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Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson to scrap the National Insurance tax hike on April 6 - as even welfare-slashing ex-Chancellor George Osborne questions whether it is the right approach

Boris Johnson is expected to rush to parliament to make a statement when it arrives

Defenders of Johnson claim that the No10 partying has been blown out of proportion. By dismissing the whole thing as trivial they are showing disdain for those who sacrificed so much during lockdown

It now appears unlikely the Sue Gray report will be published today after the Commons adjourned at the early time of 4.41pm - and Downing Street still hasn't even seen the inquiry

The Prime Minister refused PMQs calls to quit over Downing Street parties - as MP Lloyd-Russell Moyle broke rules to call him a 'liar' and Keir Starmer said he had 'shown nothing but contempt for the decency, honesty and respect that define this country'

The Metropolitan Police announced they were opening a criminal investigation into the Downing Street gatherings after months of people calling for them to do so. Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said there were grounds to suspect “serious and flagrant” breaches of the law, with No10 themselves admitting to at least…

A day of chaos erupted after the Met Police announced it was investigating Downing Street parties. First Sue Gray's report date was to be delayed, then it could be split in two - and now it's thought the whole thing could be published in days after all

Met Police chief Cressida Dick confirmed Scotland Yard would look at 'a number of events' in Downing Street and Whitehall

Nusrat Ghani MP for Wealden said she had to consider if she wanted to continue being an MP because her faith was left shaken after the interaction. She was sacked as a transport minister in February 2020

Downing Street will not open an investigation into allegations MPs were blackmailed with having funding pulled from their constituencies if they did not support the Prime Minister unless evidence is provided, a No10 spokesman has said.

The Government reportedly offered to ease Covid restrictions for Prince Philip’s funeral, but the Queen turned them down saying it would not be fair to others who had lost loved ones.