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PM’s former top aide says he ‘was not sent questionnaire by Met’ over partygate

Dominic Cummings was working in Downing Street during 2020.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson waters down the ministerial code following partygate

BORIS Johnson has watered down the ministerial code as he looks to block his ethics adviser investigating him in the wake of Sue Gray's report.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson suggests cost of living help will have to tide Brits over until Spring

Boris Johnson said the £15bn cost of living payment 'bazooka' will 'get us through until prices start to abate' - but 'the government cannot solve every problem'

Daily Mirror

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Johnson accused of watering down rules for ministers following ‘partygate’

Ministers will not automatically lose their jobs for ‘minor’ breaches of the Ministerial Code.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson calls for Ukraine to be sent more long-range rocket systems

Prime minister says MLRS rockets can help embattled forces but stops short of UK offering M270 system

The Guardian - UK

UK ministerial code updated to set out possible sanctions for breaches

British ministers who breach the government's code of conduct will not be expected to resign, an official document published on Friday said with an updated version of the rule book setting out a range of alternative sanctions.

Reuters

Shell says windfall tax threatens North Sea oil and gas investment

Firm says Sunak’s levy creates uncertainty and asks for tax relief that covers investment in renewables

The Guardian - UK

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Ministers to escape sack for ethics breaches, as Boris Johnson accused of ‘rigging’ rules

‘Banana republic territory’: Rewrite of standards rulebook sparks horror in Westminster

The Independent UK

'Corrupt' Boris Johnson slammed for blocking ethics advisers' power to probe him

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton slammed the Prime Minister just days after Sue Gray criticised the leadership inside Downing Street.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson accused of changing ministerial code to ‘save his skin’

Rewritten rules remove need to resign – instead ministers can apologise or temporarily lose pay for breaches

The Guardian - UK

No drive, no spine, very little vision: even science can’t explain the creatures clinging on to Johnson

It takes a very weird bunch to stay loyal after the damning Sue Gray verdict on Partygate, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson 'confident' he will survive as he faces partygate questions during North East visit

Boris Johnson was in Stockton-on-Tees, on Friday where he met fibre cable-laying trainees - but he faced questions over partygate

Chronicle Live

Met never asked me for lockdown party evidence, says Dominic Cummings

Boris Johnson’s former aide identified as being present at two events and mentioned six times in Sue Gray report

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson insists he'll survive partygate as pressure ramps up from Tory MPs

It comes as Tory MP Paul Holmes quit his job in the Home Office blasting the "deep mistrust" created by the breaking of Covid rules in No…

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Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson waters down ethics code and blocks watchdog's powers to investigate him

Just days after the damning Sue Gray report, Boris Johnson has watered down the punishments for breaking the ministerial code, and blocked a bid to grant his ethics advisor the power to launch his own investigations

Reuters

UK PM Johnson faces new call to resign over 'partygate'

A Conservative lawmaker submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson on Friday and another quit a role as an assistant to Britain's interior minister, putting new pressure on the prime minister over illegal parties at his Downing Street residence during COVID-19 lockdowns.

Daily Record

Tory MP quits government after being 'shocked and angered' over Sue Gray report

Paul Holmes, MP for Eastleigh, who is a ministerial aide to Home Secretary Priti Patel said there was a "deep mistrust" in Boris Johnson's Tory party.

The Independent UK

Johnson insists he’ll survive, as ministerial aide resigns over ‘toxic culture’

The Prime Minister refused to directly answer queries about partygate, saying he had already given ‘vintage and exhaustive answers’.

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The Independent UK

‘Big bazooka’ support package will get UK through energy crisis, says PM

Boris Johnson said the country faces a ‘bumpy’ time but should emerge in a ‘much, much stronger position’ as global price pressures abate.

The Guardian - UK

How magpie Tories steal Labour policies and rebrand them as their own

As the Conservatives introduce an ‘energy profits levy’, we look at their history of copying opposition ideas

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson believes he can survive after ‘vintage’ answers to partygate

The Prime Minister refused to directly answer questions about lockdown breaches in No 10.

Evening Standard

Russian troops making ‘palpable progress’ in Donbas, Boris Johnson warns

‘I’m afraid that Putin, at great cost to himself and to Russian military, is continuing to chew through ground in Donbas,’ the Prime Minister told Bloomberg TV

The Guardian - UK

Partygate anger but time to move on: the mood in another Downing Street

Many in Surrey street that shares name with PM’s address are still fuming but are more worried about cost of living

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson dealt another blow as fifth new MP calls on him to quit after Gray report

Five MPs, including Sir Bob Neill, Stephen Hammond and David Simmonds representing London constituencies, have now gone public calling for Boris Johnson to resign since Gray report

The Independent UK

Tiverton and Honiton by-election: Tory candidate ‘told not to speak to media because of fear of partygate questions’

Helen Hurford is said to have been ordered not to do press because party bosses believe she will struggle when asked about Boris Johnson’s law-breaking

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