Partygate

Sir Keir Starmer in the House of Commons

Analysis Starmer enjoys playing the lawyer during Mandelson Commons session

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is still finding his feet

Five years into Starmer’s tenure, he still lacks a defining mission Alexander Brown

Boris Johnson will be appearing in Edinburgh in September

Boris Johnson charging £121 a head for meet and greet in Edinburgh

Kemi Badenoch during her appearance on BBC Sundays with Laura Kuenssberg

Kemi Badenoch: Partygate was 'overblown'

Analysis Why Rishi Sunak's doom-plagued PM stint was always destined to end like this

How 'rank amateur' Rishi Sunak's downfall has been largely self-inflicted Kenny MacAskill

Amid national crises, Tories always seem to be fighting off sleaze claims Christine Jardine

Independence hard sell at general election may backfire badly on SNP Scotsman comment

Protesters wait outside the UK Covid-19 Inquiry at Dorland House in London, where the former prime minister Boris Johnson was giving evidence.

Boris Johnson dismisses partygate and denies 'let it rip' approach to pandemic

Number 10 was in chaos during Covid - but the inquiry now demands our patience Christine Jardine

Met Police launch fresh probe into partygate allegations

Partygate probe: Nadine Dorries and Jacob Rees-Mogg named in privileges committee special report

Breaking Privileges committee publishes damning report on Conservative MPs

Clive Myrie. Picture: PA/Ian West.

Breaking Clive Myrie pulled from BBC News at Ten after Boris Johnson lying joke

Majority of MPs approve Privileges Committee Boris Johnson Partygate report

Breaking Boris Johnson suffers resounding defeat over ‘Partygate’ report

Secretary of State for levelling up, housing and communities Michael Gove speaks to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London. Picture: Lucy North/PA Wire

Gove: Tories at Covid-era gathering should not be stripped of honours

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen on his morning run on June 15, 2023 in Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, England. The Privileges Committee has been investigating whether Boris Johnson misled parliament over breaches of lockdown rules in Downing Street during the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

MPs to vote on report finding Boris Johnson misled Parliament

Conservative Party HQ

Pair seen dancing at Tory HQ Christmas party during lockdown named

Boris Johnson raises a glass at what he still insists was a work event.

Key findings as Boris Johnson found to have misled Parliament

Boris Johnson and Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross calls Boris Johnson’s actions over partygate ‘unforgivable’

Partygate report: Who is on the Privileges Committee?

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Breaking MPs find Boris Johnson ‘deliberately misled’ Commons multiple times

Boris Johnson was found to have lied to MPs over partygate.

Boris Johnson lied to MPs over partygate and misled parliament, report finds

Boris Johnson was accused of deterring investment in Britain.

Tory infighting hurting UK’s reputation, Sir Keir Starmer claims

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has to keep his eye on the ball to win the next election.

Covid inquiry will be reminder of the mess Rishi Sunak was front and centre for

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Will Boris Johnson stand as an MP in a different seat?

Boris Johnson has resigned as an MP with immediate effect

Breaking Boris Johnson resigns as MP over Partygate report

Britain's then prime minister Boris Johnson looks up as he delivers a speech in front of 10 Downing Street in central London. Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP amid Partygate probe accusations

Boris Johnson is at the centre of a furious spat within the Conservative party.

Boris Johnson drops lawyers as Cabinet Office threatened with legal action

MPs have urged Boris Johnson to pay his own Partygate legal fees

Breaking Boris Johnson urged to pay Partygate fees as taxpayers face £245k bill

AN independence march in 2018

John Curtice: SNP now losing independence support

Boris Johnson's lack of humility during the Partygate affair has been obvious (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

As Partygate affair rumbles on, Tories' 'nasty party' reputation looks secure

Boris Johnson pictured at 10 Downing Street during the Covid lockdown (Picture: Handout/UK Government via Getty Images)

