Boris Johnson jets to Israel to ‘express solidarity’ after Hamas attacks Boris Johnson will meet relatives of hostages being held by Hamas during the unannounced visit The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2023
In Boris Johnson’s Lord of the Flies fraternity, women were there to be talked over or banished It’s little wonder that No 10’s misogyny had fatal consequences for the female population The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023
Cummings vs MacNamara: the backstage clash at the heart of the UK’s Covid response Boris Johnson’s chief adviser and senior civil servant traded blows at the pandemic inquiry last week, describing horrifying levels of government chaos. The irony was how often their assessments agreed The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023
When Britain most needed a decent leader, we had a derelict at the helm The Covid inquiry testimony is an eviscerating indictment of Boris Johnson and a stain on the reputation of his enablers The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2023
Nadine Dorries claims secretive Tory cabal called ‘the movement’ brought down Boris Johnson Extract from new book say former PM was told: ‘If you don’t go, I’m going to take you down. I’ll finish you off’ The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023
‘Despicable’: Bereaved Covid families slam Johnson and Hancock over pandemic WhatsApp messages Bereaved daughter and sister says her family members deserved so much more The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023
James O’Brien, LBC’s mid-morning mouthpiece, on the problem with Farage, right-wing media and being a ‘heterosexual bruiser’ The notoriously opinionated radio host speaks to Louis Chilton about meeting Matthew Perry, the BBC’s ‘mess’ of an impartiality system, and why his new book tackles the 10 people who ‘broke Britain’ The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023
Dorries claims Tory cabal called the ‘movement’ brought down Johnson Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove were key figures in group that controlled the Conservatives, says ex-culture secretary The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023
Defiant Boris Johnson denies claims he was indecisive over lockdown as Covid gripped Britain Former PM also insists he gave ‘highest priority’ to human life after inquiry heard he believed virus was nature’s way of dealing with the elderly The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023
Boris Johnson says Covid ‘indecision’ was him debating lockdown impact In written evidence to Covid inquiry ex-PM admits being torn over first lockdown due to economic harm The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023
Boris Johnson will struggle to reverse narrative of ‘chaotic’ Covid reign Inquiry evidence stacks up against former PM in repeated references to him being out of control and indecisive The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023
The trolleying PM: a guide to the language of Boris Johnson’s No 10 Covid inquiry highlights foul-mouthed, macho culture in Downing Street as Britons died in their thousands The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023
During Covid, callous Tories knew this about old people: they’re very expensive This government has done precious little to prepare for an ageing population, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023
Nadine Dorries claims No10 fixer had ex-girlfriend’s rabbit ‘chopped into four' THE former MP and Boris Johnson loyalist Nadine Dorries has claimed a Downing Street fixer chopped up his ex-girlfriend’s pet rabbit and nailed it… The National (Scotland) · Nov 3, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023 Furious about the petty macho point-scoring of the Covid-era government? May I suggest this shouty Belgian feminist video Helen MacNamara’s quietly devastating evidence to the Covid inquiry reminded me how desperately we need more women channelling their anger into politics, says Emma Beddington
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023 I feared scientific advisers were being used by the government – the Covid inquiry shows they were I told Chris Whitty at the time that scientists were providing cover for weak leaders taking harmful decisions, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023 Nadine Dorries claims Government trying to block her book on Johnson’s downfall The former culture secretary has accused the Government of trying to block the November 9 release.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023 Digested week: BST, Becks, Big Ange, Boris – and my new book! The clocks going back increases the sense of dread and despair – though Spurs have put me in dreamland for a while
Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2023 Nadine Dorries accuses Government of 'desperate' bid to block publication of her book The former culture secretary has reportedly refused to hand over a transcript
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023 Macho posturing costs lives: another lesson from the Covid inquiry Even Helen MacNamara, one of the most powerful women in Whitehall, was brushed aside when she raised concerns, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023 What we learned about Matt Hancock from the Covid inquiry Former health secretary was seen as an overconfident ‘liar’ during the pandemic, according to former colleagues
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023 Covid inquiry turns to the professionals for a masterclass in time-wasting Former NHS England boss Simon Stevens turns out to be just the warmup act for the main event, Christopher Wormald
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023 The Guardian view on the Covid-19 inquiry: a week that has probed deep Editorial: The absence of national planning for the pandemic and Boris Johnson’s shameful leadership are in the spotlight
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023 We may be old, Boris Johnson, but don’t dare call us expendable Letters: Michael Rosen, Jane M Card, Colin Montgomery, Prof Pete Dorey and two others respond to the news of Boris Johnson’s attitude to the spread of Covid
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023 This pantomime in Paddington is no way to right the wrongs of the Covid pandemic The search for blame rather than truth at the inquiry is fuelling a theatre of humiliation, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins