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Theresa May delivers savage 'one rule for them' dig over Boris Johnson's lies

The House of Commons has started its debate into the Commons Privileges Committee - with Rishi Sunak branded "weak" for skipping the session

Daily Mirror

Shameless Boris Johnson brazenly tries to rubbish infamous Sue Gray Partygate report

The former PM claimed it was 'surreal' the Commons Privileges Committee, which is investigating him, will use evidence from Ms Gray given she is poised to become Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. Labour dismissed the comments as 'ludicrous'

Daily Mirror

New Partygate WhatsApp messages show No10 aides feared 'p**s up' stories getting out

An unrepentant Boris Johnson insisted there was 'no evidence' to show he knew rules were being broken with lockdown bashes - despite the Commons Privileges Committee saying it should have been 'obvious' to him

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The partygate inquiry: The key questions facing Boris Johnson

The Commons Privileges Committee has set out the issues it intends to address when it questions the former prime minister.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson may have misled Parliament over ‘partygate’, MPs say, as new picture emerges of ex-PM next to champagne

Privileges Committee published initial report including some previously unseen photos of Downing Street parties

Evening Standard

Damning Partygate report says Boris Johnson may have LIED - with new photos of bashes

A 24-page dossier by the Commons Privileges Committee lays out a string of questions Boris Johnson will have to answer when he is summoned to give evidence in a live showdown in the week of March 20

Daily Mirror

Partygate probe MPs 'focusing on Abba bash' held in Boris Johnson's flat

The Commons Privileges Committee is due to begin taking evidence - including from the former Prime Minister - this spring. Opponents believe he misled Parliament - a claim he denies

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Bombshell claims Boris Johnson boasted No10 party was 'most unsocially distanced in UK'

'Everyone was laughing' as the ex-Prime Minister made the joke at a Friday night leaving bash during a national lockdown, a source said. He later claimed all rules were followed

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson Partygate probe faces delays as government 'failing to give key evidence'

The scandal-hit former Prime Minister is expected to be hauled before the Commons Privileges Committee for a grilling over whether he deliberately misled MPs about Partygate

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Return of Boris Johnson as PM would be 'guaranteed disaster' says Tory minister

Mr Johnson is facing an inquiry by MPs

Wales Online

Return of Boris Johnson would be ‘guaranteed disaster’, says Tory minister

Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker, an influential figure on the Tory right, is backing former chancellor Rishi Sunak.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson would be ‘a guaranteed disaster’, says minister

‘I’m afraid the trouble is because of the Commons Privileges Committee vote, Boris would be a guaranteed disaster’

Evening Standard

All the worst Boris Johnson scandals that helped oust him - in case the Tories forget

Panicking Tories, scarred by Liz Truss's chaos-ridden stint in No10, seem to have forgotten that Boris Johnson's own time in office was riddled with turmoil and sleaze

Daily Mirror

Probe into whether Johnson misled MPs over Partygate would be ruled unlawful, QC warns

Lord Pannick claimed a court would slam the Commons Privileges Committee's approach to its inquiry. He said the investigation was 'unfair' and 'fundamentally flawed'

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The Independent UK

No 10 ‘will assist’ inquiry into whether Boris Johnson lied to MPs

The Commons Privileges Committee is investigating whether the PM misled Parliament over the ‘partygate’ scandal.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson allies attack Privileges Committee over 'witch hunt' inquiry going ahead

The Commons committee has confirmed that it will continue with its inquiry into whether or not Johnson misled parliament - to the fury of his allies

Daily Record

Boris Johnson ordered to hand over partygate documents to MPs

The Commons Privileges Committee wants to see WhatApps and other pieces of evidence from the Prime Minister.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ordered to hand documents to partygate investigators

The Commons Privileges Committee is examining whether the PM lied to Parliament over the scandal.

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MP attempts to bring Boris Johnson to justice with law to ban lies from politics

Boris Johnson already faces a probe by the Commons Privileges Committee into claims that he deliberately misled MPs over Partygate

The National (Scotland)

Plan for probe into Boris Johnson 'lying to parliament' takes major step forward

THE chairman of the House of Commons Privileges Committee has confirmed when he will stand down to allow an inquiry to go ahead into whether the…

Daily Mirror

No10 denies PM suggested Sue Gray drop report - but won't publish notes of secret meeting

The prime minister put to Sue Gray, who is making a report on partygate and alleged breaches of Covid lockdown rules, whether there was "much point" in it being published, it is claimed

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson will be investigated for 'lying to Parliament' as MPs pass vote

The Prime Minister will officially be investigated by the Commons Privileges Committee over allegations he misled Parliament at least four times over Partygate

The Independent UK

PM claims partygate scandal matters little to voters

Tory MPs were facing pressure to back the opposition bid for a Commons Privileges Committee investigation.

The Independent UK

Scottish Tory leader under fire as Johnson faces House of Commons vote

Douglas Ross is not expected to be in Westminster when MPs vote on whether the Commons Privileges Committee should investigate the Prime Minister.

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