Who was at Boris Johnson’s Chequers party? Boris camp panicking over latest Partygate claims

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. open image in gallery L-R: Alex Wickham, Henry Newman and Ross Kempsell - Those known to be friends with Boris and Carrie Johnson Mr Johnson, who sacked his legal team on the spot, is understood to be both “furious” and “in despair” about getting dragged into fresh questions about Partygate – and does not think he did anything wrong, according to one source. open image in gallery Boris and Carrie Johnson spent much of first lockdown at Chequers And former BBC chair Richard Sharp confirmed that he dined with Mr Johnson and his distant cousin Sam Blyth at Chequers in May 2021, after he had been confirmed as the government’s choice for the top role at the broadcaster. open image in gallery Boris Johnson allies furious at Rishi Sunak over government dossier handed to police Former adviser Dominic Cummings has previously suggested the Partygate investigation should have looked at Chequers. Asked by UnHerd if there were parties at the country mansion, he said: “So people say.” On the record, Mr Johnson’s spokesperson dismissed the new claims of gatherings as “totally untrue” and said Cabinet Office officials decided to make “unfounded suggestions both to the police and to the privileges committee”.