Johnson v Cummings: two slippery men in a test of honesty Analysis: while Cummings clearly wants to bring down PM, it does not necessarily mean he is making things up The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson: nobody warned me No 10 party was against the rules Prime minister refuses to rule out resigning should he be censured by Sue Gray’s inquiry into rule-breaking The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022
Who is Martin Reynolds, the man behind the Downing Street lockdown party and has been called the most powerful person in No 10? He was previously an ambassador to Libya Wales Online · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson gives update on Downing Street parties after Dominic Cummings' lying claim Mr Johnson is facing calls to resign over the partygate affair, including from six Tory MPs Nottingham Post · Jan 18, 2022
Johnson denies lying about parties to Parliament after Cummings’ claim The Prime Minister insisted that ‘nobody told me that what we were doing was against the rules’. The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson insists he believed gathering at No 10 would be a work event Dominic Cummings said he is willing to “swear under oath” that Mr Johnson had lied Wales Online · Jan 18, 2022
Government wins appeal over contract for firm linked to Dominic Cummings Court overturns ruling that £550,000 deal given to polling company Public First was unlawful The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson would resign if he knowingly misled Parliament, says No 10 The statement comes as Chancellor Rishi Sunak refused to give his full backing to the PM Wales Online · Jan 18, 2022
What has Dominic Cummings said about No 10 parties? PM’s former adviser has published new claims about lockdown events in Downing Street but it is unclear what impact they will have The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson will resign if he misled Parliament - but only if he did it 'knowingly' The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said he “abides by” the Ministerial Code, but left a massive get-out clause for him to refuse to quit over Downing Street parties Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022
Former Tory leader ‘appalled’ at Boris Johnson’s failure to tackle drinking at No 10 Scandal would not have happened under Thatcher, Major or Cameron, says William Hague The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022
What has Dominic Cummings said in his latest blog about Boris Johnson? Former chief advisor Dominic Cummings has spoken out against Boris Johnson in a new blog post, where he insisted that he warned the prime minister “to grip this madhouse.” indy100 · Jan 18, 2022
Boris Johnson may have to go if he lied to Commons, suggests Dominic Raab Boris Johnson may have to resign if he is found to have lied to Parliament over the “partygate” scandal, a minister has suggested. Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2022
Appeal court overturns ‘unlawful’ ruling over Covid contract for Cummings friends No proof of bias in award of £550,000 contract for research on public health slogans The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022
indy100 · Jan 18, 2022 Dominic Raab twice unable to answer whether a prime minister should resign for lying The deputy prime minister twice skirted around the question during the morning media rounds over whether or not a prime minister should resign if they’ve been found to be lying to parliament.
Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2022 Government wins court challenge over Public First contract for Covid messaging The Government has won a bid to overturn a High Court finding that its award of a contract to a company with ties to Dominic Cummings was unlawful.
Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022 Court rules Government didn't break law over Covid contract for Cummings' friends The Government has won its Court of Appeal bid to overturn an earlier High Court ruling that the decision to award a contract to market research firm Public First was unlawful
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022 Government wins legal challenge over contract given to Cummings’ friends The Court of Appeal overturned the previous ruling.
Wales Online · Jan 18, 2022 Deputy PM admits Boris Johnson would 'normally' have to go if he lied to Parliament intentionally Dominic Raab rubbished claims made by former chief adviser Dominic Cummings
Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022 Richard Madeley leaves Dominic Raab red-faced with Dominic Cummings quip on GMB Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley put Justice Secretary Dominic Raab on the spot, over Dominic Cummings' latest claims about Prime Minister Boris Johnson
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022 Downing Street party: Who is Martin Reynolds and what did he do? The prime minister’s principal private secretary emailed colleagues inviting them to a socially-distanced drinks event ‘to make the most of the lovely weather’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022 Lying to parliament a resigning matter, says Raab, amid claims PM misled MPs Justice secretary says allegations that Boris Johnson lied about No 10 lockdown party are ‘nonsense’
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022 Timeline of alleged gatherings across government during Covid restrictions Boris Johnson facing intense scrutiny over latest reports of No 10 parties during lockdown
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022 Johnson denies he was warned No 10 event in May 2020 was against rules and says he did not lie to parliament – as it happened PM says ‘nobody told me that what we were doing was against the rules’ and says he did not tell lie in Commons
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022 Johnson would ‘normally’ be expected to resign if he lied to Commons, says Raab Boris Johnson is under fresh pressure about allegations of rule-breaking parties in No 10 after a new claim from Dominic Cummings.