What’s happened? Boris Johnson gets a grilling from a panel of MPs investigating whether the late prime minister misled Parliament over a lockdown-breaking celebration in Downing Street.He sat before the proper committee during a three-hour-session on Wednesday, insisting he “did not sprawl to the House” when he said no rulings were burst during gatherings held during the COVID...
Boris Johnson has declared he misled Parliament over the Partygate scandal during the Medical pandemic but said he did not do so purposely and his comment was made “in good faith”.The former PM submitted written evidence indicating his defence – funded by taxpayers to the strain of £220,000 – to MPs on the ethical committee on Monday. The placate was made public on Tuesday...
Russia plans to launch the biggest war in Europe since 1945 by attacking Ukraine in a “bloody and protracted conflict”, Boris Johnson has warned as he vowed to use “all the pressure we can bring” to “make sure that this this venture does not succeed”. The UK prime minister vowed that Nato would not be “pushed back” to appease Moscow and stressed that Vladimir Putin was “totally wrong” to think...
Boris Johnson has been criticised by senior business leaders and Conservative MPs for a “rambling” speech to top industry figures that saw him extensively praise Peppa Pig World, compare himself to Moses and imitate the noise of an accelerating car. The prime minister’s sprawling address to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) was accused of lacking seriousness and professionalism. Johnson...
Boris Johnson “unwisely” embarked on a refurbishment of his official Downing Street flat without knowing how it would be paid for, according to a report that found a “significant failing” by officials. The Tory peer and party donor David Brownlow, and the Conservative party, initially stepped in to settle bills, said the report by the new independent adviser on ministers’ interests, Christopher...
Boris Johnson has described Russian plans to host the 2028 men’s European Championship as “beyond satire” and recommended the tournament be hosted by Ukraine, despite the UK and Ireland’s joint bid. The prime minister was speaking in Brussels, where he was attending a Nato summit addressing Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. On Wednesday, Russia expressed a declaration of interest in hosting...
Boris Johnson is a law unto himself. His housemaster at Eton noted his belief that he should be treated as “an exception, one who should be free of the network of obligation which binds everyone else”. He rarely encounters a rule without feeling the urge to break it. Know this and you are well on the way to understanding why the government engaged in grubby scheming to undermine parliament’s anti...
Boris Johnson has greenlit funding for a new multibillion-pound nuclear power station, triggering concerns among some of Liz Truss’s allies that it could limit her economic vision. Whitehall sources confirmed the Prime Minister and Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi have given the go-ahead for financing for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear reactor in Suffolk. Private funding will be sought for...
Now before I get going here, I do recognise that there is a deep irony in saying we should just ignore Lawrence Fox because he’s a bit of an idiot, and then writing a whole article drawing attention to him. But I suppose somebody has to say one key thing: “calm down”. What are we talking about here? Someone on Twitter thought it would be clever to rotate four LGBT flags through 90 degrees and...
Boris Johnson is under increased pressure to give workers a bank holiday if England win the Euro 2020 championship this weekend. More than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling on the prime minister to grant a one-off day off for Monday, the day after the final takes place in Wembley against Italy. The number of signatures soared to this number in less than 24 hours since the petition was...