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Pressure increases on Johnson following ‘damning’ partygate report

A steady trickle of Tory MPs have called for Boris Johnson to quit following the publication of Sue Gray’s report.

The Independent 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

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.

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Boris Johnson is man of ‘honour’, claims close ally after devastating Partygate report

Prime minister presided over ‘rot’ running through Downing Street, says Labour’s Lisa Nandy

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Boris Johnson shifts to cost of living crisis response after partygate report

A snap poll from YouGov suggested three in five Britons want the Prime Minister to quit over partygate

Wales Online · May 26, 2022

‘Failure of leadership’: what the papers say about Johnson and the Sue Gray Partygate report

Many front pages take Boris Johnson to task for the lockdown-busting gatherings, but others try to draw a line under the affair

The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2022

Boris Johnson shifts to cost-of-living crisis response after partygate report

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce a fresh package of measures a day after Sue Gray’s damning report.

The Independent UK · May 25, 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

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.

Manchester Evening News · May 25, 2022