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The rise and fall of Boris Johnson – a politician who can’t escape his flaws

The prime minister likes to dismiss any storm as something that will soon blow over, writes Andrew Grice

The Independent UK

Factbox: Scandals faced by British PM Johnson's government

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces what looked to be the final blow for his premiership as two senior ministers resigned after tried to apologise for his administration's latest scandal.

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Timeline of crises engulfing Boris Johnson’s leadership

Conservative grievances with the Prime Minister kicked off with his handling of the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal.

The Independent UK

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'Boris Johnson owes his premiership to luck, not judgement - and it will run out'

The Voice of the Mirror on the latest of the seemingly never-ending stream of scandals which continue to erupt from Number 10, with the PM showing himself to be blind to the obvious

Daily Mirror

Scandal after scandal: timeline of Tory sleaze under Boris Johnson

PM’s tenure has been characterised by disrepute, from lockdown breaches to serious sexual assaults

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP David Warburton faces parliamentary standards inquiry

Warburton had whip suspended in April after allegations of sexual harassment and cocaine use

The Guardian - UK

Martin Bell: ‘The sleaze now is worse than when I ran for MP’

Independent candidate who toppled disgraced Conservative in 1997 urges non-Tory voters to think tactically in byelections

The Guardian - UK

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After years of breaking the rules, Boris Johnson must now hope his MPs won't change the only one keeping him in office

Britain has no single document which outlines what its democracy looks like. The British constitution is made up of huge amounts of legislation, all of which can be rewritten if needed, and rules and traditions which are widely accepted by all politicians.

The Conversation

Boris Johnson’s former anti-corruption tsar calls for urgent lobbying reform

John Penrose, who quit last week, says ethics adviser should also have more scope over any breaches by PM

The Guardian - UK

UK Boris Johnson's ups and downs: key events in his career

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a confidence vote Monday night but saw his authority undermined as more than 40% of his party’s lawmakers backed calls for him to step down

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's disastrous journey from election hero to confidence vote humiliation

Two and half years after Boris Johnson won a massive election landslide, he was forced to beg his own MPs to keep him in Downing Street

Daily Mirror

Why Tory MPs have turned on Prime Minister Boris Johnson - Partygate, sleaze and taxes

The PM has also been blamed single-handedly for a string of u-turns on promised policies.

Chronicle Live

Boris Johnson's 12 worst moments that show stunning collapse of his popularity

A long queue of Tory MPs has formed outside the Commons committee rooms as a confidence vote in the Prime Mininster's leadership has begun

Daily Mirror

Why Conservative MPs have turned on Boris Johnson: Partygate, sleaze and taxes

The Prime Minister has also been blamed for a string of policy u-turns

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The Independent UK

Sleaze, U-turns and falling polls behind push for vote on Johnson’s future

Anger over partygate is not the only factor behind declining support for the Prime Minister among his own MPs.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's 50 U-turns exposed - from windfall tax to Partygate 'lies'

Boris Johnson has been compared to a shopping trolley by his former aide Dominic Cummings due to the sheer number of U-turns

The Guardian - UK

New Commons partygate inquiry poised to derail Tory conference

Privileges committee looks set to report in October, when Boris Johnson will be aiming to win back members’ trust

The Guardian - UK

Standards committee drops attempt to limit time MPs spend on second jobs

Other rules around lobbying to be tightened up to avoid repeat of Owen Paterson scandal

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The Independent UK

MPs back away from restrictions on second jobs

The Commons Standards Committee said there is no political consensus on changing the current rules.

The Guardian - UK

Byelections: will recent scandals at Westminster cause upsets at the polls?

Voters may choose to punish governing party in two forthcoming contests, as they have in previous byelections

The Guardian - UK

Labour says government refusal to publish PPE firm’s contracts ‘reeks of cover-up’

Angela Rayner says dealings with firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone need same scrutiny as Owen Paterson’s lobbying for Covid test contracts

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock’s stay at mansion of Randox founder revealed by FoI request

Former health secretary never declared hospitality from head of firm connected to lobbying scandal

The Guardian - UK

Fines, fury and backbench panic: how political chaos followed Johnson to India

The prime minister returned from his trade mission to news he may face more Partygate penalties – and to colleagues losing faith in him

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson to face official Partygate 'lying' probe - what happens next

The Commons Privileges Committee will investigate the four times the Prime Minister is said to have lied by insisting all Covid rules were followed in No10 when asked about lockdown parties.

The Guardian - UK

PM abandons efforts to block inquiry on misleading Commons over Partygate

Government changes tack and attempts to delay investigation until after the full publication of Sue Gray report

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