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Carrie Johnson pays fine and apologises over PM’s birthday party in Cabinet Room

A spokesperson for Mrs Johnson said while ‘she believed that she was acting in accordance with the rules at the time’, she ‘apologises unreservedly’.

The Independent UK

Partygate timeline - all the Downing Street lockdown events being investigated

Here's a breakdown of all the parties being investigated as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are fined by the Met Police

Manchester Evening News

Carrie Johnson to be fined for breaking Covid lockdown rules

Mrs Johnson had in the past dismissed claims she had held parties in her Downing Street flat.

The Independent UK

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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

Downing Street parties timeline as Johnson and Sunak to be fined

Scotland Yard has now made at least 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices – up from 20 at the end of March.

The Independent UK

Former UK government ethics chief issues apology after lockdown party fine

Helen MacNamara apologises for ‘error of judgment’ after leak named her as one of 20 people fined by Met

The Guardian - UK

Cummings accuses PM of encouraging attacks on junior staff over No 10 parties

Former aide says Johnson seeking to protect himself and his wife Carrie

The Guardian - UK

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Fury at Boris Johnson's team for installing 'patronising happiness surveys' in No10

The terminals, most commonly seen just outside airport bathrooms, have reportedly been brought in to monitor morale in Downing Street - which is said to have reached “rock bottom.”

Daily Mirror

What has Boris Johnson said about the partygate allegations?

From repeated defences to a quote from The Lion King, here’s what the Prime Minister has had to say about the claims:

The Independent UK

Downing Street parties timeline as first fines issued

The Metropolitan Police said 20 fixed penalty notices will be referred to the ACRO Criminal Records Office.

The Independent UK

Downing Street parties timeline as fines expected to be issued soon

More than 100 questionnaires have been sent out to people at the reported gatherings, Scotland Yard said.

The Independent UK

Powerful commons committee urged to quiz Boris Johnson over Lebedev peerage

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has called on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs to investigate Boris Johnson handing a peerage to media mogul Evgeny Lebedev

Daily Mirror

Labour calls for Cabinet Office to release guidance on Evgeny Lebedev peerage

Angela Rayner says disclosure is crucial to understand why Boris Johnson allegedly intervened in decision

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘He takes a Dominic Cummings approach of razing things to the ground’

She’s lived and worked in Europe, he wants to abolish the EU. Can these strangers find common ground over dinner?

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Government work often done on WhatsApp during Covid, says top official

Statement comes as it emerges that series of messages lost from Boris Johnson’s phone in April 2021

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Cummings accuses Boris Johnson of lying in Lebedev row

Former aide says PM was told intelligence services had serious reservations about peerage plan

Daily Mirror

Dominic Cummings 'was in room' when Boris Johnson was warned off Lebedev peerage

Mr Johnson's former chief aide accused deputy PM Dominic Raab of inadvertently misleading MPs by branding the clams "nonsense" at PMQs

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock podcast: Five biggest revelations as ex health secretary opens up about pandemic, affair and resignation

Former health secretary resigned from ministerial role in June 2021 after CCTV images emerged of him kissing close aide during Covid restrictions

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The Independent UK

Timeline of parties being probed by police as PM is contacted by the Met

On Friday Boris Johnson received a questionnaire from police investigating allegations of lockdown-breaching parties in Downing Street.

Evening Standard

Guto Harri: New Downing Street comms chief lobbied for Huawei, Dominic Cummings claims

Boris Johnson’s bid to reset his Government was being destabilised on Tuesday after Dominic Cummings launched a Twitter offensive against new communications chief Guto Harri over his lobbying work for Chinese telecoms giant Huawei.

The Guardian - UK

A reboot at No 10? You might as well try to reboot the reactor at Chernobyl

Keir Starmer’s depressing encounter with a mob shows Boris Johnson’s new ‘grownups’ really have their work cut out, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Johnson allies insist ‘grownups’ in charge of new team at No 10

Prime minister may still face more letters of no confidence and revelations from Dominic Cummings

The Guardian - UK

Carrie Johnson: puppet master of Downing Street – or easy target?

Some argue Boris Johnson’s wife is pulling the strings at No 10 but others note that claims contain more than a whiff of sexism

Evening Standard

The get-Carrie campaign forgets that it’s Boris Johnson who’s in charge

Whenever I’m forced to watch Shakespeare I’ll always root for the woman no matter how loathsome she’s supposed to be. Lord help me, but I love an untamed shrew. So though I know this opinion to be wrong, I’m glad Carrie Johnson survived the week. It seems the Prime Minister…

The Independent UK

Martin Reynolds: ‘BYOB’ official at the heart of partygate row

As Boris Johnson’s principal private secretary Mr Reynolds played a key role advising the Prime Minister on a wide range of issues.

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