Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser hints he would have launched Partygate inquiry if power existed
2 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser hints he would have launched Partygate inquiry if power existed

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Christopher Geidt said he now felt able to “initiate” inquiries – under new enhanced powers – but they were not in place when the prime minister was fined for breaking his own Covid rules. But he told MPs: “It’s reasonable to say that, perhaps a fixed penalty notice and the prime minister paying it, may have constituted not meeting the overarching duty under the ministerial code of complying with the law.” And he added, on his new power: “I’m not going to be restrained from using it where necessary. My powers were less clear in the previous period.” Lord Geidt said he now had “additional resources” to cope with a flood of controversies surrounding the ministerial code, admitting – to laughter: “’It’s been an especially busy year.” But he was criticised over a failure to investigate a leak of controversial legal advice on the Bill to rip up the Northern Ireland Protocol – arguing that “rests with government”. When it was suggested that either the prime minister or Suella Braverman, the attorney general, probably leaked it, Lord Geidt told the public administration committee: “I can’t comment because I really don’t know more of the facts.” The adviser clashed with the prime minister over Partygate, warning Mr Johnson’s breach of the law threatened to undermine the role and risked leaving the system open to ridicule.

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Boris Johnson’s biography still blank on government website amid pressure to include ‘sleaze and scandal’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Boris Johnson’s biography still blank on government website amid pressure to include ‘sleaze and scandal’

The Independent  

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John Rentoul answers your questions as Boris Johnson is grilled at the Covid inquiry
1 year ago

John Rentoul answers your questions as Boris Johnson is grilled at the Covid inquiry

The Independent  

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Ask John Rentoul anything as Boris Johnson gives evidence at the Covid inquiry
1 year ago

Ask John Rentoul anything as Boris Johnson gives evidence at the Covid inquiry

The Independent  

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits mistakes but defends COVID record
1 year ago

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits mistakes but defends COVID record

LA Times  

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson testifies before a public inquiry into the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 a new virus began to emerge from China in early 2020. In diaries that have been seen …

Boris Johnson ‘bamboozled’ by graphs during Covid pandemic, inquiry hears
1 year, 1 month ago

Boris Johnson ‘bamboozled’ by graphs during Covid pandemic, inquiry hears

The Independent  

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'Bamboozled' by Science, Ex-adviser Tells Inquiry
1 year, 1 month ago

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'Bamboozled' by Science, Ex-adviser Tells Inquiry

News 18  

Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister, struggled to come to grips with much of the science during the coronavirus pandemic, his chief scientific advisor said Monday. In keenly awaited testimony to the country’s public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic, Patrick Vallance said he and others faced repeated problems getting Johnson to understand the science. “I think he’d be the …

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ‘bamboozled’ by science, COVID-19 inquiry told
1 year, 1 month ago

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ‘bamboozled’ by science, COVID-19 inquiry told

Associated Press  

LONDON — Boris Johnson, the former British prime minister, struggled to come to grips with much of the science during the coronavirus pandemic, his chief scientific adviser said Monday. He and the chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, regularly flanked Johnson at the daily COVID-19 press briefings given from the prime minister’s offices on Downing Street. The inquiry is set to …

You’ll hate me for saying it, but the Covid inquiry is a colossal waste of time and money
1 year, 4 months ago

You’ll hate me for saying it, but the Covid inquiry is a colossal waste of time and money

The Independent  

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UK government loses legal bid to keep Boris Johnson's messages from COVID-19 inquiry
1 year, 5 months ago

UK government loses legal bid to keep Boris Johnson's messages from COVID-19 inquiry

The Independent  

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No New 'Partygate' Probe Against Former UK PM Boris Johnson: Police
1 year, 5 months ago

No New 'Partygate' Probe Against Former UK PM Boris Johnson: Police

News 18  

Boris Johnson will not face another formal probe into allegations that he broke Covid lockdown laws at the UK prime minister’s country residence, police announced on Tuesday. But in a joint statement, Thames Valley Police and London’s Metropolitan Police said the events, alleged to have taken place between June 2020 and May 2021, “do not meet the retrospective criteria for …

UK MPs approve report censuring ex-PM Boris Johnson over 'Partygate'
1 year, 6 months ago

UK MPs approve report censuring ex-PM Boris Johnson over 'Partygate'

Firstpost  

British MPs have approved a report that called for the former prime minister Boris Johnson to be punished for misleading the legislature about illegal, intoxicated parties hosted during the COVID-19 outbreak British MPs have approved a report that called for the former prime minister Boris Johnson to be punished for misleading the legislature about illegal, intoxicated parties hosted during the …

