Lord Frost’s frustrated exit is yet another blow for PM struggling for control of his governmentBoris Johnson was dealt another major blow to his leadership on Saturday night as it emerged that the man overseeing Brexit was resigning from the cabinet.W…
Government faces Tory backbench revolt over plan B Covid measures
Dozens of Conservative MPs threaten to rebel or abstain next week as Johnson struggles with fallout from No 10 party scandalDowning Street is facing a damaging revolt over planned Covid restrictions after dozens of Tory backbenchers threatened to rebel…
Seamus Jennings on Boris’s Christmas party ring – cartoon
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The Guardian view on the Downing Street inquiry: serious not a sham | Editorial
The cabinet secretary must be kept under pressure to protect the public interest and the rule of law not the prime ministerIt is extremely tempting to dismiss the inquiry into last year’s Downing Street Christmas parties as a phoney exercise that will …
MPs press for new investigation into Boris Johnson flat refurbishment
Watchdog urged to start inquiry after Electoral Commission report raises questions about whether PM misled his ethics adviserBoris Johnson could face sanctions involving suspension from the House of Commons as MPs piled pressure on the standards commis…
Charity regulator should keep out of ‘woke’ debates, says prospective chair
Commons select committee scrutinises Martin Thomas’s appointment after previous chair criticised over culture wars The charity regulator should stay as far as possible out of debates about “wokeness”, the government’s preferred candidate to head the wa…
No 10’s sickening insult to all those who made sacrifices | Letters
Readers respond to the leaked video showing Downing Street officials joking about a Christmas party during last year’s lockdownMy initial reaction to hearing of the Christmas party and the fake news briefing was feeling as if I had been kicked in the s…
‘Gathering’ storm: ministers’ party pieces fail to convince | John Crace
Sajid Javid and Mike Ellis both claim nothing untoward happened at events that did not take placeThe day off didn’t seem to have done much to improve Sajid Javid’s mood. The health secretary had cancelled his slots on the Wednesday morning media round …
Call for Tory peer Michelle Mone to resign as accuser speaks out in alleged racism row
Exclusive: Lord Strasburger says conduct rules need to be strengthened after no action taken against peer following complaintThe Liberal Democrat peer Lord Strasburger has called for the House of Lords’ conduct rules to be strengthened after no action …
Johnson faces trust crisis as sleaze shatters faith in MPs
Poll reveals huge public cynicism, with just 5% of respondents believing politicians work for public goodTrust in politicians to act in the national interest rather than for themselves has fallen dramatically since Boris Johnson became prime minister, …