Johnson's lockdown breaches just add to the many painful memories of Covid

Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, leaves BBC Broadcasting House after his appearance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Picture: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

Michael Gove says he believes Boris Johnson told truth on 'Partygate'

Boris Johnson takes the oath ahead of his evidence to the Commons' Privileges Committee (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament)

Johnson’s mental gymnastics over Partygate are not credible – Scotsman comment

Boris Johnson being grilled by the committee

Boris Johnson says 'hand on heart I didn't lie' over partygate

Boris Johnson will give evidence this week on whether he misled parliament during the Partygate scandal

Breaking Watch live as Boris Johnson faces MPs at Privileges Committee

Former prime minister Boris Johnson leaves his home in London. Mr Johnson will give evidence as to whether he knowingly misled Parliament over partygate at a hearing of the Commons Privileges Committee in Portcullis House in central London. Picture date: Wednesday March 22, 2023. Credit: PA

Boris Johnson’s Partygate hearing - Who is on the Privileges Committee

Former prime minister Boris Johnson refused to answer questions about his evidence on Tuesday morning.

Boris Johnson admits misleading Commons, but insists innocent mistake

Boris Johnson conceded in his evidence to the Privileges Committee that his statements to Parliament “did not turn out to be correct”, but insisted he corrected the record at “the earliest opportunity”.

Boris Johnson Partygate defence published - How to read dossier

Bono has finally admitted his love for Abba. He didn't have the 'courage' to do this before (Picture: Olle Lindeborg/AFP via Getty Images)

Bono must get Boris to state Abba can't be blamed for Partygate – Aidan Smith

Boris Johnson will give evidence this week on whether he misled parliament during the Partygate scandal

Breaking Boris Johnson to give evidence on Partygate this week

The privileges committee report out today includes evidence that has not been made public before suggesting that Boris Johnson was not being honest with MPs

Evidence rule breaches ‘obvious’ to Johnson, partygate ‘lies’ inquiry says
Evidence strongly suggests breaches of coronavirus rules would have been “obvious” to Boris Johnson during partygate, the inquiry into whether he lied to MPs ha...

Conservative MPs have expressed anger that Partygate investigator Sue Gray has been offered a job as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff

Tory MPs express anger over Sue Gray’s job role as Starmer’s chief of staff

Taxpayers face huge bill to cover Boris Johnson’s Partygate legal fees

Collins Dictionary releases 2022 top words including Word Of The Year

Permacrisis Collins Word of The Year 2022 - definition and full list

Collins Dictionary releases 2022 top words including Word Of The Year

Permacrisis Collins Word of The Year 2022 - definition and full list

Boris Johnson will soon be bowing out as Prime Minister.

What will be Boris Johnson's legacy?

Boris Johnson claimed to have no knowledge of parties at his house, or that he'd attended one

Probe into PM's Partygate breaches 'unfair' says lawyer advising Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson needs to respond quickly to the growing economic crisis (Picture: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

As recession looms, what's the plan, Mr Johnson? – Scotsman comment

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing yet another big week for his political survival

Boris Johnson braced for crucial week as by-elections loom

Lord Geidt resigned on Wednesday

Boris Johnson 'considering' not replacing Lord Geidt as ethics adviser quits

Lord Geidt, Boris Johnson's adviser on ministerial interests giving evidence to the Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Boris Johnson’s independent ethics adviser Lord Geidt quits

Boris Johnson may have lost the faith of farmers (Picture: Paul Ellis/Getty)

Farmers need help, not a ‘foustie neep’ - Andrew Arbuckle

Former first minister Alex Salmond has said he believes support for independence will rise with the start of a new campaign.

Leader: Sturgeon must engage with indyref doubters

Daisy Cooper said the inquiry into Covid must be transparent.

Covid inquiry 'must be transparent to resolve nation's trauma'

Mr Raab defended the Prime Minister, who broke his own covid lockdown rules.

Raab backs Boris over claims of ministerial code breach

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