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Met Police acted without fear or favour on partygate, acting chief insists

Sir Stephen House said the force has ‘not shied away from issuing a fixed-penalty notice where we thought it was deserved’.

The Independent UK

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

Stirling politicians call for Boris Johnson to resign in wake of Sue Gray report

Politicians from across Stirling's political spectrum have condemned Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the wake of the publication of Sue Gray's report into a string of Downing Street parties which breached the Covid lockdown laws.

Daily Record

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'Who do they think they are?': Andy Burnham reacts to 'shameful' Sue Gray report

The Greater Manchester mayor gave his reaction to the senior civil servant's report on partygate during his weekly radio phone-in

Manchester Evening News

UK police chief defends decision-making over 'partygate' fines

The acting head of London's Metropolitan Police on Thursday defended his investigation into COVID-19 lockdown-busting parties at the heart of government, responding to earlier criticism from the British capital's Mayor Sadiq Khan.

Reuters

Lanarkshire politicians criticise PM following release of Sue Gray report

Some called for him to resign after the 'partygate' report that criticises the culture and leadership in Downing Street

Daily Record

Downing Street bans infamous Wine Time Fridays - and £142 booze fridge vanishes

After the Sue Gray report revealed wine on the walls, Boris Johnson's official spokesman said booze is only allowed for formal events in No10, and "I don't think we have the fridge any more"

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Tory website plastered with Labour adverts calling on MPs to drop Boris Johnson

The Conservative Home website advertising bars have been taken over by the Labour party to shift the partygate dial on Boris Johnson.

Daily Record

Let us know if you think Boris Johnson should resign

The Prime Minister has so far resisted calls to step down

Manchester Evening News

Every Tory MP that has called for Boris Johnson to quit over Partygate - OLD

Pressure mounting on prime minister to resign following publication of Sue Gray’s damning report

The Independent UK

Police investigated No 10 parties ‘without fear or favour’, insists Met chief

Acting commissioner Stephen House says no evidence was found that PM breached Covid rules more than once

The Guardian - UK

Ruth Davidson hits out at Boris Johnson treating country 'like fools' in clash with Ross

It comes as current Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross continued to insist Johnson should stay in post because of Ukraine

The National (Scotland)

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

Douglas Ross claims he has only U-turned once on call for Boris Johnson to quit

DOUGLAS Ross has claimed he only changed his position once on whether or not the Prime Minister should resign over the partygate scandal.

The National (Scotland)

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Daily Mirror

MP questions whether Boris Johnson's top aide saw Sue Gray report in advance

Labour MP Angela Eagle told MPs of mounting speculation which suggested Steve Barclay had read the Sue Gray report before it was officially published. Ms Eagle laid out plans to table a question to find out if he 'successfully edited' the report.

Evening Standard

The Standard View: The Sue Gray report marks a low point in British politics

So did they, in fact, get “away with” it? Sue Gray’s final report into alleged gatherings on government premises during Covid restrictions, also known as partygate, is a damning indictment of Boris Johnson’s leadership.

The Independent UK

Prime Minister ‘apologised in person’ to cleaning staff over partygate treatment

MPs also told that Boris Johnson has ‘addressed the culture’ within Number 10 following the Sue Gray report

The Independent UK

Ruth Davidson: Boris Johnson is treating country like fools over partygate

In her newspaper column, the former Scottish Tory leader has called on MPs to act following the Sue Gray report into Downing Street lockdown parties.

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The Independent UK

International media asks if Partygate will ‘be enough’ to make the British public angry?

The parties were a ‘deliberate attempt to flout and manipulate rules’, says the Sydney Morning Herald

France 24

UK govt, reeling from ‘partygate’, announces financial aid package

The British government unveiled a multibillion-pound package Thursday to ease a severe cost-of-living squeeze, announcing the plan a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to “move on” from a months-long scandal over parties in government buildings during COVID-19 lockdowns.

Evening Standard

Downing Street bans infamous ‘wine time Fridays’

The infamous Downing Street “wine time Fridays” have have been banned after Sue Gray’s partygate report revealed government staff “drank excessively” at the events.

The Guardian - UK

The Tory MPs calling on Boris Johnson to resign – and what they said

Explainer: a full list of the Conservatives who have sent a letter of no confidence, publicly urged the PM to quit or criticised his leadership

Daily Record

MP calls for Prime Minister to go over damning 'partygate' report

SNP's Gavin Newlands slams Downing Street culture of "fighting and vomiting their way through the night".

The Independent UK

No 10 apologises for wrongly telling The Independent there were no parties

But Boris Johnson’s spokesman refuses to say if anyone will be disciplined for obscuring the truth

The Conversation

Boris Johnson: leadership expert on why not taking responsibility degrades politics

What is the difference between taking responsibility and bearing responsibility? The former is what the prime minister, Boris Johnson, keeps telling us he is doing. But the latter is what Sue Gray says senior figures at the heart of government should do.

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