The Latest Breaking News from Partygate

Privileges committee rebuffs lawyer’s request to give evidence alongside former prime minister

Tory former home secretary Priti Patel said the investigation into her pal will 'put our democracy in a very, very bad light', even though it was unanimously approved by MPs

The Commons Privileges Committee is expected to haul the ex-PM in for a grilling next week as part of their probe into whether he deliberately misled Parliament about lockdown boozing in No10

Boris Johnson is scheduled for a televised appearance before the Privilege Committee next week.

Labour leader seen as likely to appoint new head of civil service on becoming PM after Partygate and leaked WhatsApps

Dimmest on Conservative benches line up in Commons to remind voters about the Partygate scandal

As an academic specialising in part in why political corruption happens, the tenure of Boris Johnson (and its aftermath) has provided me with much to consider. Indeed, over the past 18 months, it has felt like I’m getting asked the same question over and over again. After the Owen Paterson…

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said he 'does not believe for one second' the shamed ex-PM knowingly misled Parliament over Partygate - and said Boris Johnson was 100% a man of integrity

Conservative MPs turned on Boris Johnson after the ex-PM attempted to discredit a Commons committee inquiry into whether he misled parliament over Partygate - despite photos showing him at gatherings