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Boris Johnson considers Chris Pincher matter closed after resignation, No 10 suggests – UK politics live
Latest updates: PM’s spokesperson stresses former deputy chief whip ‘no longer a minister’ after reports Pincher drunkenly groped two men
Jedidajah Otte (now) and Rachel Hall (earlier)
01, Jul, 2022 @2:19 PM

Scandal after scandal: timeline of Tory sleaze under Boris Johnson
PM’s tenure has been characterised by disrepute, from lockdown breaches to serious sexual assaults
Josh Halliday
01, Jul, 2022 @1:04 PM

No 10 denies PM knew of Chris Pincher misconduct claims before promotion
Pincher resigned as deputy chief whip after reports he drunkenly groped two men at a private club
Jane Clinton and Rowena Mason
01, Jul, 2022 @12:42 PM

Scottish independence: yes activists regroup amid rows over strategy
Grassroots groups prepare for action after second referendum date announced, but Scottish public remains divided
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
01, Jul, 2022 @11:58 AM

Johnson risks breakup of UK over Northern Ireland protocol, says Varadkar
Ireland’s deputy PM accuses No 10 of making ‘shocking’ blunders with protocol bill
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
01, Jul, 2022 @11:52 AM

Labour will never strike deal with SNP, Keir Starmer to pledge
Exclusive: Party leader to rule out talks with nationalists in attempt to spike Tory ‘coalition of chaos’ attacks
Jessica Elgot and Severin Carrell
01, Jul, 2022 @10:30 AM

Starmer allies reject claims leftwingers blocked from standing for Labour
Party figures understood to have urged leader to rein in acolytes after candidates from left excluded from longlists
Heather Stewart Political editor
01, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM

Tory deputy chief whip resigns after ‘drunkenly groping two men’
Chris Pincher’s resignation is latest in a series of allegations of sexual misconduct by Conservative MPs
Jessica Elgot, Rowena Mason and Aubrey Allegretti
30, Jun, 2022 @8:51 PM

Boris Johnson faces tax questions after signalling defence budget rise
PM says increase to 2.5% of GDP will be reached by end of decade as UK needs to adapt to more dangerous world
Heather Stewart, and Peter Walker and Dan Sabbagh in Madrid
30, Jun, 2022 @7:30 PM

Brexit led to 14% fall in UK exports to EU in 2021, trade figures say
Goods and services exported to bloc affected by return of customs border, EU commissioner says
Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent
30, Jun, 2022 @6:20 PM

His suit a mess, his skin blotchy, Boris Johnson still thinks he’s a catch | John Crace
Vladimir Putin might not fancy him much, but buoyed by his halfwit foreign secretary, the PM wound up some happy travels
John Crace
30, Jun, 2022 @5:00 PM

Boris Johnson’s new ‘golden rule’: the bunker mentality
Embattled PM embraces silence on party and personal matters after being branded delusional for third-term comment
Peter Walker in Madrid
30, Jun, 2022 @5:00 PM
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