Boris Johnson told it’s ‘time for the truth to be released’ as British MPs call on PM to publish long-awaited report; hospitals head questions whether treatment of unvaccinated should be covered by French public purse
Sue Gray report: Tory MP quits as Patel’s aide over ‘toxic culture’ at No 10
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Boris Johnson has suffered the first resignation of a frontbencher since the publication of Sue Gray’s damning report into Partygate with the departure of Paul Holmes as a ministerial aide to the home secretary. In a ...
Partygate anger but time to move on: the mood in another Downing Street
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At the end of a long week, the mood in Downing Street is mixed. Most are angry but want to move on. They don’t much like Boris Johnson but the cost of living crisis is what really worries them now. The views are not o...
If Boris Johnson’s Partygate shame leads to this U-turn and help for those in need, we need more parties
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Let’s have barrel loads more outrageous behaviour inside No 10, if that’s what it takes to panic the government into finally unlocking Treasury coffers for those in most need. Now the chancellor relents, but it was as...
Europe silent on plight of detainees in Libya, says migration chief
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Europe has been accused by a senior international official of acquiescence over the plight of thousands of migrants in Libya held in arbitrary detention in “deplorable conditions”. Federico Soda, chief of mission at t...
Australian hospitals postpone screening tests as world grapples with shortage of imaging dyes
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Public hospitals in Australia are postponing non-urgent screening tests and are recommending doctors consider alternative imaging options as the health system grapples with a global shortage of medical imaging dyes, w...
Sue Gray day: the Partygate finale – podcast
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The Partygate saga culminated with a report on Wednesday on the extent of rule-breaking in Downing Street during lockdown. Peter Walker and Jonathan Freedland analyse what it means for the PM ...
‘Failure of leadership’: what the papers say about Johnson and the Sue Gray Partygate report
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The front pages of the British newspapers offer very contrasting shades of Gray in their handling of the report into the Partygate scandal and its implications for Boris Johnson’s tenure in 10 Downing Street. “Drinkin...
Donald Trump said maybe mob was right to chant ‘Hang Mike Pence’ – report
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Donald Trump reportedly reacted to chants about hanging his vice-president, Mike Pence, during the US Capitol attack by saying maybe the mob was right. The New York Times reported the bombshell White House comment on ...