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'In the name of God, go': UK's Johnson faces demands to resign

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday dismissed calls to resign from opponents and some of his own lawmakers, fighting to save his premiership amid a deepening revolt inside his party over a series of lockdown parties in Downing Street.

Reuters

Czech Republic scraps mandatory jabs as daily cases hit new high; record cases in Bulgaria – as it happened

Czech government scraps decree to avoid ‘deepening fissures’ in country; Bulgaria reports highest daily tally of pandemic with 11,181 infections

The Guardian - UK

'Tories lack principles - they just act out of political and personal interests'

Boris Johnson claims nobody told him the boozy Downing Street garden party he went to was actually a party and against lockdown rules. However, he made the law and urged everyone to follow it

Daily Mirror

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Dominic Cummings: PM’s former top aide to give evidence to No 10 parties probe

Former Downing Street chief adviser has alleged PM intentionally misled MPs

The Independent UK

UFC fan slapped with £2K fine for lockdown breach wants Covid penalties repaid over Downing Street parties

'I think they should fine Boris 20 per cent of his wage for four months like they have in my case, or all lockdown penalties should be repaid'

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson apologises to Queen for Downing Street lockdown-breaching party

Boris Johnson appeared distressed as he breathed heavily behind his mask and said he apologised to the Queen and country but insisted he didn't know the bash breached Covid rules

Daily Mirror

Four signs Boris Johnson is on the ropes after disastrous interview

The PM looked drawn and tired as he faced a barrage of questions about fresh party revelations and whether he had misled Parliament

Daily Mirror

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‘I put my arms around her’: doctor’s story captures anger at No 10 parties

Prit Buttar, who tweeted about comforting grieving woman, says he wanted to show difference in experience between ordinary people and Downing Street

The Guardian - UK

What has Boris Johnson said about alleged restriction-busting parties?

Boris Johnson again apologised during a visit to the Finchley Memorial Hospital in north London on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Son said goodbye to dad on phone as he died of Covid while Downing Street 'partied'

Dr Dean Burnet spoke his last words to his father Peter over the phone, as lockdown had meant he was unable to visit his dad during the two weeks or so that he was in hospital

Daily Mirror

Enjoy breathing? Pay more to drive in London

Road pricing is the third rail of British politics. It ranks alongside local property taxation (regular reminder that Council tax bands in England are still based on property values from April 1991) and inadvertently hosting a series of boozy parties in Downing Street during lockdown.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson breaks silence insisting 'nobody told me' Downing Street party broke Covid rules

The beleaguered Prime Minister maintained his defence that the Downing Street BYOB party in May 2020 was a 'work event'

Chronicle Live

'No-one told me it was against the rules': Boris Johnson denies lying to Parliament over Downing Street lockdown parties

'When I went out into that garden I thought that I was attending a work event'

Manchester Evening News

Johnson’s public apology to Queen over No 10 parties on eve of Philip’s funeral

Boris Johnson said he ‘deeply and bitterly’ regrets the two gatherings held in Downing Street the day before the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral

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Wales Online

Who is Martin Reynolds, the man behind the Downing Street lockdown party and has been called the most powerful person in No 10?

He was previously an ambassador to Libya

Nottingham Post

Boris Johnson gives update on Downing Street parties after Dominic Cummings' lying claim

Mr Johnson is facing calls to resign over the partygate affair, including from six Tory MPs

Wales Online

Boris Johnson denies lying about Downing Street garden party in lockdown

The PM says he's 'heartily, heartily sorry' and would not have gone ahead with the event if anyone had said it was against the rules

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson breaks silence claiming 'nobody told me' Downing Street party broke rules

The PM maintained his defence that the Downing Street BYOB bash in May 2020 was a 'work event'

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Wales Online

When is Sue Gray's report into the Downing Street lockdown garden party going to be published?

Civil servant Sue Gray is the civil servant in charge of an investigation into parties at Downing Street

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Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ scandal gets an explicit Cassetteboy RATM remix

As the political storm of partygate continues to cast a scandalous shadow over Boris Johnson and Downing Street, Cassetteboy has taken a savage dig at the prime minister’s situation with their remix version of Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name.”

The Independent UK

Partygate inquiry: What happens next?

Senior civil servant Sue Gray may deliver her findings this week

The Independent UK

Downing Street party: Who is Martin Reynolds and what did he do?

The prime minister’s principal private secretary emailed colleagues inviting them to a socially-distanced drinks event ‘to make the most of the lovely weather’

The Independent UK

Cassetteboy fans react to ‘must see’ video blasting Downing Street parties

Comedy music group repurpose Rage Against the Machine’s ‘Killing in the Name’

The Guardian - UK

Johnson denies he was warned No 10 event in May 2020 was against rules and says he did not lie to parliament – as it happened

PM says ‘nobody told me that what we were doing was against the rules’ and says he did not tell lie in Commons

The Independent UK

Inside Politics: Cummings says Johnson lied to parliament about Downing Street garden party

Former chief of staff says ‘evidence’ will back up his claim, writes Matt Mathers

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