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Partygate: how the Sue Gray report revealed the age of 'government by WhatsApp'

One of the striking things about civil servant Sue Gray’s report on lockdown parties at 10 Downing Street – aside from the alcohol consumption, vomiting and karaoke singing – was the presence of multiple WhatsApp transcripts.

The Conversation

Neil Basu’s bid for crime agency top job ends after alleged No 10 intervention

Government has now effectively deterred senior Met officer from two of highest roles in law enforcement

The Guardian - UK

Who’s who in the partygate scandal? 10 key power players shamed in Sue Gray’s report

From ‘party marty’ to the most senior civil servant in the country, Katie Strick lists the major characters at the centre of the scandal

Evening Standard

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Met chief attempts to justify why police overlooked illegal Downing Street party

THE Metropolitan Police have attempted to justify why officers overlooked parties in Downing Street during lockdown which were later found to have…

The National (Scotland)

Refugees scared to visit GP or look for flats as Tories made UK a hostile nation

Sally Daghlian OBE, Praxis CEO, says her charity for migrants and refugees sees the 'human cost' of the hostile environment created by the Conservative Party every single day

Daily Mirror

MP questions whether Boris Johnson's top aide saw Sue Gray report in advance

Labour MP Angela Eagle told MPs of mounting speculation which suggested Steve Barclay had read the Sue Gray report before it was officially published. Ms Eagle laid out plans to table a question to find out if he 'successfully edited' the report.

Daily Mirror

International media asks if Partygate will ‘be enough’ to make the British public angry?

The parties were a ‘deliberate attempt to flout and manipulate rules’, says the Sydney Morning Herald

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UK govt, reeling from ‘partygate’, announces financial aid package

The British government unveiled a multibillion-pound package Thursday to ease a severe cost-of-living squeeze, announcing the plan a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to “move on” from a months-long scandal over parties in government buildings during COVID-19 lockdowns.

France 24

Sue Gray report: five unanswered questions about No 10 parties

Outstanding issues include event in Downing Street flat and Boris Johnson’s seeming lack of awareness

The Guardian - UK

Three Tory MPs call for Boris Johnson to step down after Gray report

David Simmonds and John Baron added their names to a growing list of dissatisfied Tory MPs.

The Independent UK

Energy bills to be slashed as Boris Johnson looks to move on from partygate

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce new measures a day after Sue Gray’s damning report

Evening Standard

Thursday briefing: Gray’s report confirms Boris Johnson’s agenda - his own survival

In today’s newsletter: When limiting the harm of the Partygate scandal is the government’s number one priority, what does that mean for how the country is run?

The Guardian - UK

How The Mirror broke Partygate scandal which could still sink PM Boris Johnson

On December 1, 2021, we published our splash with the headline 'Boris party broke Covid rules' and the subhead 'No 10 hosted boozy bash while millions endured strict lockdown'

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson urged to quit by some Tory MPs over ‘damning’ Sue Gray report

Former minister Tobias Ellwood and backbencher Julian Sturdy described partygate as a ‘distraction’ during a challenging time for the country

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Tories announce major Islamophobia rules shake-up - on day of Sue Gray report

The updated rules have been confirmed one year after an independent report into Islamophobia ruled that an anti-Muslim sentiment "remains a problem" within the Conservative party.

Manchester Evening News

While Boris Johnson and his staff partied at Christmas our hospitals suffered - we saw it for ourselves

By the time I visited at the end of January, staff at Royal Oldham could barely walk such was the exhaustion.

The Guardian - UK

‘I feel like a fool’: Britons who grieved and died alone as No 10 partied

Sue Gray report hard to accept for those who were unable to be with loved ones during times of crisis

The Conversation

'Wine time Friday' and invites for 200: five of the most interesting findings from Sue Gray's partygate report

After months of delay and speculation, civil servant Sue Gray has published her report into Downing Street parties. It does not make for comfortable reading. Although it could have been much, much worse for the prime minister, overall the report states that senior leadership must “bear responsibility” for the numerous…

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The Independent UK

Who has been named in Sue Gray’s report?

A total of 16 individuals – from former civil servants to serving members of the Cabinet – have been named in the investigation.

The National (Scotland)

Douglas Ross: Boris Johnson should stand down ... when Ukraine war is over

SCOTTISH Tory leader Douglas Ross has finally addressed whether Boris Johnson should resign over the Downing Street parties scandal after the Sue…

Daily Mirror

'Boris Johnson partied while people died and nurses' faces bore red scars of their PPE'

Ros Wynne Jones says what happened at Downing Street – vomiting, partying till 4am, utter arrogance and hubris – is only a metaphor for what Johnson and the other Buller Boys have done to Britain

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson defies calls to quit despite ‘bitter and painful’ Gray report

The Prime Minister defied fresh demands quit over the partygate scandal.

Wales Online

Boris Johnson's statement to the House of Commons in full on partygate

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was 'humbled' by the investigation

Wales Online

Sue Gray report: What happens next to Boris Johnson?

The Prime Minister is unlikely to resign, but he could be forced out of Number 10

The Independent UK

‘Humbled’ Johnson condemned over culture which led to lockdown-busting parties

Sue Gray’s official report into the partygate scandal said the ‘senior leadership’ in No 10 must take responsibility.

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