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The Latest Breaking News from Partygate

Boris Johnson cuts ties with government lawyers assisting him in Covid inquiry

Allies say former PM has ‘lost faith’ in system after he was reported to police over fresh Partygate allegations

The Guardian - UK

Ex-British PM Johnson condemns handling of fresh Covid breach claims

London (AFP) - Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has condemned the handling of fresh allegations of Covid lockdown rule-breaking as "bizarre and unacceptable", as he faces a further possible probe into the "Partygate" scandal that helped push him from office.

AFP

No 10 denies Boris Johnson is victim of stitch-up after fresh Partygate claims

Supporters of former PM say decision to hand over evidence of gatherings at Chequers during Covid is ‘final straw’

The Guardian - UK

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Partygate: what could come next for Boris Johnson after new allegations?

Fresh claims of Chequers gatherings will add to pressure on former PM as he awaits privileges committee’s ruling

The Guardian - UK

UK police looking at fresh 'Partygate' claims against Johnson

London (AFP) - Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson is facing further potential police investigations into the "Partygate" scandal, after a government ministry handed two police forces material about alleged Covid lockdown breaches it emerged Tuesday.

AFP

Taxpayers face a £245,000 bill for Boris Johnson’s legal team for the Partygate inquiry

Questions are being asked about the former Prime Minister’s legal bill for the Partygate inquiry

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson denounced Sue Gray as 'Psycho Sue' in rage about Partygate, ex-aide claims

Former No10 comms chief Guto Harri also claimed Boris Johnson was planning to remove Rishi Sunak as chancellor before he "beat him to it in a way and brought the whole show down"

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Sadiq Khan tells Met to conduct review of coronation policing and explain why Republic activists detained for so long – as it happened

Six anti-monarchy protesters were detained on day of coronation but Met later admitted they ‘regretted’ their arrests

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson trousered £239k for speech where he joked about Partygate fine

The scandal-hit former Prime Minister has been on a moneymaking crusade since he was forced out of No10, trousering more than £5million in his first six months out of office

Daily Mirror

Partygate: Boris Johnson’s political future could be decided within weeks

Privileges committee pencils in 23-24 May to finalise inquiry into whether former PM misled MPs over lockdown parties

The Guardian - UK

Shades of Gray: what does appointment say about Starmer?

The row over senior civil servant and Partygate investigator Sue Gray’s appointment as chief of staff for the Labour Party has further intensified, with allies insisting that she is facing “a political witch hunt” over an inquiry into her departure from Whitehall.

The Week

Rishi Sunak accused of pursuing ‘vendetta’ against former top civil servant Sue Gray

The prime minister is ‘doubling down’ on Boris Johnson’s ‘vendetta’ against Ms Gray over her Partygate investigation, Labour’s Rachel Reeves said

The Independent UK

Wednesday briefing: Why did a heavily trailed update on Gray’s new job never materialise?

In today’s newsletter: The author of the investigation into government parties during lockdown has herself become the subject of an inquiry – but why was it held back?

The Guardian - UK

Tory fury as Sue Gray refuses to cooperate with inquiry into her job with Labour

Civil servant won’t answer questions on whether she accepted offer from Keir Starmer while investigating Partygate

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Who is Sue Gray? Career timeline of ex-Starmer chief of staff, from dismantling Partygate to £170k pay row

Veteran mandarin once held Boris Johnson’s fate in her hands but tensions have flared in Sir Keir’s operation after it was revealed she is paid more than the PM

The Guardian - UK

Why is Sue Gray back in the news?

Senior civil servant once described as ‘the most powerful person you’ve never heard of’ is making headlines again

The Independent UK

Starmer insists he had ‘no discussions whatsoever’ with Sue Gray while she was probing Partygate

In March Sir Keir poached Ms Gray from the civil service to serve as his chief of staff, sparking uproar among Tory MPs.

The Independent UK

Civil service chief ‘accused Boris Johnson of lying’ over Partygate

Simon Case said he struggled to ‘stand up to prime minister who lies’, new book reveals

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The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 announces Partygate the True Story docudrama

Broadcaster says programme will contrast revelry in Downing Street with hardship across rest of UK

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson jokes he was given Partygate fine for ‘eating lunch at his desk’

Former prime minister told audience in Lagos that his fine from police for breaking Covid laws was ‘bizarre’

Evening Standard

The rise of Rishi — is he more popular than his party?

After endless Tory turmoil, the PM and his team have been working on key issues and new strategies in an attempt to move on from ‘Truss-ageddon’ and Partygate, reports Anne McElvoy

Daily Mirror

'Families bereaved by Covid deserve to hear the truth, not this painful Johnson waffle'

Millions of us were angered and disgusted by a dreadful whining noise coming from Westminster this week – the sound of Boris Johnson passing the buck for Partygate.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson 'toast' after Partygate grilling - and could be gone by summer

Here's what is likely to happen next after Boris Johnson's tetchy evidence session before the Privileges Committee

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson: why is he in so much trouble – and can his political career survive?

The ex-UK prime minister was questioned by MPs this week about parties in No 10 during lockdown. If they don’t accept his answers their verdict could finish him

The Week

Quiz of The Week: 18 -24 March

Boris Johnson’s political future hangs in the balance after the former prime minister endured a three-hour grilling by MPs about the Partygate scandal.

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