5 months, 2 weeks ago

Boris Johnson denies mocking people who followed rules during pandemic

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Boris Johnnson has denied mocking the public for obeying lockdown rules “like a religion” in his new memoir, which saw him question why people “so avidly craved” restrictions. Speaking to Sky News, Mr Johnson said he “totally rejects” the claim he was expressing disdain for members of the public who followed the rules during the Covid-19 pandemic. Copies of former prime minister Boris Johnson’s latest memoir, titled Unleashed, ahead of its release to the public Asked whether he was mocking people who closely followed the rules, Mr Johnson said: “I totally reject that. people want government to come in and lay down the law.” He said he was making a point that goes to the “heart of one of the difficulties" of trying to understand the success of lockdowns, claiming that while a "large, honourable" group of people thought the rules went too far, "most people wanted regulation and they wanted to be told what to do in quite some detail”.

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Boris Johnson ‘fired’ from US election show for plugging his book

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Boris Johnson ‘fired’ from US election show for plugging his book

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It remains unclear whether Johnson’s departure was planned or unscheduled. Just minutes into the show, the former PM held up his memoir as Guru-Murthy told him to “put it away” and branded him “so cheap.” Johnson refused to follow orders, stating: “There’s absolutely nothing you can do to stop me … I’m allowed to plug my book.” He frequently said …

5 months, 1 week ago

David Cameron hits back at claim he threatened Boris Johnson over Brexit backing

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5 months, 1 week ago

Voters don’t believe Boris Johnson’s most controversial claims in new book, poll finds

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Boris Johnson defends Donald Trump over 6 January Capitol riots and Ukraine claims

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Boris Johnson says he regrets public apology over Partygate

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1 year, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson claims Partygate coverage is ‘million miles’ from truth in extraordinary rewriting of history

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1 year, 3 months ago

Watch: Boris Johnson faces grilling on second day of giving evidence to Covid inquiry

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1 year, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson admits ‘underestimating’ threat of Covid in early days of pandemic

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1 year, 3 months ago

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits to making mistakes but defends COVID record at inquiry

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LONDON — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged Wednesday that his government was too slow to grasp the extent of the COVID-19 crisis, but skirted questions about whether his indecisiveness had cost thousands of lives. Testifying under oath at Britain’s COVID-19 public inquiry, Johnson acknowledged that “we underestimated the scale and the pace of the challenge” when reports of …

1 year, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson was ‘bamboozled’ by science during the pandemic, Patrick Vallance reveals

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1 year, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson’s handling of Covid crisis slammed by former top advisers

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1 year, 9 months ago

5 key takeaways from ‘partygate’ report that found Boris Johnson deliberately misled UK Parliament

Associated Press

LONDON — A U.K. parliamentary committee on Thursday issued a damning report concluding that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled lawmakers over what he knew about multiple lockdown-flouting parties at his office and government buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawmakers voted in April 2022 for the seven-member panel to investigate Johnson’s conduct over “partygate,” a series of boozy gatherings …

2 years ago

Boris Johnson was warned against claiming all Covid guidance followed

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Britain’s most senior civil servant has said he did not give Boris Johnson any assurances that Covid rules were followed at all times in No 10 during lockdown. And in more highly-damaging evidence, an No 10 official told the committee that Mr Johnson “had the opportunity to shut down” lockdown gatherings – but “allowed the culture to continue”. Boris Johnson …

2 years ago

Boris Johnson suffers double Commons humiliation over Partygate and Brexit rebellion

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Boris Johnson was dealt two humiliating blows in parliament on Wednesday as he was forced to plead “hand on heart” that he had not lied to MPs over Partygate while he also failed to lead a Commons revolt against Rishi Sunak. It came as Mr Johnson: said he would have been “utterly insane” to knowingly lie to parliament, after swearing …

2 years ago

Boris Johnson and the Privileges Committee: Key moments

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2 years ago

Defiant Boris Johnson endures UK parliament grilling over 'Partygate'

Firstpost

London: Former prime minister Boris Johnson Wednesday denied he lied to Britain’s parliament over the “Partygate” scandal as MPs held an inquisition that could decide his political fate. Privileges committee chairwoman Harriet Harman said the hearing went to the “heart of our democracy”, because if MPs are wilfully misled by ministers, “we can’t do our job”. Rejecting the contention of …

2 years ago

Boris Johnson defiant as he faces four-hour Partygate grilling TODAY

Daily Mail

Boris Johnson is gearing up for battle with MPs today as he furiously denies deliberately misleading the Commons over Partygate. Boris Johnson leaves home for the House of Commons ahead of his Partygate grilling today Boris Johnson is set for a four-hour showdown with the Privileges Committee as he fights to clear his name The committee this morning released a …

2 years ago

What Boris Johnson said in his Partygate defence dossier – and what he really meant

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2 years ago

UK’s Boris Johnson denies he lied over ‘Partygate’ scandal

Al Jazeera

The former prime minister has accepted he misled parliament about COVID-19 rules at 10 Downing Street gatherings during lockdown, but denied having done so ‘intentionally or recklessly’. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied lying to the United Kingdom’s parliament during a televised deposition part of an inquiry into the so-called “Partygate” scandal. After taking an oath on the Bible, …

