Boris Johnson

Liz Truss says 'never ever write Boris off'The Partygate scandal had been dangling over Boris Johnson’s head for over a year. The Privileges Committee’s damning report dropped last week, and he now finds himself not only out of a premiership, but out of Parliament. Speculation as to his next move…

Sunak should turn Johnson crisis ‘into a major opportunity’, said one Tory MP Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images To continue reading for free, please register your details below Already registered? Click here to log in We will use the details you have shared to manage your registration. You agree to the processing,…

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Boris Johnson was forced to quit as prime minister last July due to 'Partygate' and a string of other scandals - Copyright PRU/AFP - Helen ROWE British MPs vote Monday on a damning report that found ex-prime minister Boris Johnson deliberately lied to parliament about lockdown-breaking parties, in what the…

00:47 A Partygate video appearing to show Tory staff drinking, dancing and joking about “bending” Covid lockdown rules has emerged, just days after Boris Johnson was found to have lied about rules being followed. One man can be heard saying: “As long as we don’t stream that we’re like, bending…

Senior British minister Michael Gove on Sunday described a video showing a party at the ruling Conservative Party’s headquarters during a lockdown in 2020 as “terrible”, as Covid rule-breaking gatherings continue to hang over the government. The video was published by the Mirror newspaper just days after a parliamentary committee…

Former prime minister Boris Johnson was named as a new columnist for Britain's Daily Mail newspaper on Friday, in a return to a journalistic career that has seen him write for several leading British titles and sacked from one for making up a quote. Johnson, 58, who stood down as…

Boris Johnson has called for the resignation of a senior member of the Privileges Committee after allegations were published online that Conservative MP Sir Bernard Jenkin had also attended a party during covid restrictions. The Committee’s report into whether the former prime minister lied to MPs is due to be…

Boris Johnson resigned as an MP last Friday, pre-empting a damning verdict from the Commons privileges committee Leon Neal/Getty Images To continue reading for free, please register your details below Already registered? Click here to log in We will use the details you have shared to manage your registration. You agree…

Friday 16 June 2023 3:06 pm A photo illustration showing a copy of the Daily Mail newspaper. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Boris Johnson has confirmed he is joining the Daily Mail as a columnist but could already be in hot water with parliamentary authorities over the job. The former…