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Boris Johnson's stream of excuses after admitting misleading MPs over Partygate

Former PM claims he did not do it intentionally as he trotted out a list of feeble excuses for the rule-breaking, while throwing aides under a bus

Daily Mirror

Humza Yousaf brands Westminster a 'foreign government' in leadership debate row over gender reforms

The heath secretary and Kate Forbes clashed over whether the Scottish Government should launch a legal challenge over Tory ministers blocking the GRR bill.

Daily Record

As Derby wins the race to host GBR, so much of the railway needs fixing

Train Talk: The bosses of Great British Railways will be confronted with the need to improve every day

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson faces fight for political future at Partygate hearing

Former PM to argue he did not intend to mislead MPs, at hearing that could lead to suspension from parliament

The Guardian - UK

Plea for SNP leaders candidates to focus on ‘battle for ideas’ in last days of race

A PLEA has been issued to the SNP leadership candidates to focus the last days of the contest on a “battleground of ideas and policies”,…

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson’s ‘bombshell’ Partygate defence branded weak by Tory MPs ahead of TV grilling

Key part of former PM’s defence ‘b*****ks’, says David Davis – as MPs predict he will be found guilty

The Independent UK

SNP MP calls Kate Forbes a 'sex-obsessed religious fundamentalist' as he admits party is 'in a mess'

John Nicolson, a former journalist, is yet to publicly back any of the leadership candidates.

Daily Record

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Partygate defence dossier: how Boris Johnson tried to contain a scandal

New revelations about gatherings, conversations with key witnesses and press briefings

The Guardian - UK

Council meeting takes unusual turn as member sings Sia song

Cllr Jo Bird reflected on her time as a councillor and sang lines from the track Bird Set Free

Liverpool Echo

Starmer criticises government’s ‘hands off approach’ to police reform

Casey report ‘provides both a detailed diagnosis of what’s gone wrong and a blueprint for radical reform’, Labour leader says

The Guardian - UK

What are SNP members thinking as leadership race enters final days?

THE outcome of the race to become the next SNP leader is uncertain in the final week of the contest, with a “lack of evidence” on what party…

The National (Scotland)

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

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s partygate defence ‘complete and utter nonsense’, say Covid bereaved

Lobby Akinnola said: ‘I think it’s ridiculous to say that ignorance is some kind of defence’

Evening Standard

Starmer accuses Tory prime ministers of negligence in light of Casey report

Labour leader Sir Keir has told a press conference that policing is ‘collapsing’ after 13 years of Tory government.

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The Independent UK

Johnson’s partygate defence ‘complete and utter nonsense’, say Covid bereaved

Lobby Akinnola said: ‘I think it’s ridiculous to say that ignorance is some kind of defence.’

The Independent UK

The key people Boris Johnson mentions in his evidence

The former prime minister references a host of key figures in his evidence bundle to the Privileges Committee.

Daily Record

Councillor faces watchdog hearing over allegations of Code of Conduct breach

Stirling Labour councillor Danny Gibson is to face a hearing of the Standards Commission for Scotland over allegations he breached the Councillors’ Code of Conduct.

The Independent UK

‘Hindsight is a wonderful thing’: Johnson’s key arguments to MPs

Here are some of the key arguments the former prime minister made ahead of the committee session on Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

Sturgeon chairs final Cabinet meeting as First Minister of Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon will give up her roles as leader of the SNP and First Minister next week.

Daily Record

No power shift at Stirling Council as Tories score big by-election victory

Stirling Council is to remain under the control of Labour members despite the Conservitives becoming the largest single party following victory at last week's by-election in the Dunblane and Bridge of Allan ward.

Daily Mirror

All the Partygate bashes Boris Johnson attended - and the Covid rules at the time

In a 52-page legal dossier, Boris Johnson scrambled to shake off criticism of his conduct ahead of an explosive grilling by MPs on Wednesday about what he knew about Partygate boozing

Edinburgh Live

New Midlothian depute provost named as predecessor resigns to takes on health role

Councillor Connor McManus was appointed to the deputy role last May after the SNP group came into power and was named Scotland's Young Councillor of the Year in October but is taking on a new role as spokesperson for health and social care

Evening Standard

Tory councillor quits after calling Ian Wright a ‘typical Black hypocrite’

Alexis McEvoy has resigned from the Conservative Group at the Hampshire County Council

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's 8 cowardly Partygate excuses - from 'cramped No10' to 'it was my birthday'

In a 52-page dossier, Boris Johnson tried to shift Partygate blame onto his aides, accused the media of 'weaponising' pictures of him drinking and joking with colleagues, and moaned that no one sang him Happy Birthday at a surprise do

The Independent UK

Johnson accepts misleading MPs over partygate but denies doing so ‘recklessly’

The former prime minister’s defence dossier apportions blame to advisers and criticises the inquiry.

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