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Liz Truss promises mistakes she made in Downing street will help her to become a better MP

The former prime minister has been re-selected to defend her South West Norfolk seat

Evening Standard

Timeline of lockdown gatherings as committee investigates whether Johnson lied

The saga is not over, with a Commons committee investigating whether the former PM lied to MPs with his partygate denials.

The Independent UK

Partygate probe’s reliance on Sue Gray ‘surreal’ amid Labour move, Johnson says

The former prime minister and his allies used the partygate investigator’s Labour appointment to discredit the probe into whether he lied to MPs.

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson 'made plans for tougher Covid restrictions on night of No10 party'

Matt Hancock's leaked WhatsApp messages reportedly reveal that plans were being drawn up for tougher lockdowns that would ruin Christmas for many, on the same night as a Downing Street party

Daily Mirror

Sunak’s ‘seismic’ deal resolves N. Ireland border problem – but DUP support remains elusive

The Northern Irish question has caused endless headaches in Belfast, London and Brussels throughout the Brexit saga. Now analysts say the deal Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck with the EU Commission this week offers genuine resolution of the problem. However, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)’s backing will be needed to…

France 24

Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Theresa May (and soon Nicola Sturgeon): the strange backbench lives of former national leaders

Former prime ministers are currently making a habit of intervening in government policy. Boris Johnson deployed sources to urge current prime minister Rishi Sunak not to abandon his Brexit policies and to send fighter jets to Ukraine. Liz Truss also used her first speech on the backbenches since leaving Downing…

The Conversation

The Windsor Framework – how egg sandwiches and late nights fuelled the deal

Hours before Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen met on Monday, UK and EU officials were still making last-minute checks to the deal.

The Independent UK

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Campaigners demand inquiry into treatment of ethnic minority NHS staff

The partner of a nurse who set himself on fire outside Kensington Palace has staged a protest on the steps of Downing Street to demand an independent inquiry into the treatment of BAME staff within the NHS.

Evening Standard

Bluff Yorkshireman Sir Bernard delivered precise message of Thatcherism

He inspired in his Downing Street staff loyalty bordering on devotion.

The Independent UK

Chris Kamara makes passionate plea for terminally ill to get state pensions early

Football pundit and TV star Chris Kamara has called for terminally ill workers to get early access to their state pension so they don't die in poverty

Daily Mirror

Chris Kamara petitions Downing Street to change pensions rules for dying patients

The 65-year-old Ninja Warrior presenter said ‘people shouldn’t be allowed to die in poverty’.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's supporters claim up to 60 Tory MPs face axe as revenge for ousting him

A grassroots group of Conservative Party members is threatening to remove MPs who they blame for Boris Johnson and Liz Truss being removed from 10 Downing Street

Daily Mirror

OPINION - The Tories should be truly terrified because New Labour is back

In Downing Street in the first decade of this century we used to tally how many times New Labour had been declared dead. Rarely did a week go by without an article suggesting that the once all-conquering New Labour had bitten the dust. For a long while, under Ed Miliband…

Evening Standard

Liz Truss's £4,000 'Jenga' lectern left abandoned in No10 as nobody wants it

Officials had hoped the costly wooden monstrosity would be used by another Whitehall department or an embassy abroad, but the lectern is still languishing in Downing Street

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

Partygate inquiry homes in on Abba evening at Boris Johnson’s flat

Witnesses tell of lockdown gathering with alcohol, food and loud music at private apartment above 11 Downing Street

The Independent UK

Flynn says Starmer is ‘selling Labour’s soul’ to enter Downing Street

The SNP’s Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn, noted that his own party would enter the next general election with ‘fresh leadership’.

The Independent UK

Polish president meets Sunak at Downing Street to discuss Ukraine

The visit comes after Nato defence ministers met in Brussels earlier this week.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak welcomes Polish president to Downing Street amid ‘diplomatic offensive’

Rishi Sunak welcomed Andrzej Duda to Downing Street.

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Daily Mirror

National one-minute silence to be held to mark a year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Prime Minister will lead the moment of reflection from Downing Street at 11am next Friday to show the UK’s unwavering solidarity with Ukraine as it continues its courageous fight against Putin

The Independent UK

Watch live: Ukraine’s President Zelensky addresses UK parliament in first visit since Russian invasion

Watch live as Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the UK parliament today, 8 February, in his first visit since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky jets in for historic London summit

Volodymyr Zelensky made a historic visit to London on Wednesday as Britain announced it will train Ukrainian pilots to fly Nato-standard fighter jets.

The Guardian - UK

Strikes, seatbelts and sleaze: Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days as PM

Rishi Sunak entered Downing Street promising to calm the markets and stop the scandals, but 100 days in it’s proving a bumpy ride

The Independent UK

Who is Nadhim Zahawi? All you need to know about the ex-Tory Party chairman

Iraqi refugee who arrived in Britain aged nine with no English rose to No 11 Downing Street and propped up Boris Johnson’s ailing administration last summer, only to be brought down by scandal of his own

The Independent UK

Sunak ‘was warned of reputational risk from Zahawi’s tax affairs months ago’

The Observer said that government officials gave the new Prime Minister informal advice as he drew up his Cabinet about the risks of an HMRC probe.

Daily Mirror

Tax chiefs admit providing misleading information in row over Nadhim Zahawi's taxes

Pressure is mounting on Downing Street to order the former Chancellor to step aside while the investigation is ongoing

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