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Boris Johnson's pandemic legacy – where he went wrong managing COVID (and some things he got right)

The UK sees a change of leadership on September 6 2022, with Liz Truss selected by Conservative Party members to replace Boris Johnson as the UK prime minister. Johnson’s term of course coincided with the emergence of the COVID pandemic, a global crisis that required skilled national leadership. Did Johnson…

The Conversation

How Boris Johnson became the architect of his own downfall

From winning an election promising to ‘get Brext done’ through Covid-19 and Partygate, the former prime minister made plenty of mistakes, writes Andrew Woodcock. Now he has been replaced by Liz Truss

The Independent UK

How Boris Johnson became the architect of his own downfall

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What links This England to Angelina Jolie, via Matt Hancock?

With the five-part drama coming to screens soon, we go down the pandemic rabbit hole with Michael Winterbottom, Daniel Pearl and Kenneth Branagh

The Guardian - UK

Cramped UK nightclub voted one of worst in Europe

One former regular, Alabama Jackson, described her love-hate relationship with the bar as she looked back on her student days.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson's 15 worst scandals and gaffes from hiding in a fridge to fighting Marcus Rashford

The Chris Pincher affair was the last straw but there were many scandals before then that added to the frustrations about Johnson within the Conservative Party.

Daily Record

Inside the worst nightclub in Europe where shots are £1 all night - and it's in the UK

Klute nightclub in the city of Durham was once voted the second worst nightclub in Europe - but nabbed the top spot after the actual worst club in Belgrade burned down

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Parties, Paterson and prorogation: lowlights of Boris Johnson’s tenure

After botched Covid policies, Brexit wrangling and a string of U-turns and scandals, his time is finally up

The Guardian - UK

Friends are expensive so I’m ‘quiet quitting’ my social life. You should try it...

Bills are mounting, says Alexandra Jones, which is why she’s opting out of fun this winter, one limp shrug emoji at a time

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s ex-communications chief Lee Cain calls Rishi Sunak a ‘Covid revisionist’

The Tory PM hopeful sparked controversy after claiming it was a ‘mistake’ to empower scientists during the Covid pandemic

Evening Standard

The Queen and Boris Johnson: Constitutional problems, parties and apologies

Mr Johnson, who will tender his resignation to the head of state next week, had a controversial time as PM.

The Independent UK

Has the BBC lost its nerve or was Emily Maitlis wrong?

Letters: Ray Jenkin and the former BBC executive Will Wyatt on claims that the former Newsnight presenter was censured because of government pressure

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges to strengthen the BBC’s independence and protect funding

Party would insulate broadcaster from political pressure, says shadow culture secretary, as Liz Truss prepares to wage war on it

The Guardian - UK

David Dimbleby criticises Emily Maitlis over Cummings ‘polemic’

Veteran broadcaster says monologue about Dominic Cummings’ lockdown breach should have been phrased as questions

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The Independent UK

Dimbleby says Maitlis should not have made Newsnight monologue a ‘polemic’

The veteran broadcaster also dismissed the idea a call from No 10 put pressure on the BBC to rebuke Maitlis and her team.

The Guardian - UK

Ex-BBC executive says he was blocked from board due to ‘Labour background’

James Purnell, a minister under Gordon Brown, says corporation feared his appointment would anger Boris Johnson’s government

The Guardian - UK

BBC says ‘in no way’ did government prompt it to censure Emily Maitlis

Broadcaster denies any pressure from No 10 to apologise for presenter’s criticism of Dominic Cummings

The National (Scotland)

BBC boss claims UK Government did not influence Emily Maitlis Newsnight case

The BBC’s chief content officer has claimed “in no way was there any influence from the Government or the board” on the broadcaster over its…

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The Guardian - UK

When an agent of the Tory party decides the BBC’s ‘bias’, it’s a huge problem

All too often, news media are primed to back down, even apologise, to prove how fair they are. That can be exploited, says journalist Emily Maitlis

The Independent UK

BBC boss insists ‘no influence’ from Government in Emily Maitlis Newsnight case

Charlotte Moore was speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival.

The Independent UK

Scientists accuse Rishi Sunak of ‘Trump’ tactics with attack on Covid lockdown experts

Tory leadership contender accused of spouting ‘dangerous nonsense’ and attempting to rewrite history

The National (Scotland)

Five things we learnt from Emily Maitlis's speech about the BBC

FORMER BBC journalist Emily Maitlis has been speaking out about issues she has with her former employer’s coverage for some time now since she…

Daily Mirror

Emily Maitlis says 'active Tory agent' has grip on BBC in no-holds-barred speech

Former BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis gave a no-holds-barred speech - where she launched an attack on Robbie Gibb

Evening Standard

Watch: Emily Maitlis says BBC ‘sought to pacify’ No10 after Newsnight rebuke

Emily Maitlis said the BBC “sought to pacify” Downing Street by issuing a swift apology for her Newsnight monologue about Dominic Cummings.The journalist added her introduction received “way more attention than in truth it ever deserved”.Maitlis, 51, who left the BBC this year for rival media group Global, used the…

The Independent UK

‘Active agent of Tory party’ shaping BBC news coverage, says Emily Maitlis

Former Newsnight presenter says broadcaster ‘sought to pacify’ No 10

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