Boris Johnson, Partygate Scandal & Trump: Right-Wing Populism’s Fall From Grace
1 year, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson, Partygate Scandal & Trump: Right-Wing Populism’s Fall From Grace

The Quint  

Even before the dust could settle on the report, The Daily Mail, announced and confirmed Johnson, now branded as the most disgraced PM in British history, would be their Saturday columnist earning a high six-figure sum. But Acoba, an anti-corruption watchdog, which requires former ministers to apply to it before taking up a new appointment or role for up to …

5 key takeaways from ‘partygate’ report that found Boris Johnson deliberately misled UK Parliament
1 year, 6 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 …

Boris Johnson faced 90-day suspension for misleading MPs over partygate: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson faced 90-day suspension for misleading MPs over partygate: Report

India Today  

A long-awaited report by the privileges committee has found that former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament over partygate and was part of a campaign to abuse and intimidate MPs investigating him. Johnson was also found to have knowingly misled the committee itself, breached Commons rules by leaking its findings last Friday, and undermined the democratic processes of …

UK partygate | Ex-PM Boris Johnson 'intentionally misled' Parliament over lockdown parties: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

UK partygate | Ex-PM Boris Johnson 'intentionally misled' Parliament over lockdown parties: Report

India TV News  

In a shocking and ground-breaking report, a parliamentary committee found that former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson "intentionally misled" lawmakers over violations of his own Covid-19 lockdown rules. The committee's report stated that Johnson "committed a serious contempt" of parliament when he claimed that rules were always followed after the so-called "Partygate" affair exposed unauthorised gatherings at Downing Street. …

UK parliamentary committee to conclude Boris Johnson ‘partygate’ inquiry
1 year, 6 months ago

UK parliamentary committee to conclude Boris Johnson ‘partygate’ inquiry

Associated Press  

LONDON — A U.K. parliamentary committee was expected to publish this week a report on whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled lawmakers over lockdown-flouting parties at his office, after lawmakers met Monday to conclude their inquiry. Ahead of the findings being made public, Johnson unexpectedly quit as a lawmaker on Friday and angrily accused political opponents of driving him …

150 questions the Covid inquiry wants Boris Johnson to answer
1 year, 6 months ago

150 questions the Covid inquiry wants Boris Johnson to answer

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Johnson has said he would “happily” hand over the messages directly to the inquiry …

UK government refuses to hand over Boris Johnson’s unredacted messages to coronavirus inquiry
1 year, 6 months ago

UK government refuses to hand over Boris Johnson’s unredacted messages to coronavirus inquiry

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government on Thursday refused an order to supply the country’s COVID-19 pandemic inquiry with an unedited collection of Boris Johnson’s personal messages and instead launched an unprecedented legal battle against a probe that the former prime minister himself set up when he was the U.K.'s leader. In a letter to the inquiry, the government’s Cabinet Office …

Mel Stride: Covid inquiry will be given information ‘it is right for it to have’
1 year, 6 months ago

Mel Stride: Covid inquiry will be given information ‘it is right for it to have’

The Independent  

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Covid inquiry threatens legal action after Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps ‘withheld’
1 year, 7 months ago

Covid inquiry threatens legal action after Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps ‘withheld’

The Independent  

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'A prime minister who lies': Boris Johnson accused of lying over 'Partygate'
1 year, 8 months ago

'A prime minister who lies': Boris Johnson accused of lying over 'Partygate'

Firstpost  

London: The head of the civil service in England at the time the infamous ‘Partygate’ happened, has allegedly accused Boris Johnson of lying in his new book on the former’s roller coaster ride as UK PM. In the book titled - Johnson at 10, Sir Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell the cabinet secretary described in detail their conflicts with Johnson. …

Boris Johnson was warned against claiming all Covid guidance followed
1 year, 8 months ago

Boris Johnson was warned against claiming all Covid guidance followed

The Independent  

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 …

Boris Johnson and the Privileges Committee: Key moments
1 year, 9 months ago

Boris Johnson and the Privileges Committee: Key moments

The Independent  

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Under oath, Boris Johnson denies he lied over ‘partygate’
1 year, 9 months ago

Under oath, Boris Johnson denies he lied over ‘partygate’

Associated Press  

LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted “hand on heart” Wednesday that he never lied to lawmakers about rule-breaking government parties during the COVID-19 pandemic, mounting a robust defense at a hearing that could damage or even end his tumultuous political career. He said that at the June 19, 2020 birthday celebration, no one sang “Happy Birthday” and …

