Hunt: my Tory leadership ambition has not ‘vanished’ – as Boris Johnson battles for survival Jeremy Hunt has said his ambition to lead the Tory party had not “completely vanished” - raising the prospect that he could bid to be prime minister if Boris Johnson is forced to resign over the Partygate scandal. Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2022
Rishi Sunak abruptly ends TV interview as questions mount over Boris Johnson's future The normally smooth chancellor cut short his first tv interview since fresh 'partygate' allegations emerged with an insistence that he believed and supported the Prime Minister. Daily Record · Jan 18, 2022
Big-Dog Bozza lets underlings take the fall — who’d have thought? So, what I want to know is, is “Big Dog” a long-standing nickname, or is this its inaugural outing? I refer to Operation Save Big Dog, aka the planned sacrifice of Downing Street officials implicated in “partygate” in the name of saving their boss, Boris Johnson, who is — oh… Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson agrees that ministers who ‘knowingly’ mislead Commons should quit, says No 10 Prime minister abides by ministerial code ban on deliberately misleading Commons, says spokesperson The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022
Jeremy Hunt says his ambition for Tory leadership has not ‘completely vanished’ Ex-minister’s remarks come as Boris Johnson faces possible challenge over party allegations The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022 Boris Johnson will resign if he misled Parliament - but only if he did it 'knowingly' The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said he “abides by” the Ministerial Code, but left a massive get-out clause for him to refuse to quit over Downing Street parties
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022 Former Tory leader ‘appalled’ at Boris Johnson’s failure to tackle drinking at No 10 Scandal would not have happened under Thatcher, Major or Cameron, says William Hague
indy100 · Jan 18, 2022 What has Dominic Cummings said in his latest blog about Boris Johnson? Former chief advisor Dominic Cummings has spoken out against Boris Johnson in a new blog post, where he insisted that he warned the prime minister “to grip this madhouse.”
Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2022 Evening Standard Comment: If Cummings is right, and Boris Johnson misled Parliament, the PM is in mortal danger It is difficult to entertain a seminar in lockdown caution from the man who drove to Barnard Castle in April 2020 in order to check his own eyesight. Or indeed swallow wholesale the musings of a former adviser with the sharpest of axes to grind.
Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2022 Boris Johnson may have to go if he lied to Commons, suggests Dominic Raab Boris Johnson may have to resign if he is found to have lied to Parliament over the “partygate” scandal, a minister has suggested.
indy100 · Jan 18, 2022 Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ scandal gets an explicit Cassetteboy RATM remix As the political storm of partygate continues to cast a scandalous shadow over Boris Johnson and Downing Street, Cassetteboy has taken a savage dig at the prime minister’s situation with their remix version of Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name.”
indy100 · Jan 18, 2022 Dominic Raab twice unable to answer whether a prime minister should resign for lying The deputy prime minister twice skirted around the question during the morning media rounds over whether or not a prime minister should resign if they’ve been found to be lying to parliament.
Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022 Cushy Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak won't suffer energy bills rise due to state support The Prime Minister and the Chancellor only have to pay a "benefit in kind" levy to cover heating and electricity at their rent-free official residences in Downing Street
Daily Record · Jan 18, 2022 MSPs urged to back motion calling for Boris Johnson to resign over lockdown parties The Scottish Lib Dems have filed a motion at Holyrood about the allegations of gatherings that broke covid rules while the country faced widespread restrictions in 2020 and 2021.
Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022 Boris Johnson rocked by 14 defeats to his 'autocratic' protests crackdown Peers stayed up past midnight mauling new powers in the Police, Crime, Courts and Sentencing Bill that would have banned protests that were too noisy and jailed people who lock themselves to gates for six months
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022 Will the UK go into another lockdown in January? New Covid variant is highly transmissible and remains serious cause for concern this winter