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Partygate

Latest news, analysis and features on the 'partygate' investigation into alleged lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street from inews.co.uk

Article thumbnail: Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak speaks to journalist on the bus on June 21, 2024, near Rhyl, as part of a Conservative campaign event in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Photo by Leon Neal / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Adam Boulton

The Tory party is engulfed in disgrace

Inaction, excuses and legal hair-splitting are at the root of their low standing with the public

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MP on committee that found Johnson misled Parliament among New Year honorees

Politics

'Travesty': Boris Johnson hits out at Partygate criticism during Covid inquiry

Article thumbnail: A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Covid-19 Inquiry shows Britain's former Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving evidence at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, in west London, on December 7, 2023. The former UK leader, who has faced a barrage of criticism from ex-aides for alleged indecisiveness and lack of scientific understanding during the pandemic, is attending the second of two gruelling days in the witness box. (Photo by UK Covid-19 Inquiry / AFP) / XGTY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UK Covid-19 Inquiry " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/UK Covid-19 Inquiry/AFP via Getty Images)
Politics

Boris Johnson fights back tears as he recalls nearly dying from Covid

Ian Dunt

Helen MacNamara’s testimony will be Boris Johnson’s reputational tombstone

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Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Martin Reynolds, former principal private secretary to Boris Johnson departs the Covid Inquiry at Dorland House on October 30, 2023 in London, England. Former prime minister Boris Johnson's top advisors will be questioned at phase 2 of the Covid-19 Inquiry over decision-making in Downing Street during the pandemic. (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Martin Reynolds, former principal private secretary to Boris Johnson departs the Covid Inquiry at Dorland House on October 30, 2023 in London, England. Former prime minister Boris Johnson's top advisors will be questioned at phase 2 of the Covid-19 Inquiry over decision-making in Downing Street during the pandemic. (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: Dominic Cummings, former advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, poses for photographers outside his home on January 24, 2022 in London, England. Sue Gray, a civil servant who is a permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office, is expected to publish a report this week following her investigation into parties held at Downing Street that may have broken Covid-19 lockdown rules. Mr Cummings is expected to be providing evidence to the investigation today. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: Dominic Cummings, former advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, poses for photographers outside his home on January 24, 2022 in London, England. Sue Gray, a civil servant who is a permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office, is expected to publish a report this week following her investigation into parties held at Downing Street that may have broken Covid-19 lockdown rules. Mr Cummings is expected to be providing evidence to the investigation today. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Pictured (L-R): Rory Baskerville (Tom Durant-Pritchard), Carrie Johnson (Rebecca Humphries), Grace Greenwood (Georgie Henley), Alice Lyons (Alice Orr-Ewing), Josh Fitzmaurice (Hugh Skinner), Annabel D?Acre (Ophelia Lovibond), Boris Johnson (Jon Culshaw)
Article thumbnail: Pictured (L-R): Rory Baskerville (Tom Durant-Pritchard), Carrie Johnson (Rebecca Humphries), Grace Greenwood (Georgie Henley), Alice Lyons (Alice Orr-Ewing), Josh Fitzmaurice (Hugh Skinner), Annabel D?Acre (Ophelia Lovibond), Boris Johnson (Jon Culshaw)