Boris Johnson ‘deliberately misled’ Parliament and faced suspension for 90 days, damning report finds June 15, 2023 Former prime minister Boris Johnson “deliberately misled” Parliament and if he were still an MP should be suspended for 90 days, a report from the privileges committee has found. The report says he also deliberately misled the committee itself, “impugned” the committee and was “complicit in the campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the [...]
What we learned from Keir Starmer on AI, Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon June 13, 2023 Keir Starmer hit the stage at London Tech Week this morning to mount Labour’s charm offensive on the great and good of London tech. Starmer’s address to the conference followed a major presence from top Tory figures yesterday, with talks from both Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt. Speaking on the main stage in Westminster, the [...]
“I’ll be back”: Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament, Privileges Committee to say today – Reports June 13, 2023 Boris Johnson will reportedly be found on Wednesday to have deliberately misled MPs over parties in Downing Street during the pandemic. The Privileges Committee has rejected the former prime minister’s defence that senior officials advised him Covid rules and guidance had been followed in No 10, according to the Times. But Mr Johnson – who [...]
Shock result as Paul Scully MP fails to make Tory mayoral candidate shortlist June 11, 2023 Conservative MP Paul Scully has failed to make it onto his party’s shortlist in the race to take on Sadiq Khan for mayor of London. The upset saw the minister for London – widely thought of as the likely Tory favourite – snubbed in favour of assembly member Susan Hall, former No 10 advisor Daniel [...]
Cabinet minister claims politics has ‘moved on’ from Boris Johnson June 11, 2023 Politics has “moved on” from the drama of Boris Johnson, a senior cabinet minister has claimed amid a row over the former prime minister’s resignation as an MP and honours list. Energy secretary Grant Shapps told Sky News’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday that while former London mayor Johnson possessed “many qualities”, No 10 was under [...]
“Writing on the wall”: Boris advisor on why ex-PM quit Parliament June 10, 2023 Boris Johnson has been accused of being a coward for quitting as an MP before the findings of a cross-party investigation into whether he lied to the Commons has been published. Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader, said the former prime minister had “jumped” to avoid facing a potential by-election in his marginal constituency. Mr Johnson [...]
Sunak urged to stop Johnson handing a ‘carousel of cronies’ honours June 9, 2023 Labour has renewed calls for Rishi Sunak to stop Boris Johnson handing honours to a “carousel of cronies” amid speculation the list could be published imminently. Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock said the Prime Minister had “caved in” to appease warring factions within the Conservative Party by reportedly accepting his predecessor’s recommendations. The list, which [...]
Boris ‘hosted friend’ at Chequers during lockdown – reports June 8, 2023 Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie hosted a close friend at Chequers in May 2021 for an overnight stay while some Covid-19 restrictions were still in place, according to reports. A spokesman for the former prime minister said that the visit was “entirely lawful”, after The Guardian newspaper reported that events organiser Dixie Maloney stayed [...]
Boris Johnson sends ‘all unredacted WhatsApps’ to Covid inquiry – going around the cabinet office June 2, 2023 Boris Johnson said he has sent “all unredacted WhatsApps” directly to the Covid-19 inquiry ahead of a legal clash between the probe and the Cabinet Office over access to the messages. The former prime minister told the inquiry’s chairwoman Baroness Hallett he would “like to do the same” with messages that are on an old [...]
Government preparing for legal fight with Covid inquiry (it set up) over Boris Johnson WhatsApp messages June 2, 2023 Ministers are preparing for a high-profile legal battle with the Covid-19 inquiry as the Government seeks to challenge the request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and notebooks. Bereaved families and opposition parties hit out at the Government after the Cabinet Office took the highly unusual step of seeking a judicial review of inquiry chairwoman [...]