Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson is resigning as an MP after accusing a Commons investigation into whether he misled Parliament over partygate of attempting to “drive me out”. The former British prime minister, in a statement to the media, compared the Privileges Committee probe to a “kangaroo court” as he announced his intention…

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak is blocking the release of WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry because he fears they could show his plots against Boris Johnson, according to allies of the former…

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R ishi Sunak is facing a growing row over the Government’s legal battle to withhold some unredacted documents from the Covid Inquiry which even a minister admitted was likely to fail. The Prime Minister was warned by Theresa May’s former chief-of-staff Lord Barwell that the Government was making a “bad…

In a bold challenge to Rishi Sunak, the former PM says he's not prepared to become a "test case" after the Government demanded a judicial review and refused to hand over unedited messages Video Loading Video Unavailable Government seeks judicial review of Covid inquiry’s demand for Johnson documents Defiant Boris…

Boris Johnson has sent "all unredacted WhatsApps" directly to the COVID inquiry ahead of a legal battle between the probe and the government over access to the messages. The former prime minister said he would "like to do the same" with texts that are on an old mobile phone he…

Boris Johnson claims he has given his WhatsApp messages and notebooks in full to the government to give to the Covid inquiry. The inquiry has demanded that the Cabinet Office hand over the unredacted material by 4pm tomorrow. A spokesman for the former PM said he urged the Cabinet Office…

Boris Johnson has handed over all his Covid notebooks and WhatsApp messages to the government amid a row over transparency. The former PM told ministers to inform the Cabinet Office that the private information be handed over ‘urgently’ to the probe into how the pandemic was handled.  It comes after…

We speak to Northern Ireland Minister, Steve Baker. We asked whether the DUP opposition to this deal means that power sharing would not happen anytime soon. Read More

https://traffic.libsyn.com/thefourcast/COVID_POD_230223-16LUFS.mp3 Three years ago this week, Boris Johnson announced a national lockdown to curb the spread of Coronavirus. But three years on, Covid and the impact of lockdowns continue to dominate our headlines. This week, Boris Johnson faced a Commons inquiry on whether he misled parliament over the notorious lockdown…