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Boris Johnson calls for Tory MP on privileges committee to resign

Former PM targets Bernard Jenkin over allegations that he attended birthday drinks during Covid restrictions

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson 'must have known' he had broken lockdown rules, Partygate report will find

The Privileges Committee is expected to conclude that the former PM deliberately misled Parliament over lockdown-busting gatherings in Downing Street

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson demands Tory quits Privileges Committee on eve of partygate report

Sir Bernard Jenkin faced allegations as the committee he sits on prepared to publish its investigation into whether Mr Johnson lied to MPs.

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson demands committee MP resign after 'lockdown drinks' report

Boris Johnson has called for Sir Bernard Jenkin to resign from the Privileges Committee after it was alleged the Tory MP attended a drinks party…

The National (Scotland)

MPs could bring further charges against Boris Johnson after ‘narcissistic rant’

It comes after the former prime minister accused a Commons partygate inquiry of conducting a ‘witch hunt’.

The Independent UK

Tories try to reduce MP’s suspension to avoid triggering a possible by-election

The trio on the committee that recommended Margaret Ferrier gets a 30-day suspension will also rule on the fate of Boris Johnson.

The Independent UK

SNP MP grills Rishi Sunak over referendum route after joking he ‘won’t behave’

RISHI Sunak said he was “looking forward” to speaking to Scotland’s new first minister about a section 30 order as he was pressed over…

The National (Scotland)

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A comeback looks unlikely, but the Johnson carnival will continue to plague the Tories

If there is a recall byelection, the international media will gorge on the theatre of a former prime minister battling to save his political career

The Guardian - UK

A failed revolt and an ‘embarrassing’ display: the week that saw Boris Johnson’s downfall

In a pivotal few days, the ex-PM, who had swept all before him in the 2019 election and ‘got Brexit done’, found himself with few allies and his influence draining away

The Guardian - UK

Two thirds of Brits think Boris Johnson KNOWINGLY misled Parliament over Partygate

Polling by YouGov found 66% of voters believe the shamed former Prime Minister knowingly misled the House of Commons, with just 15% thinking he did not. This is despite his pleas of innocence to the cross-party Privileges Committee

Daily Mirror

Thursday briefing: The key takeaways from Boris Johnson’s Partygate grilling

In today’s newsletter: Johnson sat through three hours of questioning over whether he recklessly misled MPs over pandemic parties. Amid the bluster and the blowups, telling details emerged

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson – live: Brexit and Partygate humiliations mark ‘death throes of ex-PM’s cult’

‘Dying rump’ of loyalists left would not be able to rebuild support for him in party, Tory MP says

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson suffers double Commons humiliation over Partygate and Brexit

Leaving drinks for No 10 staff ‘essential’ during lockdown, former PM tells committee

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's evidence to MPs' partygate investigation: the key points of disagreement explained

Last year, noted philosopher Rebekah Vardy remarked of fellow scholar Coleen Rooney:

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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

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson facing formal reprimand for misleading parliament

MPs investigating Partygate scandal have denounced former PM’s ‘flimsy’ explanations before committee

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson has been sliced and diced. The real winner is Rishi Sunak

What mattered was that a stake should be driven through the heart of the beast. And, to a quite unexpected degree, it was, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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.

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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.

Daily Mirror

Inside Boris Johnson's tetchy Partygate grilling - as Tory defenders turn on committee

Boris Johnson was interrogated for more than three hours over his Partygate claims to the Commons - but not all of it was captured on the TV cameras. Here's what it was like to be in the room for the ex-PM's Privileges Committee evidence

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson called out for 'absurd' excuses at partygate hearing

BORIS Johnson has said that, as prime minister during the second Covid lockdown, he would have told organisations that it was up to them if they…

Liverpool Echo

OPINION: Shameless Boris Johnson is finished and this time he knows it

Boris Johnson's flimsy excuses were blown apart in minutes at today's dramatic Privileges Committee hearing, writes Liam Thorp

The Independent UK

Who is Sir Bernard Jenkin and who else is on the Privileges Committee?

Sir Bernard Jenkin has been in Parliament since 1992

Daily Mirror

Tetchy Boris Johnson accused of 'deflection mechanism' in icy exchange with Tory MP

Mr Johnson is fighting for his political future as the Commons Privileges Committee probes whether he misled Parliament - which could see him suspended

The Guardian - UK

Who are the seven MPs who will decide Boris Johnson’s fate?

Harriet Harman chairs privileges committee that also includes fellow Johnson sceptic Bernard Jenkin

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