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Boris Johnson quits as an MP with immediate effect over Partygate probe

Boris Johnson has announced he will resign as an MP with immediate effect.

Chronicle Live · Jun 9, 2023

Boris Johnson's resignation statement in FULL as he lashes out over Partygate humiliation

The disgraced former PM said he was 'bewildered and appalled that I'm being forced out’ as he announced he would quit as the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip immediately

Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2023

Boris Johnson’s resignation statement in full

The prime minister has quit over a privileges committee investigation into his conduct

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

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All the MPs standing down at the next general election as Dominic Raab says he will quit

Matt Hancock is to stand down as he looks to “influence the public debate” outside Parliament

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Starmer: ‘Nonsense’ to question Sue Gray’s independence during partygate probe

The Opposition leader also hit out at reports suggesting Boris Johnson had referred to the ex-mandarin as a ‘psycho’.

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Sue Gray has ‘incredible integrity’, says Starmer amid partygate probe reports

The Labour leader says he is confident no rules were broken over Ms Gray’s decision to accept the job as his chief of staff.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

If we want men to be better parents... sorry, but we need to be nicer to dads

Society still struggles with the concept of fathers being anything more than babysitters. Oliver Keens wonders if this might be creating a self-fulfilling prophecy

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

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Thursday briefing: The key takeaways from Boris Johnson’s Partygate grilling

In today’s newsletter: Johnson sat through three hours of questioning over whether he recklessly misled MPs over pandemic parties. Amid the bluster and the blowups, telling details emerged

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2023

Boris Johnson suffers double Commons humiliation over Partygate and Brexit

Leaving drinks for No 10 staff ‘essential’ during lockdown, former PM tells committee

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Impervious to advice or rules, Johnson held up the shield of stupidity

The Convict ignored his well-paid legal team to mount a defence blind to logic

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023

Boris Johnson facing formal reprimand for misleading parliament

MPs investigating Partygate scandal have denounced former PM’s ‘flimsy’ explanations before committee

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023

Partygate: The exchanges in Boris Johnson's trial that expose the man he is

Partygate: Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson denies lying to Parliament but his evidence revealed a lot about his character

Wales Online · Mar 22, 2023

Johnson accused of relying on ‘flimsy’ assurances in combative inquiry hearing

The former prime minister was questioned by members of the Privileges Committee who could recommend his suspension.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Boris Johnson and the Privileges Committee: Key moments

For around three hours, the former prime minister clashed with his interrogators in a packed committee room in Portcullis House.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2023

Inside Boris Johnson's tetchy Partygate grilling - as Tory defenders turn on committee

Boris Johnson was interrogated for more than three hours over his Partygate claims to the Commons - but not all of it was captured on the TV cameras. Here's what it was like to be in the room for the ex-PM's Privileges Committee evidence

The National (Scotland) · Mar 22, 2023

Boris Johnson called out for 'absurd' excuses at partygate hearing

BORIS Johnson has said that, as prime minister during the second Covid lockdown, he would have told organisations that it was up to them if they…

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Johnson insists partygate events were ‘essential’ at heated inquiry hearing

The former prime minister’s political future could be determined by his evidence.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Who is Sir Bernard Jenkin and who else is on the Privileges Committee?

Sir Bernard Jenkin has been in Parliament since 1992

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Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2023

Tetchy Boris Johnson accused of 'deflection mechanism' in icy exchange with Tory MP

Mr Johnson is fighting for his political future as the Commons Privileges Committee probes whether he misled Parliament - which could see him suspended

Wales Online · Mar 22, 2023

Boris Johnson says 'hand on heart I did not lie' as he is quizzed over partygate

The former Prime Minister is facing a committee which will determine whether he intentionally misled the House of Commons

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Hand on heart, I did not lie to the House, says Johnson

Boris Johnson was being questioned by MPs on the cross-party Privileges Commitee.

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2023

What is the Privileges Committee? Report stating Boris Johnson misled parliament is approved

Many Tories abstain on vote to back findings of privileges committee

Manchester Evening News · Mar 22, 2023

Boris Johnson faces TV grilling by MPs over 'partygate' accusations

The Privileges Committee has been charged with undertaking a parliamentary investigation into whether Mr Johnson lied to MPs

Wales Online · Mar 22, 2023

What you need to know as Boris Johnson faces MP for grilling over Partygate

Mr Johnson has always protested his innocence, rejecting any suggestion that he “knowingly or recklessly misled Parliament”.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Boris Johnson: Here’s what you need to know ahead of the Privileges Committee

The former Prime Minister will defend himself against claims that he lied to Parliament over the partygate scandal.

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The Latest Breaking News from Harriet Harman

Boris Johnson quits as an MP with immediate effect over Partygate probe

Boris Johnson's resignation statement in FULL as he lashes out over Partygate humiliation

Boris Johnson’s resignation statement in full

All the MPs standing down at the next general election as Dominic Raab says he will quit

Starmer: ‘Nonsense’ to question Sue Gray’s independence during partygate probe

Sue Gray has ‘incredible integrity’, says Starmer amid partygate probe reports

​​If we want men to be better parents... sorry, but we need to be nicer to dads

Thursday briefing: The key takeaways from Boris Johnson’s Partygate grilling

Boris Johnson suffers double Commons humiliation over Partygate and Brexit

Impervious to advice or rules, Johnson held up the shield of stupidity

Boris Johnson facing formal reprimand for misleading parliament

Partygate: The exchanges in Boris Johnson's trial that expose the man he is

Johnson accused of relying on ‘flimsy’ assurances in combative inquiry hearing

Boris Johnson and the Privileges Committee: Key moments

Inside Boris Johnson's tetchy Partygate grilling - as Tory defenders turn on committee

Boris Johnson called out for 'absurd' excuses at partygate hearing

Johnson insists partygate events were ‘essential’ at heated inquiry hearing

Who is Sir Bernard Jenkin and who else is on the Privileges Committee?

Tetchy Boris Johnson accused of 'deflection mechanism' in icy exchange with Tory MP

Boris Johnson says 'hand on heart I did not lie' as he is quizzed over partygate

Hand on heart, I did not lie to the House, says Johnson

What is the Privileges Committee? Report stating Boris Johnson misled parliament is approved

Boris Johnson faces TV grilling by MPs over 'partygate' accusations

What you need to know as Boris Johnson faces MP for grilling over Partygate

Boris Johnson: Here’s what you need to know ahead of the Privileges Committee

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