Boris Johnson

LONDON (AP) — A committee of U.K. lawmakers harshly rebuked former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Thursday, saying he lied to Parliament about lockdown-flouting parties and was complicit in a campaign to intimidate those investigating his conduct during the coronavirus pandemic. The House of Commons Privileges Committee found Johnson’s actions…

Image source, PA Media Image caption, The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK say Boris Johnson should not stand for public office again By Ben Morris & Michael Sheils McNamee BBC News Boris Johnson owes the nation an apology for breaking the rules so he could have a party while…

Rishi Sunak is facing a Tory implosion today as Boris Johnson loyalists vow to vote against a brutal report condemning him over Partygate. After 14 months of investigation, the Privileges Committee concluded that the ex-PM 'deliberately misled' Parliament about lockdown breaches in Downing Street. It said he had been 'disingenuous' and…

London CNN  —  Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled lawmakers over breaches of his own Covid-19 lockdown rules, a parliamentary committee has found, in a devastating and unprecedented report that lambasts Johnson’s conduct and recommends he is refused a pass to enter the parliamentary estate. The committee’s report…

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament multiple times over COVID lockdown-breaking parties in a scandal known as “partygate,” the House of Commons privileges committee has ruled. The long-awaited report by the cross-party group of members of Parliament was published on Thursday morning and accused the former PM…

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament about the lockdown-flouting parties that undermined his credibility and contributed to his downfall, a committee of lawmakers said Thursday after a year-long investigation. A scathing report from the House of Commons Privileges Committee found that Johnson’s actions were such a flagrant violation…

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Nadine Dorries resigned her post as MP in the wake of the peerage snub (Image: GETTY) Nadine Dorries, former Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport under longtime ally Boris Johnson, did not appear on the former prime minister's resignation honours list. Writing in the Daily Mail this…

BBC director general Tim Davie has called for a “transparent” hiring process for the next chair of the corporation. The previous BBC chair Richard Sharp resigned over his role in a 2020 loan to then U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Elan Closs Stephens has been appointed temporary acting chair. Davie…

Image source, Getty Images The Times leads on what it says are the findings of the MPs who investigated Boris Johnson and Downing Street parties, reporting that they conclude he deliberately misled parliament. It says the Privileges Committee report is expected to be published on Wednesday and that Mr Johnson…