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The Latest Breaking News from the Privileges Committee

Boris Johnson brands fresh Covid rule-breaking claims 'a load of nonsense'

Former PM insists decision to hand over his official diary during the pandemic to police was 'ridiculous'

Wales Online

Covid rule-breaking claims ‘a load of nonsense’, Johnson says

The former prime minister said entries in his official diary handed over to police ‘merely record events in my day’.

The Independent UK

Johnson police referral raises questions, says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer said the public was ‘fed up’ with stories about Boris Johnson.

The Independent UK

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No 10 rejects claims Johnson is victim of stitch-up over police referral

Rishi Sunak has ‘no knowledge’ of the information passed to police and will ‘form no judgment’ on claims of lockdown breaches by Boris Johnson.

The Independent UK

‘No ministerial intervention’ in decision to refer Johnson to police, Chalk says

Boris Johnson claims he is the victim of a stitch-up after concerns over potential Covid rule breaches were passed to police by officials.

The Independent UK

Congress’s Manickam Tagore writes to LS Speaker, accusing PM of breach of parliamentary privilege

Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a breach of parliamentary privilege for “falsely” attributing the “Karnataka sovereignty” remark to Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha member and Congress leader Manickam Tagore wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to send the matter to the Privileges Committee of…

The Hindu

Starmer ‘confident’ Sue Gray did not break rules over Labour role

Labour has pledged to abide by any Acoba recommendation in relation to the hiring of Ms Gray.

The Independent UK

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Minister to provide update into circumstances of Sue Gray switch to Labour

The former senior civil servant and partygate investigator has accepted the job as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief-of-staff.

The Independent UK

Standards watchdog mulls investigating MPs’ smears of Partygate inquiry

Daniel Greenberg has received complaints about Johnson allies disparaging privileges committee

The Guardian - UK

Re-elected NSW MP facing sex-assault charges may be referred to privileges committee

The NSW government is considering referring independent MP Gareth Ward to the privileges committee after he was re-elected as the representative for Kiama

The New Daily

Gareth Ward may be referred to privileges committee

The NSW government is considering referring independent MP-elect Gareth Ward to the privileges committee as counting continues after the state election.

AAP

I believe Boris Johnson told MP partygate inquiry the truth, Michael Gove says

The Levelling-Up Secretary said he accepted the former prime minister ‘did not think he was breaking’ Covid rules with lockdown events in No 10.

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

'Wow!' - Question Time panel's stunned reaction when Fiona Bruce asked mostly Tory audience for show of hands on Boris Johnson

It comes as a new poll reveals more than two thirds of people do not believe the former prime minister's defence of the Downing Street partygate scandal

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The National (Scotland)

'You take us for idiots': Tory MP Andrew Bowie called out on Question Time

AN audience member called out Tory minister Andrew Bowie on Question Time, accusing him of taking the public “for idiots and mugs” and refusing…

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson should quit as MP, says daughter of woman who died from Covid during Downing Street party

‘He thinks the rules don’t apply to him – he denigrates our parliamentary system,’ says professor forced by lockdown to stay away from her family

The Independent UK

Mordaunt: Privileges Committee critics may have been ‘too full of bounce’

The Commons Leader said the committee, which quizzed Boris Johnson on Wednesday, should be allowed to get on with its work.

The Independent UK

In peril and agile as a cat – UK papers react to Boris Johnson committee hearing

The former prime minister is fighting for his political future.

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Evening Standard

Boris Johnson angrily defends ‘necessary’ partygate gatherings during fiery grilling by MPs

The former prime minister on Wednesday swore “hand on heart” to tell the truth

Wales Online

Partygate: The exchanges in Boris Johnson's trial that expose the man he is

Partygate: Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson denies lying to Parliament but his evidence revealed a lot about his character

The Independent UK

Johnson partygate probe: What comes next?

The former prime minister will have to wait to find out whether the Privileges Committee finds him in contempt of Parliament

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson partygate probe: What comes next?

The former prime minister will have to wait to find out whether the Privileges Committee finds him in contempt of Parliament.

The Independent UK

Johnson distances himself from ‘kangaroo court’ claims made by allies

Two Tory MPs grilled the former prime minister on some of the comments made by his supporters about the Privileges Committee.

The Independent UK

Johnson accused of relying on ‘flimsy’ assurances in combative inquiry hearing

The former prime minister was questioned by members of the Privileges Committee who could recommend his suspension.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson and the Privileges Committee: Key moments

For around three hours, the former prime minister clashed with his interrogators in a packed committee room in Portcullis House.

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