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Cummings’ claim that Johnson misled Parliament is nonsense, Raab insists

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab issued a defence of Boris Johnson as he faced fresh calls to resign over partygate allegations.

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings’ claim Boris Johnson lied to Parliament is ‘nonsense’, says Dominic Raab

Former chief adviser says he ‘would swear under oath’ about No 10 party on 20 May, 2020

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson news – live: PM ‘at end of road’ as 54% of Tories don’t believe he is telling truth on parties

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Partygate: Claims Boris Johnson lied to Parliament are 'nonsense' says Dominic Raab

The deputy prime minister said: "I’m confident he’s been straightforward with the House of Commons.”

Wales Online

Downing Street staff ‘started boozing at lunch as part of drinking culture’

Former official Sonia Khan said drinking had long been ‘normalised’ in Downing Street

The Independent UK

British PM Johnson denies lying about lockdown party

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Tuesday an accusation by his former adviser that he had lied to parliament about a lockdown party, saying nobody had warned him the "bring your own booze" gathering might contravene COVID-19 rules.

Reuters

London politics latest news:Boris Johnson insists he believed gathering was work event & ‘nobody told him’ it was party

Boris Johnson will face an increasingly angry chorus of his own MPs on Wednesday as he fights for his political life amid reports a threshold of 54 letters to launch a no confidence vote could be close.

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Claim that UK PM Johnson lied about lockdown party is nonsense, deputy says

A claim by a former senior adviser to Boris Johnson that the British prime minister lied to parliament about not knowing about a lockdown party in Downing Street is nonsense, his deputy said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Covid briefing: Seven things you need to know as unvaccinated healthcare staff face being sacked in England in mandatory jab plans

Frontline staff in England must be fully vaccinated with two jabs by April 1

Wales Online

Tuesday briefing: Rebel Tories deploy Operation Rinka

Plan to increase pressure on Boris Johnson to quit … first images show Tonga under veil of ash following eruption … and why we miss office life

The Guardian - AU

Breakfast briefing: Government suffers Lords defeat, Covid could turn children into fussy eaters, No 10 denies Dominic Cummings' claim and energy price rise could 'devastate' poorest families

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Wales Online

‘Operation Rinka’: rebel Tories raise pressure on Boris Johnson to resign

Nicknamed after dog shot in Thorpe affair, plan afoot to oust PM over Downing Street parties scandal

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson 'waved aside' objections and allowed No10 party to go ahead says Dominic Cummings

The former top aide says he and others would swear on oath that officials warned the event was against the rules.

Daily Record

France reports nearly half a million new cases, a record increase; Italy records 228,179 daily infections – as it happened

France registers 464,769 new Covid-19 infections over the last 24 hours; Italy’s cases jump from 83,403 a day earlier

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No 10 denies Cummings’ claim Boris Johnson knew of lockdown drinks party

Boris Johnson's former adviser has had his say on the alleged events of May 20, 2020.

The Independent UK

No 10 denies Cummings’ claim PM knew about lockdown drinks party

Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser said he is prepared to ‘swear under oath’ that the PM lied to Parliament over 2020 gathering.

The Independent UK

Plans drawn up ‘to scrap all Covid rules in England as early as March’

The prime minister is accused of planning to scrap Covid rules to boost his ailing reputation

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's 'foolish' crackdown on protests dealt string of defeats by House of Lords

The Tories have lost seven key votes on its controversial policing bill so far which has been knocking around Parliament for almost a year.

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Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson 'gave go ahead for Downing Street party in May 2020', says ex aide

Dominic Cummings says he and others would swear on oath that top officials warned the event was against the rules - claiming he told Boris Johnson “you’ve got to grip this madhouse”

The Independent UK

Five questions Labour wants the PM to answer on partygate

Opposition asks if Boris Johnson knew about any of the alleged gatherings in advance, and whether he will act as his own ‘judge and jury’.

Daily Mirror

Downing Street chiefs considered using sonic weapons to force migrants away at sea

As Boris Johnson stands accused of trying to distract attention away from the Partygate scandal, it emerges No10 chiefs wanted to use the loud speakers which can induce vomiting

Tribune News Service

Boris Johnson’s former aide accuses him of lying to UK Parliament

Boris Johnson’s former top aide Dominic Cummings accused the premier of lying to Parliament, saying he would “swear under oath” that the premier both was aware of and allowed a drinks party at Downing Street at the height of lockdown during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daily Record

Dominic Cummings is 'key witness' into Downing Street party probe say SNP

Boris Johnson's one-time top aide accused his former boss of lying to Parliament over allegations of lockdown-breaching bashes in Downing Street.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s plan for military to tackle Channel crossings will aid people smugglers, says ex-navy chief

Move will offer traffickers ‘efficient conduit’, says Lord West

The Guardian - UK

Tory donor urges Boris Johnson to resign amid No 10 party scandals

John Griffin, one of the party’s biggest backers, joins growing calls for PM to quit role and seek fresh mandate

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