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Boris Johnson’s Downing Street record of U-turns

Since entering Downing Street in 2019, the Prime Minister has been forced to stage numerous policy reversals.

The Independent UK

Whitehall evacuated amid security alert near Downing Street

A large swathe of central London near Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament was cordoned off in a security alert on Friday.

Evening Standard

Partygate police dish out first £50 fines over ‘leaving do in first lockdown’

Police investigating Downing Street parties have issued 20 fixed penalty notices to officials as part of the first tranche of Partygate fines

Daily Mirror

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UK officials begin to receive 50 pound fines following probe into Downing Street parties - Sky

British officials have begun to receive fines for COVID regulation breaches, Sky News reported on Friday, days after police said an initial 20 fines would be handed out after an investigation into lockdown parties.

Reuters

Boris Johnson branded 'lying buffoon' by Scots uni professor over partygate scandal

Professor Stephen Reicher, a member of the Sage subcommittee advising on behavioural science, is urging people to not forget about the partygate scandal in Downing Street and Whitehall.

Daily Record

Any Carrie fine over Partygate should be made public, says Keir Starmer

Downing Street say that only fines for PM or civil service boss will be revealed

The Independent UK

Stories of Manchester's cost of living crisis will be on Downing Street doormats, council vows

Councillors shared stories from constituents who are struggling, together with recent reports by the M.E.N., at a town hall meeting

Manchester Evening News

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Protests planned over cost-of-living crisis and P&O sackings

A series of demonstrations will be held across the country, including outside Downing Street.

The Independent UK

Laws were broken at Downing Street parties, says top Tory Anne-Marie Trevelyan

Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said Boris Johnson would not admit Covid rules were broken yet as "he wants to wait" until Met Police cops have finished investigating

Daily Mirror

Johnson refuses to admit lockdown rules were broken in Downing Street

Dominic Raab says there were ‘clearly breaches’, but PM says he won’t give ‘running commentary’

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street refuse to say 20 Partygate staff broke law - read the toe-curling exchange

The Met Police have handed out 20 fines for Downing Street lockdown law-breaking - yet in a bizarre exchange, Downing Street repeatedly refused to say they broke the law

Daily Mirror

Tory MPs walked past Downing Street candlelit vigil for Covid victims to go to another boozy bash

On the day Met Police confirmed Downing Street lockdown parties broke the law

Wales Online

UK politics: Johnson grilled by MPs on Partygate, Ukraine and cost of living – as it happened

Latest updates: the PM faced questions at the liaison committee, which is comprised of the chairs of the Commons select committees

The Guardian - UK

Partygate: Boris Johnson's deputy admits 20 staff broke law after bizarre No10 statement

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab accepted the people handed fixed penalty notices for Downing Street parties would have broken the law - after No10 bizarrely dodged the question

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PM still refuses to admit Covid parties broke law despite Met Police's first 20 fines

Number 10 refused to confirm whether the Prime Minister now accepted the social gatherings during lockdown were in breach of strict rules, despite the police finally issuing fines

Evening Standard

Siblings whose father died with Covid say No 10 Downing Street lockdown fines ‘a kick in the teeth’

A brother and sister whose father died with Covid has demanded Boris Johnson resigns if he is fined over Downing Street parties

Chronicle Live

North East Covid victim's daughter says Boris Johnson would quit 'if he had any integrity'

20 fixed penalty notices have been issued by the Metropolitan Police to people who attended lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street and Whitehall in 2020

Evening Standard

Downing Street Partygate probe - what happens next?

The partygate probe has taken a major turn with police announcing they are issuing 20 fines. Martin Bentham examines what we can expect to see as the investigation continues

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Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: 20 fines issued, but is Boris out of the hot water?

The Met Police is issuing 20 fines to individuals who broke lockdown rules at Downing Street parties in 2020.

Evening Standard

Downing Street staff will not have to disclose Partygate fines

Downing Street staff will not have to disclose to their bosses if they have been fined for attending lockdown busting parties, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman has said.

The Independent UK

Why haven’t the people fined over partygate been identified?

Police have only confirmed that 20 fines are expected to be issued.

The Independent UK

What has Boris Johnson said about the partygate allegations?

From repeated defences to a quote from The Lion King, here’s what the Prime Minister has had to say about the claims:

The Independent UK

Downing Street parties timeline as first fines issued

The Metropolitan Police said 20 fixed penalty notices will be referred to the ACRO Criminal Records Office.

The Independent UK

First 20 fines to be issued over Westminster’s partygate scandal

The move follows investigations into alleged breaches of coronavirus lockdown rules in Downing Street and Whitehall.

The Guardian - UK

PM yet to formally accept law broken despite Met fines over parties, No 10 says

Downing Street says it is for police to make judgment rather than PM after Scotland Yard announces 20 fixed-penalty notices

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