Johnson sparks Cummings spat with criticism of ex-aide at Privileges Committee
1 year, 9 months ago

Johnson sparks Cummings spat with criticism of ex-aide at Privileges Committee

The Independent  

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Former British PM Boris Johnson fights to keep career afloat in testimony on lockdown parties
1 year, 9 months ago

Former British PM Boris Johnson fights to keep career afloat in testimony on lockdown parties

Firstpost  

The so-called ‘partygate’ scandal ultimately contributed to Johnson’s downfall, after months of reports that he, alongside other senior government figures, had been present at gatherings in Downing Street during 2020 and 2021 when most of the rest of Britain were forced to stay at home London: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will undergo hours of hostile interrogation on Wednesday …

UK's 'Partygate' scandal: The many denials by Boris Johnson
1 year, 9 months ago

UK's 'Partygate' scandal: The many denials by Boris Johnson

Firstpost  

What Boris Johnson said about the ‘Partygate’ scandal will be revealed today when he appears before a parliamentary committee investigating whether he lied to parliament. Johnson’s political future may be jeopardised if MPs discover that he purposefully misled the House of Commons London: What Boris Johnson said about the “ Partygate ” scandal will be laid bare today when the …

UK’s Boris Johnson denies he lied over ‘Partygate’ scandal
1 year, 9 months 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, …

Boris Johnson should quit as MP if he lied over Partygate, says two-thirds of public
1 year, 9 months ago

Boris Johnson should quit as MP if he lied over Partygate, says two-thirds of public

The Independent  

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Former UK PM Boris Johnson to be questioned by lawmakers over 'Partygate' fiasco
1 year, 9 months ago

Former UK PM Boris Johnson to be questioned by lawmakers over 'Partygate' fiasco

Firstpost  

London, United Kingdom: British lawmakers will next week quiz former prime minister Boris Johnson over whether he lied to them about “Partygate”, in a probe that could trigger his removal as a member of parliament. “Mr Johnson has accepted the Committee’s invitation to give oral evidence in public,” a statement by parliament’s watchdog privileges committee said. In an interim report …

Ex-PM Johnson may have misled Parliament, committee says
1 year, 9 months ago

Ex-PM Johnson may have misled Parliament, committee says

Associated Press  

LONDON — A U.K. parliamentary committee said Friday that evidence suggests former Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeatedly misled Parliament about his knowledge of lockdown-breaking parties at his Downing Street office. Johnson may have misled the House of Commons on at least four occasions, the Committee of Privileges said, in a preliminary report shared with the former prime minister before he …

Former UK PM Boris Johnson's staff 'had sex' at No 10 lockdown party in 2021
1 year, 11 months ago

Former UK PM Boris Johnson's staff 'had sex' at No 10 lockdown party in 2021

India Today  

Some witnesses have claimed that a few of Boris Johnson’s staff had sex at a Downing Street party on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral in April 2021 while strict Covid restrictions were still in place. According to them, two couples were seen getting ‘intimate’ at a raucous party which continued past 4 am, according to The Times – with …

How will the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs over Partygate work?
2 years, 2 months ago

How will the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs over Partygate work?

The Independent  

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Boris Johnson will face new partygate claims three times a week
2 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson will face new partygate claims three times a week

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson will face Commons scrutiny on partygate up to three times a week from next month as the Privileges Committee investigating him picks up the pace of its inquiry. Supporters of Rishi Sunak have suggested that if Mr Johnson was to return to Downing Street he would struggle to govern the Conservative Party because of remaining anger about the …

Boris Johnson partygate legal advice 'absolutely devastating' for inquiry's legitimacy
2 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson partygate legal advice 'absolutely devastating' for inquiry's legitimacy

The Telegraph  

The Cabinet Office has commissioned legal advice on the Commons inquiry into Boris Johnson's partygate claims, it has emerged. 'This isn't for Boris, but for all future PMs and MPs' They added that the advice will show that investigating ministers for misleading the House "in good faith” would create a chilling effect and would “paralyse democracy”. The legal advice is …

Why Boris Johnson cannot escape the Commons inquiry into his Partygate ‘lies’ despite resigning
2 years, 5 months ago

Why Boris Johnson cannot escape the Commons inquiry into his Partygate ‘lies’ despite resigning

The Independent  

It was the inquiry that threatened to trigger Boris Johnson’s departure from Downing Street – until the fibs told over the Chris Pincher groping allegations did the job instead. I’m referring to the contempt inquiry by a committee of MPs into whether the prime minister lied to the Commons over what he knew about the No 10 parties, the original …

