Neil Basu’s bid for crime agency top job ends after alleged No 10 intervention Government has now effectively deterred senior Met officer from two of highest roles in law enforcement The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022
Who’s who in the partygate scandal? 10 key power players shamed in Sue Gray’s report From ‘party marty’ to the most senior civil servant in the country, Katie Strick lists the major characters at the centre of the scandal Evening Standard · May 26, 2022
Met chief attempts to justify why police overlooked illegal Downing Street party THE Metropolitan Police have attempted to justify why officers overlooked parties in Downing Street during lockdown which were later found to have… The National (Scotland) · May 26, 2022
Refugees scared to visit GP or look for flats as Tories made UK a hostile nation Sally Daghlian OBE, Praxis CEO, says her charity for migrants and refugees sees the 'human cost' of the hostile environment created by the Conservative Party every single day Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022
MP questions whether Boris Johnson's top aide saw Sue Gray report in advance Labour MP Angela Eagle told MPs of mounting speculation which suggested Steve Barclay had read the Sue Gray report before it was officially published. Ms Eagle laid out plans to table a question to find out if he 'successfully edited' the report. Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022
International media asks if Partygate will ‘be enough’ to make the British public angry? The parties were a ‘deliberate attempt to flout and manipulate rules’, says the Sydney Morning Herald The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
UK govt, reeling from ‘partygate’, announces financial aid package The British government unveiled a multibillion-pound package Thursday to ease a severe cost-of-living squeeze, announcing the plan a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to “move on” from a months-long scandal over parties in government buildings during COVID-19 lockdowns. France 24 · May 26, 2022
Sue Gray report: five unanswered questions about No 10 parties Outstanding issues include event in Downing Street flat and Boris Johnson’s seeming lack of awareness The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022
Three Tory MPs call for Boris Johnson to step down after Gray report David Simmonds and John Baron added their names to a growing list of dissatisfied Tory MPs. The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
Energy bills to be slashed as Boris Johnson looks to move on from partygate Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce new measures a day after Sue Gray’s damning report Evening Standard · May 26, 2022
Thursday briefing: Gray’s report confirms Boris Johnson’s agenda - his own survival In today’s newsletter: When limiting the harm of the Partygate scandal is the government’s number one priority, what does that mean for how the country is run? The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2022
How The Mirror broke Partygate scandal which could still sink PM Boris Johnson On December 1, 2021, we published our splash with the headline 'Boris party broke Covid rules' and the subhead 'No 10 hosted boozy bash while millions endured strict lockdown' Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022
Boris Johnson urged to quit by some Tory MPs over ‘damning’ Sue Gray report Former minister Tobias Ellwood and backbencher Julian Sturdy described partygate as a ‘distraction’ during a challenging time for the country Evening Standard · May 25, 2022
Tories announce major Islamophobia rules shake-up - on day of Sue Gray report The updated rules have been confirmed one year after an independent report into Islamophobia ruled that an anti-Muslim sentiment "remains a problem" within the Conservative party. Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022
Manchester Evening News · May 25, 2022 While Boris Johnson and his staff partied at Christmas our hospitals suffered - we saw it for ourselves By the time I visited at the end of January, staff at Royal Oldham could barely walk such was the exhaustion.
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022 ‘I feel like a fool’: Britons who grieved and died alone as No 10 partied Sue Gray report hard to accept for those who were unable to be with loved ones during times of crisis
The Conversation · May 25, 2022 'Wine time Friday' and invites for 200: five of the most interesting findings from Sue Gray's partygate report After months of delay and speculation, civil servant Sue Gray has published her report into Downing Street parties. It does not make for comfortable reading. Although it could have been much, much worse for the prime minister, overall the report states that senior leadership must “bear responsibility” for the numerous…
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 Who has been named in Sue Gray’s report? A total of 16 individuals – from former civil servants to serving members of the Cabinet – have been named in the investigation.
The National (Scotland) · May 25, 2022 Douglas Ross: Boris Johnson should stand down ... when Ukraine war is over SCOTTISH Tory leader Douglas Ross has finally addressed whether Boris Johnson should resign over the Downing Street parties scandal after the Sue…
Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022 'Boris Johnson partied while people died and nurses' faces bore red scars of their PPE' Ros Wynne Jones says what happened at Downing Street – vomiting, partying till 4am, utter arrogance and hubris – is only a metaphor for what Johnson and the other Buller Boys have done to Britain
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 Boris Johnson defies calls to quit despite ‘bitter and painful’ Gray report The Prime Minister defied fresh demands quit over the partygate scandal.
Wales Online · May 25, 2022 Boris Johnson's statement to the House of Commons in full on partygate Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was 'humbled' by the investigation
Wales Online · May 25, 2022 Sue Gray report: What happens next to Boris Johnson? The Prime Minister is unlikely to resign, but he could be forced out of Number 10
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 ‘Humbled’ Johnson condemned over culture which led to lockdown-busting parties Sue Gray’s official report into the partygate scandal said the ‘senior leadership’ in No 10 must take responsibility.
Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022 What a party really is explained as damning Sue Gray report on No10 is published Sue Gray's 37-page report into the Downing Street Partygate saga has been published - but what exactly constitutes a party, and how is it different from a meeting?