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Government’s former ethics chief supplied karaoke machine for Downing Street party

The leaving do for a Downing Street aide took place on Whitehall during lockdown

The Independent UK

First Partygate staff member breaks cover to apologise for raucous lockdown bash

Police investigating Downing Street parties have handed fixed penalty notices to 20 staff over Partygate, including Helen MacNamara, a former Whitehall ethics boss

Daily Mirror

Partygate: Rees-Mogg insists Johnson didn't mislead MPs and blames 'inhuman' Covid rules

Jacob Rees-Mogg refused to apologise for branding the row over law-breaking Downing Street parties as 'fluff' and 'fundamentally trivial'

Daily Mirror

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‘Just be honest’: Boris Johnson warned not to cover Partygate fine recipients

Boris Johnson has been warned against covering up for those who receives fines in the Downing Street partygate scandal.

Evening Standard

Partygate: Former ethics chief 'fined' over karaoke night during covid lockdown

Helen MacNamara, who used to be the deputy cabinet secretary, is said to be among the first group of people to receive a fixed-penalty notice .

Daily Record

Partygate: Former Whitehall ethics chief 'fined over lockdown karaoke party'

Helen MacNamara was named among the first people handed fixed penalty notices by police investigating Downing Street parties

Daily Mirror

Woman in charge of Government ethics among first to get Partygate fine

Helen MacNamara was director general of propriety and ethics in the Cabinet Office

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Former Whitehall ethics chief ‘fined over Cabinet Office leaving party’

Reports suggest fines also issued over party night before Prince Philip’s funeral

The Independent UK

Ex-Government ethics chief reportedly fined over ‘partygate’ scandal

Helen MacNamara, who used to be the deputy cabinet secretary, is said to be among the first group of people to receive a fixed-penalty notice.

The Independent UK

Scientists must be free to communicate without politicians’ spin

Whether it’s about Covid or badger culls, the science can be unclear. But the public must hear about it from the researchers not government press officers

The Guardian - UK

First fines arrive for Whitehall party lockdown offences

A number of £50 fixed penalty notices have reportedly begun arriving in the email inboxes of junior civil servants.

The Independent UK

‘Facts not in dispute’ over whether fines mean laws were broken – No 10

Downing Street said the Prime Minister’s ‘position’ prevented him from commenting until the partygate investigation is over.

The Independent UK

Second Cabinet minister says law was broken in partygate saga

Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the Metropolitan Police’s decision to issue the fines meant criminality had been discovered.

The Independent UK

Tory ministers at odds with Downing Street on whether law was broken after fines issued over partygate

Dominic Raab and now International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan have both said the Metropolitan Police's decision to issue 20 fines linked to the covid parties meant lockdown laws were broken in Whitehall.

Daily Record

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Boris Johnson 'dodges question' as Newcastle MP asks if lying to Parliament should be a crime

Boris Johnson insisted 'I think that it is very important you should be clear' with MPs, but didn't agree lying should be a crime

Daily Mirror

Squirming Boris Johnson confronted over his party for MPs hours after Partygate fines

Prime Minister Boris Johnson treated around 200 Tories to a slap-up meal at a plush hotel as families who lost loved ones to Covid protested outside

The Independent UK

No 10 refuses to say lockdown laws were broken despite partygate fines

An initial 20 fixed penalty notices have been issued as a result of the Metropolitan Police investigation into Downing Street and Whitehall parties.

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson insists he 'did not mislead' over Partygate as Tory MPs heckled in public

Boris Johnson will endure Prime Minister’s Questions and a lengthy grilling at the Liaison Committee.

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The Independent UK

Brexit: EU launches legal challenge against UK over wind farm subsidies

Not the time to be ‘fighting this out in court’, says Whitehall official

The Independent UK

Partygate fines could trigger review of security clearance for government officials

Officials would normally be required to disclose a criminal offence in order to maintain their ‘vetted’ security status

The Independent UK

More than £3.4bn saved through cost-cutting across Whitehall

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury said the savings in 2020-21 show the Government ‘can get better results from the money we spend’.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson must resign if fined for breaching lockdown, says Labour

Angela Rayner increases pressure on PM with Met expected to issue first fines imminently

The Independent UK

Metropolitan Police set to issue first fines over No 10 lockdown parties

Up to 20 fines expected in first set of punishments over Covid rule-breaking in government

The Guardian - UK

No 10 lockdown parties: police questions sent to head of civil service

Simon Case emerges as one of those sent questionnaire, as ministers play down prospect of PM being fined

Wales Online

UK Government ministers 'knew of P&O Ferries' plans to slash jobs'

The Sunday Times newspaper said it received a leaked memo written by a Whitehall official

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