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The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

What the papers say – March 22

A range of stories feature across Wednesday’s papers.

The Independent UK

Ten Partygate questions Commons committee could ask Boris Johnson

Former prime minister has submitted his 52-page defence and MPs have done their own investigations

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson faces day of reckoning during Partygate committee hearing

Former PM will attempt to persuade cross-party committee he did not intend to mislead Commons over Partygate

The Guardian - UK

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Boris Johnson: Here’s what you need to know ahead of the Privileges Committee

The former Prime Minister will defend himself against claims that he lied to Parliament over the partygate scandal.

The Independent UK

Timeline of lockdown gatherings and what Boris Johnson told MPs

Further allegations about Boris Johnson’s time in office continue to emerge

The Independent UK

Johnson faces TV grilling by MPs over partygate accusations

Ex-PM could face a by-election if he is found to have knowingly misled Parliament.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson says 'I did not lie' over lockdown parties

A combative Boris Johnson fought for his political career on Wednesday, as the former British prime minister said "hand on heart" he did not lie to parliament over COVID-19 lockdown parties at a hearing with lawmakers.

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'Boris Johnson has lost whatever shred of dignity he had left'

Johnson is taking the country for fools by pretending he was somehow duped about the regulations he, as Prime Minister, imposed. He is a serial liar and a laughing stock

Daily Mirror

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

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

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

Morning Mail: hope for voice breakthrough, Aukus subs bill ticks higher, Boris Johnson admits ‘good faith’ fibs

Late-night talks in Canberra signal hope of bipartisanship on referendum; defence industry minister admits ‘scope’ for more cost; Trump tension in US

The Guardian - AU

Boris Johnson’s best defence is he’s a known liar incapable of lying

When the dust finally clears on Boris’s parties, his lawyer won’t be looking back on this as his finest hour

The Guardian - UK

The Mancunian Way: A suit and tie day

Trailblazer deal signed PLUS Shocking impact of lung conditions on Mancs AND Reaction to GMP’s new neighbourhood model

Manchester Evening News

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The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

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

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

The New Daily

Johnson admits House was misled, but not on purpose

Boris Johnson accepts the UK House of Commons had been misled by his statements but maintains he did not deliberately lie to parliament.

The National (Scotland)

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…

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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

Evening Standard

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’

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.

Wales Online

Boris Johnson's partygate defence a 'nonsense' says man whose dad died of Covid

Lobby Akinnola's father was buried the day before then-PM Johnson was photographed sitting with his wife Carrie and staff at a table with wine and cheese in the No 10 garden

The Guardian - UK

‘A spirit of goodwill’: Michel Barnier praises Northern Ireland Brexit plan

Rishi Sunak’s attitude ‘much more responsible’ than that of Boris Johnson, says former EU negotiator

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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