Former ethics chief issues apology after being fined for party during lockdown She was among the initial group of people to be issued with an FPN following the Metropolitan Police investigation Wales Online · Apr 5, 2022
Tuesday briefing: Fears of more atrocities in Ukraine grow Zelenskiy to address UN security council after Bucha killings … Whitehall braces for Partygate fallout … and is this the beginning of the end for soap operas? The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2022
‘Partygate’: Whitehall braced for top staff to be implicated in Sue Gray report Exclusive: civil service source cites concern over possible evidence senior officials knowingly broke rules The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022
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 · Apr 4, 2022
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 · Apr 4, 2022
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 · Apr 4, 2022
‘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 · Apr 4, 2022
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 · Apr 4, 2022
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 · Apr 4, 2022
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 Wales Online · Apr 4, 2022
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 · Apr 4, 2022
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 · Apr 3, 2022
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 · Apr 3, 2022
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 · Apr 1, 2022
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022 ‘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 · Mar 31, 2022 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.
Daily Record · Mar 31, 2022 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.
Chronicle Live · Mar 30, 2022 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 · Mar 30, 2022 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 · Mar 30, 2022 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 · Mar 30, 2022 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.
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022 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 · Mar 29, 2022 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 · Mar 29, 2022 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 · Mar 29, 2022 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