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SAJID JAVID today distanced himself from Boris Johnson's Jimmy Savile attack on Sir Keir Starmer, with a rift ripping open among Tory ranks. Boris Johnson backtracks on his Jimmy Savile comments Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again Invalid email We use your sign-up…

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Updated Thu 8:35 PM BORIS JOHNSON’S LEADERSHIP has been further thrown into crisis by the resignation of four key aides in one day, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak criticised the British Prime Minister during a broadcast from No 10. No 10 chief of staff Dan Rosenfield and Boris Johnson’s principal private…

Evening briefing: Today's essential headlines Savile slur | Boris Johnson's head of policy has resigned citing the Prime Minister's "inappropriate and partisan" attack on Keir Starmer over Jimmy Savile. A longstanding ally of Mr Johnson who first worked with him in City Hall, Munira Mirza, 43, has quit her senior…

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Munira Mirza has worked with Boris Johnson since his time as London mayor Boris Johnson's top policy aide has quit over the PM's false claim that Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute serial sex offender Jimmy Savile when he was director of public prosecutions.…

Another five MPs are set to hand in letters of no confidence in Boris Johnson in the coming days as Downing Street fears an orchestrated plot is trying to bring down the prime minister.  In what was dubbed 'the Cream Tea Coup', two Devon MPs formed part of a trio…

Image source, Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament Boris Johnson is under fresh pressure after three Tory MPs joined efforts to oust him as prime minister. Ex-minister Tobias Ellwood said on Wednesday he submitted a letter of no confidence in the PM, amid the ongoing row over lockdown parties in No 10. He…

As Boris Johnson prepares to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an effort to cool tensions over Ukraine, one of Russia's top diplomats says he doesn't trust British diplomacy. Russia's Deputy UN Ambassador, Dmitry Polyanskiy, told Sky News: "There is always room for diplomacy, but frankly, we don't trust…

Downing Street has refused to comment on new reports that reveal details of lockdown parties Boris Johnson is alleged to have attended. In fresh claims, two newspapers say the PM attended a party in his flat and also went to separate leaving dos. In the pared-back report released by Sue…