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GMB empty-chairs Liz Truss after government refuses to put minister up for interview

Boris Johnson battling to save premiership after police launch criminal investigation into possible breaches of Covid regulations at Number 10 and Whitehall

The Independent UK

Starmer slams ‘spectacle of PM under police investigation’ as Sue Gray report awaited – as it happened

No 10 has still not yet received report on Downing Street parties that could trigger a Tory leadership election

The Guardian - UK

What happens now police are investigating allegations of Downing Street parties?

The Metropolitan Police has confirned it is looking into a number of events in No 10 and Whitehall while coronavirus restrictions were in place.

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson willing to speak to police after keeping party probe 'secret' from Cabinet

Met Police chief Cressida Dick confirmed Scotland Yard would look at 'a number of events' in Downing Street and Whitehall

Daily Mirror

What does police probe mean for Sue Gray inquiry into ‘partygate’?

Whitehall mandarin expected to delay publication of report

The Independent UK

Pfizer launches Omicron vaccine trial; UK reports highest daily deaths since February – as it happened

Company hopes vaccine will be ready for approval by March; UK reports 439 deaths and more than nearly 95,000 cases

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson dealt a blow as Minister quits over 'woeful' response to £5 billion loans fraud

Lord Theodore Agnew, the UK government's Minster for efficiency, quit dramatically in the Lords claiming he could not defend Whitehall's 'woeful' handling of an estimated £5 billion-fraud of covid bounce back loans.

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Most of UK’s levelling up taskforce based in London, figures reveal

Whitehall-centric approach to regional equality project is ‘frankly insulting’, says Labour

The Guardian - UK

Carrie Johnson dragged into Sue Gray's inquiry for 'inviting pals during lockdown'

Whitehall enforce Sue Gray is expected to publish her findings on Downing Street parties early this week. It is not yet known if she will publish the report in full or summarise findings

Daily Mirror

The major changes deemed necessary if the UK union is to survive

A House of Lords committee has published a report into devolution and it warns radical changes are needed

Wales Online

‘A city seething’: Fury as council boss Kate Josephs clings on to £190,000 a year job in Sheffield following party

Kate Josephs – boss of Sheffield City Council – hosted Whitehall drinks while residents said goodbye to loved ones on iPads. Now crisis threatens to engulf entire Labour-and-Green led authority

The Independent UK

Labour MPs branded ‘hypocrites’ for not speaking out as council boss remains in £190,000 a year job despite party

Kate Josephs – boss of Sheffield City Council – hosted Whitehall drinks while residents said goodbye to loved ones on iPad

The Independent UK

‘Disappointing’ progress in work to keep women out of prison – report

Whitehall’s spending watchdog the National Audit Office found the Ministry of Justice has not made its female offender strategy a ‘priority’.

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings to be interviewed over Downing Street party 'lie' claims

Whitehall enforcer Sue Gray will interview Cummings

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Daily Mirror

Downing Street party investigator Sue Gray WILL interview Dominic Cummings over 'lie' claims

The Whitehall enforcer is thought to believe that she must speak to Boris Johnson's former top aide - who says the PM lied to Parliament - in order for her inquiry to seem credible

Evening Standard

Matt Hancock finds himself in cold water as he enjoys London’s Serpentine

Matt Hancock famously landed himself in hot water last summer when a clinch with his lover Gina Coladangelo was caught on camera in his Whitehall office and cost him his Cabinet career.

The Independent UK

Sue Gray: Who is the Whitehall veteran tasked with investigating ‘Partygate’?

Senior civil servant appears to hold Boris Johnson’s fate in her hands

The Guardian - UK

‘From prosecco Tuesdays to thank-you tipples, No 10 has a serious drink problem’

The party scandal engulfing Boris Johnson has exposed the culture of drinking in Whitehall, where alcohol is part of daily routine

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Daily Record

Thatcher and Major failures exposed as historic government documents released ... but Tories keep 13 files on Europe under wraps

In all, around 190 of the 490 files scheduled for release from the Prime Minister’s office have been retained by the government.

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