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Tory defends Boris Johnson's 'lies' by dismissing an entire type of crime in TV car crash

Kwasi Kwarteng was so keen to defend Boris Johnson's crime statistics that he ended up suggesting fraud is not a 'day-to-day crime' in a 'car crash interview'

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson ally doubles down and says Jimmy Savile smear was 'perfectly reasonable'

Bizarrely, Kwasi Kwarteng tried to defend the Prime Minister's slur about the paedophile and Keir Starmer despite Boris Johnson already rowing back over it himself

Daily Mirror

Kwasi Kwarteng branded ‘disrespectful’ to victims of scammers

Business secretary defended Boris Johnson’s claim that crime fell by 14% – which is only true if fraud is excluded

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Carrie Johnson faces more scrutiny than spouses of previous PMs – Kwasi Kwarteng

But the Business Secretary said he did not think the reporting about Mrs Johnson was sexist

Evening Standard

PM’s Jimmy Savile comment ‘perfectly reasonable’, says minister

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng was asked about a debunked claim made by Boris Johnson against Sir Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK

Carrie Johnson faces more scrutiny than spouses of previous PMs – Kwarteng

But the Business Secretary said he did not think the reporting about Mrs Johnson was sexist.

The Independent UK

Britain’s Covid story is about sacrifice and selflessness. Boris Johnson can’t tell it

The prime minister’s crumbling authority has created a vacuum, and the right is already filling it with dangerous narratives, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

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Boris Johnson 'eyeing up $250k speeches in US' - despite saying only a tank will oust him

Boris Johnson is said to be considering lucrative work in case he steps down as Prime Minister - despite insisting it will take a 'Panzer division' to get him out of Downing Street

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson: Not a ‘chance in hell’ PM will go voluntarily, says Tory peer

Gavin Barwell says ‘strong case for change’ at No 10

The Independent UK

Tory MP Johnny Mercer so 'p***ed' he forgets what Boris Johnson says in key phone call

Johnny Mercer had been too, er, busy watching the FA Cup football and England's Six Nations rugby match against Scotland to recall what the sinking Prime Minister told him on the phone

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's new Chief of Staff will have three massive jobs at once in No10 'farce'

The sinking Prime Minister found Steve Barclay willing to do the job - but three previous Chiefs of Staff voiced doubts over whether it'll be possible. He's already the £67,505 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the £81,932 MP for North East Cambridgeshire

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson right to claim crime has fallen since voters don’t think fraud counts, minister suggests

Kwasi Kwarteng said PM was talking about crime ‘in relation to individuals’

The Independent UK

Give Boris Johnson time to fix his crises, says Iain Duncan Smith

Former Tory leader says parties scandal and cost of living problems are PM’s responsibility to sort out

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson must commit to using Article 16, insists DUP leader

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson also urged the PM to give issues in Northern Ireland ‘the attention they deserve’.

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Evening Standard

Boris Johnson: Tory peer Gavin Barwell says ‘strong case for change’ at top of Government as pressure grows on PM

It comes as Sir Charles Walker – previously one of Mr Johnson’s most loyal MPs - said it was now ‘inevitable’ that he would be ousted

The Independent UK

Iain Duncan Smith warns cabinet ministers to ‘temper ambition’ against Boris Johnson

Former Tory leader tells ‘certain individuals’ not to get caught up in plots

Reuters

Not inevitable that Johnson will go, UK business minister says

British Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Sunday it was not at all inevitable that Boris Johnson would have to stand down, as he gave the prime minister his backing over a row about his conduct.

Chronicle Live

Boris Johnson 'says it will take an army of tanks to get him out of Downing Street', reports say

It has also been claimed that his wife, Carrie, has said he should quit

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Evening Standard

Kwasi Kwarteng: Boris Johnson’s comments about Jimmy Savile and Sir Keir Starmer were ‘perfectly reasonable’

Asked if he would have used the same words, Mr Kwarteng said: ‘I think it’s entirely legitimate... it depends what the context was’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Not Inevitable that Johnson Will Go, UK Business Minister Says

British Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Sunday it was not at all inevitable that Boris Johnson would have to stand down, as he gave the prime minister his backing over a recent row about his conduct. Johnson has been engulfed in a state of crisis for around three months,…

The Guardian - UK

Covid news: Chinese city of Baise ‘sealed off’ after Omicron outbreak; Papua New Guinea PM tests positive – as it happened

City in Guangxi, with population of 3.7 million, reportedly under lockdown; James Marape tests positive on arrival at Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson close to no-confidence vote, No 10 fears as loyalist MP says end now ‘inevitable’

Shadow whipping team said to believe at least 35 no-confidence letters already submitted

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s claim that he is capable of change is just his latest falsehood

Purging the staff at Number Ten won’t make any difference while he remains there

The Guardian - UK

From ambushes to cakes and ale, Shakespeare always has the last word

The Bard understood folly and intrigue. With Boris Johnson comparing himself to Othello, he’s also the best way for us to read the present

Chronicle Live

Are the North East's 'Red Wall' Tory MPs still backing Boris Johnson?

Many of the North East's Tory MPs have been reserved in their criticism of the Prime Minister so far, but is that about to change?

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