Johnson told MPs he did not realise 20 May 2020 event was social gathering but ex-aide says PM was urged not to allow itCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDominic Cummings has accused Boris Johnson of lying after No 10 denied t…
Boris Johnson says he did attend No 10 lockdown party, and apologises, but thought it was work event – live
Prime minister says he thought party was a ‘work event’ but concedes he should have stopped the gathering on 20 May 2020Boris Johnson admits attending Downing Street party during lockdownNo 10 lockdown garden party: Boris Johnson’s apology in fullResig…
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Johnson fumbles and flails under pressure from Rayner| john crace
At the first PMQ of the year, faced with tough questioning by Labour’s deputy leader, the prime minister threw truth to the windsIt’s an ill wind and all that. With Keir Starmer testing positive for Covid for the second time in a matter of months, it w…
UK Covid live: pre-departure tests for travellers to England to be scrapped; 194,747 new cases reported
From 4am on Friday pre-departure tests no longer required for people arriving in England as UK records second highest number of daily casesAlmost 200,000 new Covid cases reported in UKFollow-up PCRs after positive LFT to be suspended in EnglandTravel s…
PMQs: Boris Johnson and Angela Rayner clash over energy prices and inflation
Prime minister talks up rising employment and makes false claims over inflationBoris Johnson and Angela Rayner have clashed over energy prices and the wider cost of living in the first prime minister’s questions of the year, during which Johnson made a…
Keir Starmer is making headway, but has he got enough to worry the Tories? | Anne McElvoy
With a seven-point poll lead and a bolstered shadow cabinet, the Labour leader is finally making his markIf champagne socialism did not have such a bad rap, there should be a decent bottle or two open at Keir Starmer’s place this new year weekend. The …
The Observer view on Britain’s climate crisis targets | Observer editorial
The UK’s green energy initiatives are failing just at the moment when we hold the leadership of Cop26Britain’s electricity generation went through an unfortunate phase last year. According to the UK-based website Carbon Brief, it got dirtier for the fi…
The Observer view on UK politics in 2022 | Observer editorial
It’s too early to write off Boris Johnson, but the prime minister is definitely on the ropesThe contrast between the upbeat tone of the prime minister’s new year message and the political cloud hanging over him as he goes into 2022 could not be starker…
Johnson lists returning crowns to pint glasses as a key Brexit success
New year message makes no mention of Northern Ireland amid boasts of ‘cutting back on EU red tape’Boris Johnson has named returning the crown stamps to pint glasses and scrapping a ban on selling goods in pounds and ounces on his list of the “key succe…