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‘Hindsight is a wonderful thing’: Johnson’s key arguments to MPs

Here are some of the key arguments the former prime minister made ahead of the committee session on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson faces Partygate 'lies' showdown as he fights for political life - explained

The shameless ex-Prime Minister will be hauled before the Commons Privileges Committee on Wednesday for up to four hours of questioning over his whether he misled Parliament about lockdown boozing in No10

Daily Mirror

Keep scientists in the research room and out of politics

The simple messaging favoured by media advisers doesn’t chime with a discipline that is messy and incomplete

The Guardian - UK

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Matt Hancock aide criticised Dominic Cummings in expletive-laden tirade

Latest set of leaked WhatsApp messages reveal animosity towards Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser

The Guardian - UK

Facemasks introduced in English schools to ‘avoid argument’ with Nicola Sturgeon, leaked files suggest

Face masks were introduced in schools for the first time after Boris Johnson was told it was “not worth an argument” with Nicola Sturgeon over the issue, leaked files suggest.

Evening Standard

Johnson ‘joked he was at the most unsocially distanced party in UK’ during Covid - OLD

Boris Johnson allegedly made the comment at a wine-fuelled party in No 10 while prime minister.

The Independent UK

Bombshell claims Boris Johnson boasted No10 party was 'most unsocially distanced in UK'

'Everyone was laughing' as the ex-Prime Minister made the joke at a Friday night leaving bash during a national lockdown, a source said. He later claimed all rules were followed

Daily Mirror

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Mirror's starring role in TV drama featuring Dominic Cummings Covid lockdown breach

The final episode of Sky Atlantic's This England, a drama about the Covid pandemic, focuses on the turmoil caused by the Mirror's front page revelations relating to Dominic Cummings

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson’s ex-communications chief Lee Cain calls Rishi Sunak a ‘Covid revisionist’

The Tory PM hopeful sparked controversy after claiming it was a ‘mistake’ to empower scientists during the Covid pandemic

Evening Standard

Liz Truss says government went ‘too far’ by closing schools during Covid lockdown

Tory leadership hopeful says she questioned government’s ‘draconian’ lockdown policy

The Independent UK

Truss says she questioned lockdowns after Sunak claims he was often sole critic

The Foreign Secretary told an audience of Tory party members in Norwich that she believed ministers ‘did too much’ during the health crisis.

The Independent UK

Sunak faces backlash after criticism of lockdown decision-making

Scientists criticised Rishi Sunak after he claimed the Government’s independent advisers were given too great a role.

The Independent UK

Backlash after Sunak’s criticism of lockdown decision-making

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak said ‘we shouldn’t have empowered the scientists in the way we did’.

The Independent UK

Sunak accused of ‘rewriting history’ by saying No 10 ignored lockdown harms

Tory leadership hopeful says he was prevented from raising negative effects of Covid measures

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Evening Standard

Spads, super-strategists and secret weapons — meet the real stars behind the Tory leadership campaigns

Rishi, Liz and Penny are the faces of the race to be PM, but working round the clock behind the scenes is a team of relentless and ambitious advisors. Giulia Crouch has the squad list

The Guardian - UK

Carrie Johnson: why did the media take such an interest in Boris Johnson’s wife?

PM’s spouse faced scrutiny about her influence in No 10, and regularly clashed with his chief aide Dominic Cummings

Wales Online

'Disgraced, immoral, and irresponsible': Welsh people on Boris Johnson after Mark Drakeford wades in to partygate row

Still angry or ready to move on? Hundreds of people in Wales have been describing how they feel about the scandal after Wales' First Minister gave his verdict on the sorry affair

The Independent UK

Civil servants ‘lobbied Sue Gray to have names removed’ from Partygate report

Up to 30 names were allegedly scheduled to appear in the report but only 15 appeared

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The Guardian - UK

Met never asked me for lockdown party evidence, says Dominic Cummings

Boris Johnson’s former aide identified as being present at two events and mentioned six times in Sue Gray report

The Guardian - UK

The Met has made a big mistake in tying its reputation to Boris Johnson’s

Unless the police answer outstanding questions surrounding Partygate fines, they risk losing the confidence of the public, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

PM’s spokesman apologises for ‘failings’ over lockdown party reports

The Downing Street press office repeatedly told journalists that no Covid regulations were broken during gatherings in No 10.

Wales Online

Sue Gray report: The names of the people who attended Downing Street lockdown parties and who they are

The Prime Minister is unlikely to resign, but he could be forced out of Number 10

Evening Standard

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

Daily Mirror

WhatsApp messages shows brazen No10 lockdown party planning to avoid cameras

Ahead of one lockdown bash, a No10 special advisor messaged Boris Johnson’s top aide Martin Reynolds to 'flag' that the Covid press conference would finish around the same time.

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