‘Wizard of Oz’: Tory MPs cheered by hopes of Lynton Crosby’s return Analysis: Boris Johnson’s latest moves ‘bore the hallmarks’ of the Australian campaign strategist The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022
First Thing: Moscow warns Ukraine may ‘destroy itself’ Russian diplomat claims Ukraine’s violation of Minsk pact could end in the ‘worst way’. Plus, Mattel takes over Hollywood The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022
Carrie and Boris Johnson could be questioned by police as PM's four parties probed Both the Prime Minister and his wife now face scrutiny after Sue Gray's report revealed police are looking at four Downing Street parties Mr Johnson attended - and a 'gathering in the Downing Street flat' Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2022
No 10 responds to pressure and says people will be told if PM fined by police over parties – as it happened Downing Street had earlier refused to commit to disclosing the names of those who might be fined over lockdown parties The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022
Tuesday briefing: ‘I get it and I will fix it’ Bruised PM promises to reform … Boris Johnson to meet Ukrainian president amid crisis … and life on the road for a lorry driver The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2022
Omicron sub-variant detected in 57 countries, says WHO – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2022
Boris Johnson promises change in No 10 as police investigate alleged party in his flat Mr Johnson said he was ‘sorry for the things we simply didn’t get right and also sorry for the way this matter has been handled’ Wales Online · Jan 31, 2022
Gray finds ‘failure of leadership’ at No 10 as police investigate 300 photos Angry Tories confront Boris Johnson as report finds many of 16 lockdown events ‘difficult to justify’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022
Ruth Davidson fights back tears as she accuses Boris Johnson of 'degrading' politics In an emotional interview with Channel 4 News, the former Scottish Conservatives leader admitted she was upset by the findings from Sue Gray and Boris Johnson's reaction to them. Daily Record · Jan 31, 2022
Met police given over 300 photographs from Sue Gray inquiry Scotland Yard also obtains more than 500 pages of documents as part of investigation into Downing Street parties The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022
Gray report criticises No 10’s ‘excessive’ alcohol culture The ‘wine fridge’ installed in an office suggests governing the country is thirsty work for Boris Johnson’s team The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022
12 bombshells in Sue Gray report that damn Boris Johnson as police handed 300 photos Sue Gray's report on Downing Street parties runs to only nine pages - and much of the information is hidden in a safe. But despite what Boris Johnson may tell you, it’s still damning for the Prime Minister Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2022
Johnson promises change in No 10 in wake of Gray report as police investigate alleged party in his flat Boris Johnson said he was ‘sorry for the things we simply didn’t get right and also sorry for the way this matter has been handled’. The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022
Are Tory MPs willing to be taken for fools by Boris Johnson? The party’s dysfunctionality comes from the top – and those waiting for the right moment to unseat the PM risk being dragged into the mire, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2022 Cornered Boris Johnson accuses Labour frontbench of using drugs in bizarre attack The Prime Minister was asked in the Commons this evening if there was a culture of 'excessive drug-taking', to which he replied: 'Any drug-taking would be excessive perhaps he should direct that question to the Labour frontbench'
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022 Questions still to be answered after release of Sue Gray report Analysis: who was responsible for the failures of judgment, and is the ‘work event’ excuse considered plausible?
Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2022 All 12 Downing Street and Whitehall parties being investigated by Met Police Senior civil servant Sue Gray found 'failures of leadership and judgement' over the Downing Street lockdown parties, including a bash allegedly held in Boris Johnson's own flat
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022 PM to shake up No 10 after Gray shows 12 events under police investigation Boris Johnson issued an apology to MPs as he fights to stay in office after the senior civil servant published a damning interim update.
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2022 Sue Gray report: the key points and what they mean for Boris Johnson Sue Gray’s much awaited report into lockdown parties in Downing Street was finally released on Monday - in a heavily redacted form.
Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2022 Sue Gray report: Police to probe 'Abba party' in No 10 flat after Cummings resignation No 10 aides allegedly 'drank their socks off' to the sound of Abba's classic 'The Winner Takes It All' as they celebrated on the night Dominic Cummings resigned
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022 Police probe Johnson birthday event and gathering in Downing Street flat The police are investigating at least 12 events held in No 10 and Whitehall during England’s coronavirus lockdowns.
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2022 Boris Johnson to publish updated Sue Gray report after police investigation A gathering in the flat the PM shares with wife Carrie is among 12 being probed by police
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022 Police investigating party in Boris and Carrie Johnson’s flat PM draws anger from own MPs in Commons after report reveals Sue Gray examined 16 gatherings, with 12 being looked at by police
Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2022 Sue Gray report blasts 'failures of leadership and judgement' in Downing Street The civil servant savaged Downing Street parties that 'should not have been allowed' and revealed police are investigating 12 out of 16 - including a gathering in the No10 flat. But her 'update' was shorn of the most damaging claims - and No10 refused to promise a second report later…
Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2022 Dominic Cummings is the gift who keeps giving There are two takes on politics. One, espoused by the late Tony Benn, is that it’s the issues that matter. And then there are the rest of us who think that the issues are of course terribly important but it’s the personalities that count. And for us, Dominic Cummings is…