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Simon Case denies telling Boris Johnson Covid rules were always followed

Top civil servant also says he is unaware of anyone else in Downing Street giving Johnson such assurance over Partygate

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023

Partygate defence dossier: how Boris Johnson tried to contain a scandal

New revelations about gatherings, conversations with key witnesses and press briefings

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2023

The key people Boris Johnson mentions in his evidence

The former prime minister references a host of key figures in his evidence bundle to the Privileges Committee.

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

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 · Mar 1, 2023

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 · Jan 11, 2023

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 · Jan 11, 2023

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 · Sep 29, 2022

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 · Sep 1, 2022

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 · Aug 25, 2022

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 · Aug 25, 2022