Boris Johnson is ‘effectively covering up sexual abuse’ and must resign, Tory MP says
2 years, 5 months ago

Boris Johnson is ‘effectively covering up sexual abuse’ and must resign, Tory MP says

The Independent  

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Boris Johnson’s former ethics adviser – ‘I quit because of PM’s readiness to break law’
2 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson’s former ethics adviser – ‘I quit because of PM’s readiness to break law’

The Independent  

Former Downing Street ethics adviser Christopher Geidt has prompted fresh calls for Boris Johnson’s resignation, by declaring that his decision to quit his post was prompted by the prime minister’s willingness to deliberately breach international law. Approvingly quoting former cabinet secretary Lord Butler’s judgement that “this isn’t about steel”, Lord Geidt said that he walked out because he was not …

Johnson warned he would be making ‘big mistake’ not replacing Lord Geidt
2 years, 6 months ago

Johnson warned he would be making ‘big mistake’ not replacing Lord Geidt

The Independent  

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‘Big mistake’ to scrap ethics adviser role, former anti-corruption tsar warns Boris Johnson
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Big mistake’ to scrap ethics adviser role, former anti-corruption tsar warns Boris Johnson

The Independent  

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Outrage over Boris Johnson plan to abolish Downing Street ethics monitor
2 years, 6 months ago

Outrage over Boris Johnson plan to abolish Downing Street ethics monitor

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lord Geidt – the second adviser to resign in less than two years during Mr …

Lord Geidt resignation letter: Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser quit over plan to ‘deliberately breach ministerial code’
2 years, 6 months ago

Lord Geidt resignation letter: Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser quit over plan to ‘deliberately breach ministerial code’

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Boris Johnson could scrap ethics adviser role after Lord Geidt's resignation, says No 10
2 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson could scrap ethics adviser role after Lord Geidt's resignation, says No 10

The Telegraph  

Downing Street has said it could scrap the current role of the Prime Minister’s ethics adviser following the resignation of Lord Geidt. The PM could opt to select a direct replacement for Lord Geidt or he could decide to transfer the job of advising him on matters relating to the ministerial code to a new body. Asked whether a new …

MPs support calls for urgent action on sleaze watchdog’s recommendations
2 years, 6 months ago

MPs support calls for urgent action on sleaze watchdog’s recommendations

The Independent  

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John Penrose says Boris Johnson broke ministerial code over Partygate and must resign
2 years, 6 months ago

John Penrose says Boris Johnson broke ministerial code over Partygate and must resign

The Independent  

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Partygate behaviour was ‘shameful’, says senior minister
2 years, 6 months ago

Partygate behaviour was ‘shameful’, says senior minister

The Telegraph  

Rule-breaking and abuse of security staff exposed by a report into the partygate scandal is “shameful”, a senior minister has said, as another warned that Boris Johnson was now in “yellow card territory”. Her intervention follows the release of a damning report by Sue Gray, a senior civil servant, which found that numerous alcohol-fuelled gatherings took place despite Covid restrictions, …

MPs who violate ministerial code don’t have to resign, says Boris Johnson
2 years, 6 months ago

MPs who violate ministerial code don’t have to resign, says Boris Johnson

The Telegraph  

Boris Johnson has made it clear that ministers who break the ministerial code should not necessarily have to resign unless they are found to have knowingly misled Parliament. In a major review of ministerial standards rules, published on Friday, the Prime Minister also rejected his ethics adviser’s request to allow him to launch investigations into ministers’ behaviour without first seeking …

Should Boris Johnson resign over ‘partygate’? Here's what top Conservatives leader said
2 years, 8 months ago

Should Boris Johnson resign over ‘partygate’? Here's what top Conservatives leader said

Hindustan Times  

As calls continue to grow demanding UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s resignation over the so-called ‘partygate’ scandal, Oliver Dowden, the co-chair of the Conservatives Party, has cautioned against any such move, saying doing so would be ‘dearly damaging to the country.’ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He is getting ‘those big calls’ right, and the uncertainty that would come with …

UK lawmakers OK probe into PM Boris Johnson’s alleged lies
2 years, 8 months ago

UK lawmakers OK probe into PM Boris Johnson’s alleged lies

Associated Press  

LONDON — British lawmakers on Thursday ordered a parliamentary investigation into Prime Minister Boris Johnson for allegedly lying about whether he broke coronavirus restrictions by attending illegal gatherings during the pandemic. The move, approved by cries of “aye” and without a formal vote in the House of Commons, means Parliament’s Committee of Privileges will investigate whether Johnson knowingly misled Parliament …

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