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Why is Marie Antoinette a symbol of female excess?

Comparisons to the French queen abound whenever a female figure is drawn into controversy, writes Madeleine Pelling

The Independent UK

‘Bring your own booze!’: what happened at No 10 on 20 May 2020?

Explainer: the British government reiterated Covid lockdown rules to the public – before staff headed to the garden

The Guardian - UK

Labour's Boris Johnson Partygate vote and what it means for the PM explained

A further investigation would drag the issue out yet further

Bristol Post

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Partygate: Timeline of government gatherings as more fines issued

All the events under scrunity since scandal began – as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak hit by fines

The Independent UK

BBC statement in full after broadcaster receives complaints over Boris Johnson joke on The One Show

The joke was made on The One Show by guest star Dan Stevens

Chronicle Live

BBC issues statement after receiving complaints over Dan Stevens' Boris Johnson joke on The One Show

The Downton Abbey actor stunned the presenters into silence with his savage swipe over the 'Partygate' scandal

Manchester Evening News

Marie Antoinette – extravagant French queen has long been a symbol of female excess

The hashtag #CarrieAntoinette, which compares prime minister Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie Johnson to the French queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), has been criticised as sexist. Commentators feel it relies on gender stereotypes and distracts from unfolding political events.

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Why pictures of Downing Street parties could be smoking gun

Analysis: Many believe it is only images that will ultimately prove whether Boris Johnson misled MPs over lockdown gatherings

The Guardian - UK

‘Insincere’: Covid-bereaved man, 80, rejects Boris Johnson Partygate apology

John Robinson, whose wife, Pat, died from coronavirus in first wave, says PM should quit over rule-breaking

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson says ‘sorry’ for partygate fine but Keir Starmer calls apology a ‘joke’

Former chief whip Mark Harper said Mr Johnson was not ‘worthy’ of leading the country on a tense day for the PM

Evening Standard

Overview: what has Boris Johnson said about Downing Street parties?

In the latest development in partygate, Boris Johnson has been told to resign by senior Conservative MP Mark Harper for breaking coronavirus laws.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson gives 'wholehearted apology' over 'partygate' fine, but insists he didn't know he was breaking Covid laws

'It did not occur to me then, or subsequently, that a gathering in the Cabinet room could amount to a breach of the rules'

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson boasted about ignoring parking fines: ‘What did I care?’

‘I let them pile in drifts’, Johnson wrote in unearthed passage – as minister compares Partygate fine to parking offence

The Independent UK

MPs to vote on whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over partygate

The Prime Minister has been fined by police despite giving assurances that Covid regulations were followed in No 10.

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Wales Online

MPs to vote on whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament

Prime Minister received a fixed penalty fine last week

Daily Mirror

All the bizarre excuses Boris Johnson's allies have come up with over Partygate fines

From the Prime Minister being "ambushed with a cake" to the birthday party not being like "a rave in Ibiza", Mr Johnson's backers have been desperately trying to downplay the scandal

Manchester Evening News

What time is Boris Johnson's partygate statement in Parliament today?

Sir Keir Starmer said he wants the PM to "apologise and then excuse himself"

The Independent UK

How much has Boris Johnson been fined over rule-breaking Downing Street parties?

PM refuses to resign but could face further fixed-penalty notices

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Evening Standard

London politics latest LIVE: Boris Johnson says ‘sorry’ to MPs over partygate fine as Keir Starmer brands apology a ‘joke’

Boris Johnson has offered a “wholehearted apology” in his first Commons appearance since being fined by police for breaking his own lockdown rules.

Wales Online

Boris Johnson covid-breach fine is comparable to a speeding ticket, cabinet minister suggests

Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer dismissed the comparison saying: 'I have never had anybody break down in front of me because they couldn’t drive at 35mph in a 30mph zone'

The Independent UK

PM Covid-breach fine comparable to speeding ticket, Cabinet minister suggests

The Northern Ireland Secretary also said Boris Johnson had not misled MPs when saying coronavirus rules were followed in No 10.

Daily Mirror

Tory MP likens Boris Johnson's Partygate fine to speeding in car crash GMB interview

Brandon Lewis, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has defended Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the fine he received for Partygate in a car-crash interview, leaving viewers fuming

The Guardian - UK

From prorogation to partygate: 1,000 days of Boris Johnson as PM

The UK prime minister leaves a trail of scandals, U-turns and law-breaking as he reaches his milestone

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson faces grilling from MPs after receiving partygate fine

The PM will set out a ‘business usual’ agenda at the House of Commons after Easter break

The Guardian - UK

Report of Boris Johnson pouring drinks ‘implies he started lockdown party’

Downing Street gathering in November 2020 became leaving party only after PM arrived, Sunday Times reports

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