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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

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

Daily Mirror

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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Factbox-Boris Johnson's defence over allegations he misled UK parliament

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson accepted on Tuesday he misled parliament over the answers he gave about parties held in government buildings during the coronavirus pandemic, but he denied having done so "intentionally or recklessly".

Reuters

Boris Johnson admits misleading Parliament over Partygate - but vows he did not intend to

The former prime minister said in his written evidence to the Privileges Committee inquiry that he 'did not intentionally or recklessly mislead the House'

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Johnson does not deny joking No 10 event was ‘most unsocially distanced in UK’

The former PM allegedly made the comment during a boozy mid-pandemic leaving do.

The Independent UK

Gary Lineker tweets about 'when folk constantly tell fibs' as Boris Johnson's partygate defence is published

He didn't say who he was referring to, but users online have suggested there's a connection

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Gary Lineker in pointed ‘fibs’ tweets after Boris Johnson’s Partygate defence published

BBC star tweets again following furore over his attack on Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson admits to misleading parliament over lockdown parties at Downing Street

Boris Johnson says he unintentionally misled parliament when he assured his colleagues that no parties had taken place during the UK's COVID-19 lockdown.

ABC News

Decision time: did habitual liar Boris Johnson tell some lies? It’s going to be tense

The former PM is wheeling out the old clown act to rebuff the Partygate allegations. Let’s hope it’s for the last time, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

UK's Boris Johnson and the 'partygate' scandal

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson faces a grilling by lawmakers on Wednesday over whether he intentionally misled parliament about illegal parties at his office during coronavirus lockdowns when he was leader.

Reuters

Explainer-How will the 'partygate' inquiry into Boris Johnson work?

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson will be grilled by lawmakers on Wednesday as they decide whether he intentionally misled parliament about illegal parties at his office during coronavirus lockdowns.

Reuters

Boris partygate storm won’t keep me from the real issues, says PM

Pollsters have warned that a return of the Conservative party’s civil war over Mr Johnson could derail Mr Sunak’s hopes of leading a Tory revival ahead of a general election next year

Evening Standard

The most ridiculous parts of Boris Johnson's partygate defence dossier

BORIS Johnson's partygate defence dossier makes some interesting arguments …

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The Independent UK

From cake to Cummings: Key points from Boris Johnson’s Partygate defence

The former prime minister called Downing Street ‘cramped and old’

Daily Record

Boris Johnson says he did not 'intentionally or recklessly' mislead parliament over partygate

The ousted Tory PM accepted that he misled MPs but insisted his denials were made “in good faith” based on what he “honestly” knew at the time.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘one of the foremost exponents of post-truth politics’ – MP

The comments come just a day before the former prime minister faces a live grilling by MPs in a hearing that could decide his political fate.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak dealt fresh blow as Tory Brexiteer group brand deal 'practically useless'

The decision of the European Research Group (ERG) comes as the Prime Minister prepares for a showdown in the Commons on Wednesday over his Windsor Framework agreement.

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The Independent UK

Johnson submission contains ‘no new evidence’ and had errors and typos, say MPs

The Committee of Privileges said it only received a ‘final corrected version’ of his evidence on Tuesday morning.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Boris show is back — and he has no intention of going quietly

Guess who’s back — the Boris Johnson charabanc rolls into town once again as the former prime minister unveils the defence he will offer to the Commons Privileges Committee. Their televised hearing tomorrow will see him defending himself against the charge that he knowingly misled Parliament about the scale and…

The Independent UK

Reason for Covid lockdown fine ‘remains unclear’, says Johnson

Boris Johnson has said that it ‘remains unclear’ to him – and possibly Rishi Sunak – about why they were fined for breaching lockdown laws.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson: MPs have no remit to probe if I broke Covid guidance

FORMER prime minister Boris Johnson has claimed that the MPs probing whether he misled parliament over the following of Covid rules in No 10 have…

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson says 'partygate' untruths were honest mistake

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that he misled Parliament about rule-breaking government parties during the COVID-19 pandemic

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson accepts he misled parliament over 'partygate' - but says statements made in 'good faith'

The former prime minister said he would 'never have dreamed' of misleading the House intentionally or recklessly

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson lashes out at ‘absurd’ Partygate inquiry claims as he defends drinking wine at work

Former PM accepts he misled MPs over Partygate – but insists he spoke ‘in good faith’

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