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The Latest Breaking News from Cabinet Office

‘Tedious’ Boris on the back foot as more Chequers diary details revealed

A Cabinet Office source says the Conservative Party has ‘had its fill’ of Johnson now

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson calls diary checks for evidence of Covid breach ‘nonsensical’

Former prime minister says Cabinet Office gave entries to the Met police without checking their contents

The Guardian - UK

Who was at Chequers? Boris camp in panic mode over claims he hosted friends and family

Ex-PM ‘furious’ and ‘in despair’ over new scrutiny on events at his grace-and-favour country house during pandemic, friends say

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson: Covid rule-breaking claims a load of nonsense

The former prime minister said entries in his official diary handed over to police ‘merely record events in my day’

Evening Standard

Partygate: Nadine Dorries suggests Boris Johnson Chequers records might have wrong names and dates – as it happened

Former culture secretary says prime ministerial diaries ‘are frequently wrong’

The Guardian - UK

Who was at Chequers? Boris camp in panic mode over claims he hosted friends and family

Ex-PM ‘furious’ and ‘in despair’ over new scrutiny on events at his grace-and-favour country house during pandemic, friends say

The Independent UK

Scottish Covid Bereaved group calls for Boris Johnson WhatsApps to be released

The Cabinet Office has been threatened with legal action after attempting to resist a request from the official UK Covid-19 Inquiry to see specific materials.

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UK row deepens over Covid breach claims against Boris Johnson

London (AFP) - The head of a far-reaching UK inquiry into the government's handling of the Covid pandemic is threatening legal action to obtain former prime minister Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages and diaries, according to correspondence released Wednesday.

AFP

Cabinet Office 'faces criminal sanctions' in row over Boris Johnson's WhatsApps

THE UK Cabinet Office faces “criminal sanctions” unless it discloses thousands of unredacted documents including WhatsApps from former prime…

The National (Scotland)

Covid inquiry threatened legal action over Boris Johnson WhatsApps

Cabinet Office warned of potential criminal punishments over refusal to provide former PM’s unredacted notes and diaries

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson allies plot no-confidence letters in Sunak over Partygate police report

Boris Johnson is facing a fresh police investigation after the Cabinet Office handed over evidence to cops regarding events at Downing Street and his Chequers country retreat during the pandemic

Daily Mirror

New Boris Johnson claims set to delay Partygate verdict as ex-PM ‘considers suing Cabinet Office’

Former PM accuses officials of ‘bizarre’ behaviour – but Partygate inquiry MPs will consider new evidence

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson reported to police over new ‘potential lockdown breaches’

The Metropolitan Police said it was ‘currently assessing’ details it had received relating to incidents between June 2020 and May 2021.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson referred to police over new claims he broke lockdown rules

Material has reportedly been passed to the police by the Cabinet Office

Manchester Evening News

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The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson referred to police over fresh claims he broke Covid rules

BORIS Johnson has been referred to police by the Cabinet Office over fresh allegations that he flouted coronavirus restrictions during the pandemic…

Reuters

Boris Johnson referred to police over possible new COVID rule breaches

Britain's Boris Johnson has been referred to police over further potential breaches of lockdown rules during the COVID-19 pandemic, a charge the former prime minister's office portrayed as "yet another politically motivated stitch up".

The Independent UK

Sunak still considering potential investigation into Braverman claims

Downing Street on Tuesday said that the Prime Minister was still ‘looking at all the requisite information’.

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman news – latest: Home Secretary in fresh code breach claims after speeding row

The home secretary is already facing accusations that she broke the ministerial code after she asked staff to help her dodge a speeding fine

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The Independent UK

Sunak urged to launch Braverman probe as officials ‘contacted ethics team about speeding emails’

PM said to be considering emails sent to Cabinet Office’s ethics team about home secretary’s request for help

The Guardian - UK

Top Home Office mandarin knew of Braverman’s alleged speeding request

Permanent secretary told about alleged request in autumn, say sources, as home secretary fails to calm Tory nerves in Commons

The Independent UK

Ministerial churn and priority shifts hit staff morale – senior civil servant

Cabinet Office permanent secretary Alex Chisholm highlighted the pressures caused by the ‘rate of change’ in Whitehall departments.

The Independent UK

Damage to UK image caused by Covid support fraud ‘a blip’ – civil servant

The Cabinet Office permanent secretary said he expects the UK’s international reputation to improve after research found a drop in confidence.

The Independent UK

Tory MP claims civil servant used work email to ‘troll’ him

Elliot Colburn made the claim in the House of Commons

The Independent UK

Rayner: Dowden proves being ginger no barrier to becoming Deputy Prime Minister

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner joked she hopes to follow Mr Dowden’s example and hold the position in the future.

The Week

Shades of Gray: what does appointment say about Starmer?

The row over senior civil servant and Partygate investigator Sue Gray’s appointment as chief of staff for the Labour Party has further intensified, with allies insisting that she is facing “a political witch hunt” over an inquiry into her departure from Whitehall.

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