B oris Johnson’s notebooks could be withheld from the former prime minister to stop him from handing over unredacted documents to the Covid inquiry, Government lawyers have appeared to suggest. Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett had given the Government until Friday to set out its position on whether it would submitContinue Reading
A report into whether Boris Johnson misled MPs over his partygate assurances will be published “promptly” after the former prime minister’s decision to dramatically quit the Commons. The Commons Privileges Committee said the cross-party panel of MPs will meet on Monday to complete its inquiry. It comes after Mr JohnsonContinue Reading
Boris Johnson said he was quitting his seat and triggering an immediate by-election because he was “bewildered and appalled” at the Privileges Committee’s investigation into him. He said he had received a letter from the committee which is investigating whether he lied to MPs over partygate “making it clear, muchContinue Reading
The former prime minister’s list also includes Tory candidate for Mayor of London Shaun Bailey and Parliamentary hairdresser Kelly Jo Dodge. Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries and Sir Alok Sharma, president of the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow, were absent from the list, following reports the Government cut them atContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak is expected to address a conference of Conservatives in the north of England later, as senior Tories seek signs of Government commitment to levelling up pledges. The Prime Minister, fresh from his meeting with US President Joe Biden in Washington, is expected in Doncaster on Friday afternoonContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak has praised Joe Biden’s “experience” on China and foreign policy as “particularly valuable” after the signing of a new UK-US partnership. The Prime Minister reportedly noted the age difference between himself and the US President, describing his counterpart’s time in politics as “incredibly helpful” to “someone whoContinue Reading
Former US president Donald Trump said he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate. The Justice Department did not immediately publicly confirm the indictment which would ignite a federal prosecution and provide arguably the most perilous of legal threats against the former president. USContinue Reading
B oris Johnson’s resignation honours list could be published as soon as Friday, according to reports that also suggest two Tory MPs have been struck from it to avoid potentially damaging by-elections. An opposition party urged Rishi Sunak to put the list “through the shredder” following reports the Prime MinisterContinue Reading
R ishi Sunak and Joe Biden stressed their “unwavering support” for Ukraine, with the president saying the US will help Kyiv for “as long as it takes”. The two leaders emphasised the need for long-term security arrangements for the war-torn nation as deterrence against aggression from Russian president Vladimir Putin.Continue Reading
Ministers have agreed to pay out €1.5 million to a refugee relocation scheme instead of following through with a past commitment to take in 350 additional international protection applicants. Ireland had agreed to take in the 350 applicants two years ago as part of a Europe-wide initiative to ease theContinue Reading
