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Thursday briefing: The key takeaways from Boris Johnson’s Partygate grilling

In today’s newsletter: Johnson sat through three hours of questioning over whether he recklessly misled MPs over pandemic parties. Amid the bluster and the blowups, telling details emerged

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson suffers double Commons humiliation over Partygate and Brexit

Leaving drinks for No 10 staff ‘essential’ during lockdown, former PM tells committee

The Independent UK

Impervious to advice or rules, Johnson held up the shield of stupidity

The Convict ignored his well-paid legal team to mount a defence blind to logic

The Guardian - UK

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Boris Johnson facing formal reprimand for misleading parliament

MPs investigating Partygate scandal have denounced former PM’s ‘flimsy’ explanations before committee

The Guardian - UK

Partygate: The exchanges in Boris Johnson's trial that expose the man he is

Partygate: Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson denies lying to Parliament but his evidence revealed a lot about his character

Wales Online

Johnson accused of relying on ‘flimsy’ assurances in combative inquiry hearing

The former prime minister was questioned by members of the Privileges Committee who could recommend his suspension.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson and the Privileges Committee: Key moments

For around three hours, the former prime minister clashed with his interrogators in a packed committee room in Portcullis House.

The Independent UK

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Inside Boris Johnson's tetchy Partygate grilling - as Tory defenders turn on committee

Boris Johnson was interrogated for more than three hours over his Partygate claims to the Commons - but not all of it was captured on the TV cameras. Here's what it was like to be in the room for the ex-PM's Privileges Committee evidence

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson called out for 'absurd' excuses at partygate hearing

BORIS Johnson has said that, as prime minister during the second Covid lockdown, he would have told organisations that it was up to them if they…

The National (Scotland)

Johnson insists partygate events were ‘essential’ at heated inquiry hearing

The former prime minister’s political future could be determined by his evidence.

The Independent UK

Who is Sir Bernard Jenkin and who else is on the Privileges Committee?

Sir Bernard Jenkin has been in Parliament since 1992

The Independent UK

Tetchy Boris Johnson accused of 'deflection mechanism' in icy exchange with Tory MP

Mr Johnson is fighting for his political future as the Commons Privileges Committee probes whether he misled Parliament - which could see him suspended

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson says 'hand on heart I did not lie' as he is quizzed over partygate

The former Prime Minister is facing a committee which will determine whether he intentionally misled the House of Commons

Wales Online

Hand on heart, I did not lie to the House, says Johnson

Boris Johnson was being questioned by MPs on the cross-party Privileges Commitee.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

What is the Privileges Committee? Report stating Boris Johnson misled parliament is approved

Many Tories abstain on vote to back findings of privileges committee

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson faces TV grilling by MPs over 'partygate' accusations

The Privileges Committee has been charged with undertaking a parliamentary investigation into whether Mr Johnson lied to MPs

Wales Online

What you need to know as Boris Johnson faces MP for grilling over Partygate

Mr Johnson has always protested his innocence, rejecting any suggestion that he “knowingly or recklessly misled Parliament”.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson: Here’s what you need to know ahead of the Privileges Committee

The former Prime Minister will defend himself against claims that he lied to Parliament over the partygate scandal.

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The Independent UK

Johnson faces TV grilling by MPs over partygate accusations

Ex-PM could face a by-election if he is found to have knowingly misled Parliament.

The Guardian - UK

Who are the seven MPs who will decide Boris Johnson’s fate?

Harriet Harman chairs privileges committee that also includes fellow Johnson sceptic Bernard Jenkin

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson partygate scandal: What happens next in Commons probe and how to watch the hearing

The former prime minister could face expulsion from the Commons if he is found to have misled Parliament about rule-breaking parties in Downing Street

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson accused of ‘bullying’ and intimidation of Partygate inquiry MPs as he hands over defence

Former PM warned ‘desparate and disgraceful’ efforts to attack committee will backfire

The Guardian - UK

‘I, Boris Johnson, do solemnly declare the truth. Yes, I know this is a first’

How Boris Johnson might sum up the contents of his Partygate dossier

The Independent UK

Johnson’s defence passed to MPs preparing to question him over partygate ‘lies’

The former prime minister’s allies urged the Privileges Committee to publish the evidence ‘as soon as possible’.

The Independent UK

No 10 warns Johnson allies against portraying inquiry as ‘witch hunt’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman defended the Privileges Committee investigation.

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