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MPs demand WhatsApps and other Partygate evidence from No 10

Privileges committee to visit Downing Street in investigation into whether Boris Johnson misled parliament

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson ordered to hand over vast cache of evidence to lies probe - full list

The Privileges Committee is investigating whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament about Partygate - and will continue its probe into the Autumn despite the PM stepping down on September 5

Daily Mirror

UK owes apology for 'grave wrong' of forced adoptions: inquiry

London (AFP) - Britain should formally apologise to unmarried mothers who were forced to give up their babies for adoption, according to an official report Friday that gave harrowing detail of the anguish suffered by the women.

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Government should apologise to unmarried mothers ‘railroaded’ into adoptions

An estimated 185,000 children were taken away from unmarried mothers and adopted between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales.

The Independent UK

Lanarkshire comedian returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with new show

Coatbridge's Ayesha Hazarika is set to make a return to the iconic festival with her State of the Nation show.

Daily Record

Partygate probe into Boris Johnson is not 'kangaroo court', Liz Truss says

LIZ Truss has rejected suggestions from Boris Johnson’s allies that an inquiry into whether he lied to Parliament over partygate risks becoming a…

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson allies moan 'lies' inquiry dominated by Tories will be a 'kangaroo court'

No10 sources have already started getting their excuses out about the Privileges Committee probe into whether Boris Johnson lied over Partygate - despite four of the seven members being Tory MPs

Daily Mirror

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Liz Truss rejects ‘kangaroo court’ claims over investigation into Boris Johnson

The Foreign Secretary said she trusts the Privileges Committee to investigate the Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

No 10 staff told they can give evidence anonymously to Johnson ‘lies’ inquiry

The Privileges Committee has unanimously backed Labour grandee Harriet Harman to chair the investigation.

The Independent UK

Latest partygate probe fires up with call for proof Boris Johnson lied to parliament

EVIDENCE of Boris Johnson’s lockdown breaches and proof he lied to parliament about partygate is being sought by MPs investigating the scandal.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson Partygate 'lies' investigation begins - and it's led by Harriet Harman

The Privileges Committee has now met for the first time to discuss its investigation into whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament - and it will be led by the veteran Labour MP

Daily Mirror

Harriet Harman claims female Labour MPs are ‘more subversive’ than their Tory counterparts

The veteran MP said it was embarrassing the party has never had a woman at its helm

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner return questionnaires to Durham police

Labour leader and deputy have promised to resign if found to have breached Covid rules by eating curry and drinking beer at event

The Guardian - UK

Tory minister calls for Harriet Harman to stand down as chair of Partygate inquiry

Michael Ellis questioned suitability of Labour MP over tweets about Boris Johnson

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The Independent UK

Tory MPs say Harriet Harman should step down from No 10 parties inquiry

Privileges committee is examining whether Boris Johnson misled house over Partygate

The Independent UK

Harriet Harman to lead Partygate inquiry into whether Boris Johnson lied to parliament

Senior Labour MP set to chair crucial privileges committee probe

Daily Mirror

How Boris Johnson Partygate 'lies' investigation will work as PM faces wait until October

The Privileges Committee is investigating whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over Partygate after the Sue Gray report on Downing Street parties. Here's what you need to know

Daily Mirror

Everything we know about Carrie Johnson 'second party' claims in Downing Street flat

Boris Johnson has been urged to 'come clean' over claims about a second gathering in the flat he shares with his wife Carrie on the day of his 56th birthday

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The Independent UK

Privileges Committee chairman confirms when he will step aside to allow PM probe

The move by Chris Bryant follows the publication of the Sue Gray report on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer Beergate - what happens if Labour leader resigns? How contest could unfold

Keir Starmer's political future hangs in the balance after he said he would resign if police fine him over 'Beergate'. So what would actually happen if he did quit?

The Guardian - UK

Locking up pregnant women damages mothers and children – yet the UK does it

Some countries have laws against this inhumane practice, which just worsens existing trauma. Why don’t we, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The National (Scotland)

Tory minister backs MP over refusal to stand down for 'watching porn in Commons'

The Tory MP under investigation for allegedly watching pornography in the Commons chamber has been backed by the safeguarding minister over his…

The Independent UK

Minister backs Tory Neil Parish to carry on as MP during pornography inquiry

Safeguarding minister Rachel Maclean suggested the ‘appropriate measures will be put in place’ for his constituents in Tiverton and Honiton.

The Independent UK

Tory MP Neil Parish suggests he opened pornography in the Commons by mistake

The Tiverton and Honiton representative said he will continue his ‘duties’ as an MP while under investigation despite calls to resign.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s rife’: female MPs tell of climate of misogyny in Westminster

After two cases of misogynistic behaviour in a week, Harriet Harman says there will be ‘no hiding place’ for sexism in Commons

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