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Cabinet Office declines to investigate Korski groping claim

Daisy Goodwin has described the decision as disappointing.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson blasts Sunak's government for blocking Covid Inquiry getting his WhatsApps

Lawyers representing the inquiry chairwoman heavily criticised the Cabinet Office, branding the department's argument 'at its heart nonsensical'

Daily Mirror

Daniel Korski’s accuser may go to police as Cabinet Office fails to investigate groping claims

Daisy Goodwin expresses disappointment with government response to formal complaint against Tory ex-mayoral hopeful

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Cabinet Office rejects calls from Daisy Goodwin to investigate alleged Daniel Korski groping incident in No10

The Cabinet Office has rejected calls from a TV producer to investigate an alleged groping incident at Downing Street a decade ago.

Evening Standard

Korski faces battle to retain Tory support as groping complaint submitted

TV writer Daisy Goodwin contacted the Cabinet Office to make a formal complaint against the Conservative mayoral hopeful.

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to embrace ‘Twat-ism’ as a flexible work approach

A ‘Twat’ is somebody who works from the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays – a stance backed by Tory MP Sir Michael Fabricant.

The Independent UK

MPs agree they'll sell off shares – if that's the price of power

A rule against shareholdings would exclude some MPs with business and investing experience from ministerial roles, some opponents warn. Jonathan Milne reports.

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UK could have avoided lockdown if better prepared, says Jeremy Hunt

Chancellor and former health secretary tells Covid inquiry Britain was too slow to test and isolate

The Guardian - UK

Dowden ‘reassured’ UK was in ‘pretty strong state of preparedness’ for pandemic

Mr Dowden, who was minister for the Cabinet Office from July 2019 to February 202, was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer: I wasn’t asked to take part in inquiry into hiring Sue Gray

Sir Keir Starmer on Monday insisted neither he nor Sue Gray were asked to contribute to an investigation into the former senior civil servant being appointed his chief-of-staff.

Evening Standard

Weapons expert banned from government event for criticising Tories launches legal action

Exclusive: Dan Kaszeta argues policy seeing civil servants trawl social media for government criticism is unlawful

The Independent UK

Sue Gray ‘breached Whitehall impartiality rules’ over Labour chief of staff job talks

A Cabinet Office inquiry alleged the Partygate investigater could have been ‘suspended or sacked had she not quit’

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office refuses to release Boris Johnson’s notebooks over security concerns

Covid inquiry will be given redacted notes and WhatsApp messages from former PM’s time in office

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘underprepared for severe pandemic because of planning for no-deal Brexit’

A Cabinet Office official accepted that lockdowns, lengthy closure of schools and ‘total economic collapse’ were not considered in pandemic planning.

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson told ‘months ago’ peerage for Nadine Dorries had been rejected

Former PM told by Cabinet Office she was not on the list of approved nominations as early as February

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office refusal to hand over evidence ‘corrosive’, Covid Inquiry hears

Sam Jacobs, representing the Trades Union Congress, said the department’s position ‘smacks of having something to hide’.

Daily Mirror

Covid Inquiry: 5 key things from Day 1 of evidence as bereaved families share heartbreak

Three years on from the start of the pandemic, the Inquiry heard how the virus 'left in its wake death, misery and incalculable loss'

The Conversation

Boris Johnson has triggered a bumper byelection bonanza – I studied 148 past contests to find out what we can expect

The UK is facing three byelections in constituencies all vacated within 24 hours of one another. Former prime minister Boris Johnson announced he was leaving parliament with immediate effect on June 9, leaving his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituents in need of a new MP. His vocal supporter Nadine Dorries…

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The Independent UK

The fall of Boris Johnson: How we got here and what comes next

In the fog of the Tory civil war it’s good to know how we got here, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office wary of Boris Johnson handing unredacted Covid details to inquiry

A Government lawyer said it would ‘not be appropriate’ to take steps that could lead to legally-contested material being submitted.

The Independent UK

Timeline of lockdown gatherings as Boris Johnson faces new claim he broke Covid rules

Revelations about Boris Johnson’s time in Downing Street continue to emerge

Daily Mirror

Calls grow to override stuffy honours protocol and knight rugby's Kevin Sinfield

MPs and peers have joined the crusade to make the fundraising hero and ex-rugby league star a Sir, along with his best friend Rob Burrow

The Independent UK

Ministers accused of obstructing Covid probe with spending on ‘loophole lawyers’

The Cabinet Office is challenging inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett’s request for Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak confirms he will not talk about US-UK free trade deal with Joe Biden – as it happened

Latest updates: prime minister explicitly accepts formal post-Brexit trade deal with US is not on horizon, implying this is no longer a goal

Evening Standard

Cabinet Office given until Friday to clarify Johnson WhatsApp redaction stance

Covid inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett challenged the Government on why it wanted to block material Boris Johnson was happy to submit to the probe

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