Partygate
No 10 accused of cover-up after denying it has Boris Johnson Covid messages
Cabinet Office tells Covid inquiry it has no copies despite government lawyers being given the material
Rowena Mason and Aubrey Allegretti
30, May, 2023 @2:59 PM
Cabinet Office may take legal action to deny Covid inquiry Boris Johnson material
Such a challenge over Lady Hallett’s request for unredacted diaries and messages would be seen as unprecedented
Aubrey Allegretti
29, May, 2023 @5:29 PM
We desperately need a government who will say it: Britain is still reeling from Covid | John Harris
Pupil absence is soaring. Long-term sickness is hammering the workforce. Yet some senior Tories expend all their energy on defending Boris Johnson, says Guardian columnist John Harris
John Harris
29, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
Lady Hallett, the woman who holds Boris Johnson’s political future in her hands
Chair of the Covid inquiry has threatened legal action if the former PM’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries are not released
Toby Helm Political Editor
28, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
Boris Johnson calls diary checks for evidence of Covid breach ‘nonsensical’
Former prime minister says Cabinet Office gave entries to the Met police without checking their contents
Harry Taylor
27, May, 2023 @3:46 PM
Boris Johnson tried to persuade Donald Trump to back Ukraine on US tour
Former PM has also been in Dallas, where he met the Republican governor of Texas and Las Vegas and made a lucrative speech
Rowena Mason and Peter Walker
26, May, 2023 @10:10 PM
Partygate: Nadine Dorries suggests Boris Johnson Chequers records might have wrong names and dates – as it happened
Former culture secretary says prime ministerial diaries ‘are frequently wrong’
Andrew Sparrow
26, May, 2023 @2:41 PM
Boris Johnson has questions to answer on Chequers party claims, says Starmer
Labour leader weighs in on controversy after Cabinet Office passed new allegations to police this week
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
26, May, 2023 @1:18 PM
‘Do you want to turn our party into a skip fire?’: Tory MPs have had it with team Johnson | Katy Balls
As more Partygate allegations emerge, it seems the ex-PM’s supporters care more about grudge matches than the election, says the Spectator’s political editor, Katy Balls
Katy Balls
25, May, 2023 @1:41 PM
Rishi Sunak under pressure to cancel Boris Johnson’s honours list
Critics say it is wrong for former PM to send friends to Lords while he is still under police investigation over Partygate
Rowena Mason and Aubrey Allegretti
24, May, 2023 @7:55 PM
Undisclosed Covid-era Johnson events occurred at both Chequers and Downing Street
As Johnson allies allege politically motivated stitch up, government sources say approximately 12 potentially illegal events were reported to police
Aubrey Allegretti
24, May, 2023 @7:37 PM
Partygate: what could come next for Boris Johnson after new allegations?
Fresh claims of Chequers gatherings will add to pressure on former PM as he awaits privileges committee’s ruling
Aubrey Allegretti and Peter Walker
24, May, 2023 @5:24 PM
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