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Is Boris Johnson tearing the Conservative Party apart?

It is almost a year since many Tories decided that Boris Johnson would have to go, “yet a whole two prime ministers later, it’s almost as if he never left”, said Gaby Hinsliff in The Guardian.

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Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp row descends into farce as senior Tories call for Sunak to end dispute

No 10 forced to deny cover-up in row over demand to hand over ‘irrelevent’ material

The Independent UK

Sunak and Johnson not holding expected meeting to tackle raft of rows

It was understood there had been discussions about holding a clear-the-air telephone call but this is now not scheduled to go ahead.

The Independent UK

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‘Tedious’ Boris on the back foot as more Chequers diary details revealed

A Cabinet Office source says the Conservative Party has ‘had its fill’ of Johnson now

The Independent UK

We desperately need a government who will say it: Britain is still reeling from Covid

Pupil absence is soaring. Long-term sickness is hammering the workforce. Yet some senior Tories expend all their energy on defending Boris Johnson, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

The Covid inquiry is digging up Boris Johnson’s blunders and the mess keeps piling up

The former prime minister seems determined to drag the Tories down with him when the public hearings into Britain’s handling of the pandemic begin

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson brands fresh Covid rule-breaking claims 'a load of nonsense'

Former PM insists decision to hand over his official diary during the pandemic to police was 'ridiculous'

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Boris Johnson breaks silence as he slams new Covid rule breaking claims

Johnson was approached by Sky News at Washington's Dulles Airport where he went on to slam Rishi Sunak's Cabinet, while suggesting they handed diary accounts to police "without any attempt to understand what these things actually mean or refer to"

Daily Mirror

Brexit is at the heart of the government’s dishonesty

Letters: The Tories will never own up to the disaster they caused, writes Dr Richard Milne, while Peter Buckman calls for an independent Office of Accountability

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson sitting on ‘ticking timebomb’ over new Partygate claims, say senior Tories

Exclusive: Ex-PM now ‘painfully on the rack’, says Michael Heseltine – as former aide gives him 5 out of 10 for morality

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson has questions to answer on Chequers party claims, says Starmer

Labour leader weighs in on controversy after Cabinet Office passed new allegations to police this week

The Guardian - UK

Who was at Chequers? Boris camp in panic mode over claims he hosted friends and family

Ex-PM ‘furious’ and ‘in despair’ over new scrutiny on events at his grace-and-favour country house during pandemic, friends say

The Independent UK

‘Do you want to turn our party into a skip fire?’: Tory MPs have had it with team Johnson

As more Partygate allegations emerge, it seems the ex-PM’s supporters care more about grudge matches than the election, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK

Previous punishments for MPs which could set bar for 10-day Boris Johnson suspension

Sanction of 10 days or more could destroy former PM’s political future by threatening by-election

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AFP

Ex-British PM Johnson condemns handling of fresh Covid breach claims

London (AFP) - Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has condemned the handling of fresh allegations of Covid lockdown rule-breaking as "bizarre and unacceptable", as he faces a further possible probe into the "Partygate" scandal that helped push him from office.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 denies Boris Johnson is victim of stitch-up after fresh Partygate claims

Supporters of former PM say decision to hand over evidence of gatherings at Chequers during Covid is ‘final straw’

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson claims publication of Covid inquiry ruling unfairly implies he is holding back documents – as it happened

Boris Johnson letter complains process is ‘unfair’ towards him and confirms he is asking new lawyers to represent him

The Guardian - UK

Johnson at 10 by Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell review – the great pretender

A howl of scholarly frustration at a prime minister out of his depth

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The Independent UK

New Boris Johnson claims set to delay Partygate verdict as ex-PM ‘considers suing Cabinet Office’

Former PM accuses officials of ‘bizarre’ behaviour – but Partygate inquiry MPs will consider new evidence

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson in row with Cabinet office after police referral

The former prime minister was referred to two forces over events at both Chequers and Downing Street.

The Guardian - UK

Partygate: what could come next for Boris Johnson after new allegations?

Fresh claims of Chequers gatherings will add to pressure on former PM as he awaits privileges committee’s ruling

AFP

UK police looking at fresh 'Partygate' claims against Johnson

London (AFP) - Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson is facing further potential police investigations into the "Partygate" scandal, after a government ministry handed two police forces material about alleged Covid lockdown breaches it emerged Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson referred to police over allegedly hosting friends at Chequers in lockdown

Records of visits were reportedly found in official diary by lawyers as they were preparing for Covid public inquiry

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson referred to police over fresh claims he broke Covid rules

BORIS Johnson has been referred to police by the Cabinet Office over fresh allegations that he flouted coronavirus restrictions during the pandemic…

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson referred to police over fresh claims he broke lockdown rules

Former PM’s ministerial diary reportedly revealed visits by friends to Chequers during pandemic

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