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Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face Commons investigation into whether he misled Parliament

MPs have voted to refer the Prime Minister to the Privileges Committee

Wales Online

Boris Johnson will be investigated for 'lying to Parliament' as MPs pass vote

The Prime Minister will officially be investigated by the Commons Privileges Committee over allegations he misled Parliament at least four times over Partygate

Daily Mirror

Sir Gordon Downey obituary

Senior civil servant and parliamentary commissioner for standards who investigated the ‘cash for questions’ affair

The Guardian - UK

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Boris Johnson promises to give nuclear test veterans 'recognition they deserve'

Boris Johnson looks set to overrule a secretive Whitehall committee and award a medal to the survivors of Britain’s Cold War testing programme. No Prime Minister has ever made such a pledge

Daily Mirror

How Boris Johnson 'lying' to Parliament investigation works - and why PM can block it

MPs will vote tomorrow on whether the Privileges Committee should investigate Prime Minister Boris Johnson after he was fined by police over Partygate. Here’s how it works - and why he can block it

Daily Mirror

Tories urged to back investigation into Johnson’s partygate ‘lies’

MPs will vote on Thursday to decide whether Boris Johnson should be investigated for misleading the House of Commons.

The Independent UK

Partygate: how would a parliamentary investigation work?

MPs will vote on whether the privileges committee should look at PM’s alleged misleading of Commons

The Guardian - UK

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Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

The Independent UK

Civil service unions condemn Rees-Mogg’s ‘vindictive’ back-to-office drive

Bosses of FDA and PCS criticise attempt by efficiency minister to name and shame departments with more remote workers

The Guardian - UK

Union fury as Boris Johnson orders WFH civil servants to fill every desk like before Covid

Despite pledging more flexible working just months ago, Boris Johnson now wants every desk filled in Whitehall every day as Britain 'learns to live' with Covid

Daily Mirror

Union fury as Rees-Mogg tells civil servants to get back to the office

The Government Efficiency Minister said officials should return to their desks to realise the benefits of collaborative working.

The Independent UK

Civil servants must return to the office, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

Officials who refuse to resume face-to-face work are said to be accused by Whitehall sources of failing to ‘pull their weight’

Evening Standard

Ministers told to order ‘rapid return’ to the office for civil servants

Officials who refuse to resume face-to-face work are said to be accused by Whitehall sources of failing to ‘pull their weight’.

The Independent UK

Thousands of civil servants 'allowed to work from home indefinitely'

Despite the civil service having been declared at the forefront of a return to work as Covid restrictions were removed, many in the public sector are still working from home, it is reported

Daily Mirror

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'Third of government policies due to have negative impact on equalities'

The claims come in a report by the Compassion in Politics think tank which studied a series of Equality Impact Assessments on Whitehall policies over the past decade

The Guardian - UK

Senior Cabinet Office director Anand Aithal has non-dom status

Revelation is likely to lead to further questions about the criteria for holding the favourable tax status

The Independent UK

Who has been fined over coronavirus breaches in Downing Street and Whitehall?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are among those who have paid fines for breaking the rules.

The Independent UK

Carrie Johnson to be fined for breaking Covid lockdown rules

Mrs Johnson had in the past dismissed claims she had held parties in her Downing Street flat.

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The Independent UK

Downing Street parties timeline as Johnson and Sunak to be fined

Scotland Yard has now made at least 50 referrals for fixed penalty notices – up from 20 at the end of March.

Daily Mirror

Fifty Partygate fines handed out in police probe into Downing Street parties

Boris Johnson faces fresh calls to resign as a further 30 fines are set to be issued by the Met Police Downing Street parties unit - 'shredding' the PM's claims no laws were broken

The Independent UK

Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election

Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election

The Guardian - UK

‘Homes for Ukraine’ is just a slogan – as I found out by trying to welcome a refugee

Britain’s flagship scheme for matching hosts with refugees is another of the government’s inflated promises – and equally empty, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Wales Online

‘Fines issued over leaving party for Covid taskforce official'

Event was held when London was under Tier 3 restrictions

The Independent UK

‘Fines issued over leaving party for official who helped write Covid rules’

Attendees at Kate Josephs’ farewell event on December 17 2020 have been issued with fixed-penalty notices, the Daily Telegraph reported.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson news - live: Channel 4 privatisation may be ‘revenge’ for Brexit coverage, Tory MP suggests

Former ethics chief named as first to receive £50 fine over leaving do during strict coronavirus lockdown

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