2 years ago

Boris Johnson says ‘partygate’ untruths were honest mistake

Firstpost

London: Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged Tuesday that he misled Parliament about rule-breaking government parties during the coronavirus pandemic — but insisted he never intentionally lied. In a dossier of written evidence to the House of Commons Committee of Privileges, Johnson acknowledged that “my statements to Parliament that the Rules and Guidance had been followed at all times …

2 years ago

Boris accused of ‘bullying’ Partygate inquiry MPs as he hands over defence

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2 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson says Tories ‘changed the rules’ as he complains about his removal in final speech as PM

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2 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson faces Scottish independence referendum calls at final PMQs

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2 years, 9 months ago

Tory MPs turn on Boris Johnson after he mocks calls to change style and says criticism ‘doesn’t matter’

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2 years, 9 months ago

Boris Johnson tells Tory opponents their criticism ‘doesn’t matter’ and they have no policies

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2 years, 9 months ago

Boris Johnson news latest news: PM denies he is ‘habitual liar’ in Mumsnet interview

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2 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson said ‘what he believed to be the truth’ when he denied the No 10 parties, minister claims

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3 years, 1 month ago

Boris Johnson refuses to quit after Partygate report blasts failures of leadership

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3 years, 1 month ago

Boris Johnson Apologizes For U.K. Government Parties During Lockdown After Report Release

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In this photo provided by UK Parliament, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, in London, Jan. 19, 2022. Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP, LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday he was “sorry for the things we simply didn’t get right” after a report was released detailing multiple government staff …

3 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson is facing a make-or-break moment with report due into ‘Partygate’ scandal

CNN

CNN — It could be a crucial week for Boris Johnson in his battle to stay in power. One Conservative MP defected to the opposition Labour Party last week and newspapers have reported rumors of more lawmakers demanding Johnson’s exit. When a photo of him at one such event was published, he insisted he didn’t realize the gathering was a …

3 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson faces scrutiny for attending social gatherings that broke COVID rules

NPR

Boris Johnson faces scrutiny for attending social gatherings that broke COVID rules British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing increasingly harsh criticism from members of his own party following a series of scandals in which he and his associates ignored COVID-19 protocols. AILSA CHANG, HOST: A series of social events that violated COVID-19 rules are threatening to bring down British …

3 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson apologises after leaked video shows staff joking about Christmas party during lockdown, as he reinstates COVID restrictions

ABC

A "furious" Boris Johnson has apologised after video leaked of his staff joking about a Christmas party held at Downing Street last year while the country was under tough COVID-19 restrictions. Key points: The UK Prime Minister's office faces allegations it held gatherings despite COVID restrictions in December 2020 Video has leaked of Mr Johnson's staff joking about the alleged …

3 years, 3 months ago

UK’s Johnson apologizes, orders probe of staff lockdown fest

Associated Press

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday ordered an inquiry and said he was “furious” after a leaked video showed senior members of his staff joking about holding a lockdown-breaching Christmas party. “I apologize unreservedly for the offense that it has caused up and down the country, and I apologize for the impression it gives.” For days, the …

3 years, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson condemns ‘appalling’ racist abuse of England players as police investigate social media posts

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3 years, 10 months ago

Boris Johnson denies tens of thousands of Covid victims died needlessly as savages Cummings's claims

Daily Mail

Boris Johnson dismissed Dominic Cummings as a fantasist yesterday, as he denied that complacency and indecision over the pandemic had cost tens of thousands of lives. Many will have found Dominic Cummings's appearance before MPs on Wednesday perversely entertaining as he ruthlessly trashed the reputations of his boss and former government colleagues Thus the true nature of the Prime Minister's …

3 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson accused of failing to honour promise to parliament over Dyson texts

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3 years, 11 months ago

Boris Johnson urged to sack Tory peer who denied Covid pandemic and said Chinese ‘fake videos started this’

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4 years ago

First minister of Wales branded Boris Johnson ‘really, really awful’ over his Covid response

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4 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson had one last chance to finally be honest. He offered up excuses instead

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4 years, 4 months ago

Boris Johnson told off by Speaker for trying to ask his own questions at PMQs

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4 years, 5 months ago

Boris Johnson says claims he is suffering from long Covid are 'seditious propaganda'

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4 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson condemns Extinction Rebellion’s newspaper protests as ‘completely unacceptable’

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5 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson refuses to apologise for racist ‘burka’ comments

Al Jazeera

As Conservatives face allegations of Islamophobia, prime minister says remark from 2018 should be read in context. London, United Kingdom – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to offer an outright apology for Islamophobic comments he made in 2018, which led to a spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes. So much of this stuff is disinterred with a view to distracting …

5 years, 4 months ago

'I defend my right to speak out': Boris Johnson refuses to apologise for Islamophobic and homophobic comments

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5 years, 4 months ago

General election: Boris Johnson criticised for using ‘crude’ biblical insult against Corbyn

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5 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson hailed by far-right extremists for ‘brilliant’ performance in parliament

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5 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson faces stinging attack over ‘derogatory, racist and Islamophobic’ remarks, prompting rare applause in parliament

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5 years, 9 months ago

Boris Johnson must answer questions over altercation with girlfriend, Jeremy Hunt says

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6 years, 7 months ago

Theresa May demands Boris Johnson apologise for Islamophobic burqa 'letter box' comments

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