Boris Johnson

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…

Rishi Sunak went to war with Boris Johnson today accusing the ex-PM of asking him to do something that 'wasn't right' over honours for MPs. Speaking at a tech summit in London, Mr Sunak directly addressed the bombshell Commons resignations by Mr Johnson and two of his allies. He said…

M ichael Gove said it will be up to MPs to determine the response to the Privileges Committee’s findings against Boris Johnson as he appeared to distance the Government from the parliamentary process. The Privileges Committee will meet in the wake of Mr Johnson’s dramatic Commons exit to conclude its…

Michael Gove warns by-elections will be difficultMichael Gove has come out to downplay the Tories’ chances in the upcoming by-election nightmare facing Rishi Sunak. On Friday and Saturday, Boris Johnson, Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams all quit as MPs with immediate effect, triggering three separate by-elections across England. Given the…

Moment Boris Johnson deliberately misled MPs on following Covid guidelines Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster email Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament over parties in Downing Street during the pandemic, the Privileges Committee is expected to…