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Boris Johnson accused of abusing ministerial code so rule-breakers can avoid sack

Former member of government’s ethics watchdog urges Conservative MPs to challenge PM’s revisions

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022

Tory MP tells Boris Johnson to have vote of confidence to ‘end speculation’ – as it happened

Latest updates: Nickie Aiken, whose Westminster council was lost to Labour in local elections, says Partygate has damaged party and government

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022

Tory minister dismisses calls for probe into 'Carrie Johnson flat gathering'

Labour is demanding inquiries into leaked messages suggesting the Prime Minister's wife Carrie hosted several friends in the No11 flat on 19 June 2020 - hours after the surprise birthday bash which led to a fine for Boris Johnson

Daily Mirror · May 30, 2022

UK tech regulator to get new powers in bid to boost competition, minister says

But it remains unclear when exactly the changes will come into force, as the DCMS says the necessary legislation will be introduced ‘in due course’.

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

Mail on Sunday editor summoned over ‘misogynistic’ Rayner article

The ‘mysogony’ storm over claims about Angela Rayner grew on Monday when House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle summoned the editor of The Mail on Sunday to discuss the article.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2022

Tories briefing sexist slurs against Angela Rayner could be 'disciplined'

Boris Johnson is understood to have sent a private message to Labour's Angela Rayner after condemning a newspaper report where unnamed Tories said she crosses and uncrosses her legs to distract him during PMQs

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2022

Women in politics face 'extreme misogyny' warns former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale

Kezia Dugdale spoke out after a Tory-supporting newspaper claimed Angela Rayner tried to distract Boris Johnson in the Commons by crossing and uncrossing her legs.

Daily Record · Apr 25, 2022

Tory whips ‘asking questions’ to find MP behind Angela Rayner claims

Speaker seeks meeting with Mail on Sunday editor as PM threatens to unleash ‘terrors of the earth’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022

‘Nothing surprising’ about PM and Dorries using identical tweets to condemn Rayner story, minister says

Minister adds he was ‘appalled by the sentiment being expressed’

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

MP who made Angela Rayner ‘Basic Instinct’ claims ‘will be disciplined’, says minister

The MP who briefed a “misogynistic” claim that Labour’s Angela Rayner tries to distract the Prime Minister in the Commons will be disciplined if caught, a Government minister said on Monday.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2022