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Boris Johnson’s India ‘vanity trip’ will be ‘distraction from Partygate without key commitments’, Labour says

Boris Johnson’s upcoming India visit will be viewed as a “vanity trip” designed to distract from his domestic troubles on the Partygate scandal, unless key...

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Labour opens up 10-point lead over Tories as pressure mounts on Johnson over lockdown party

Labour has posted a ten-point lead against the Tories, according to the latest YouGov poll. The Tories saw arguably their most tumultuous day of Boris Johnson’s leadership...

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Johnson faces calls to clarify tipping point for further Covid curbs

The Government is under pressure to clarify its tipping point for imposing further restrictions as new figures show the number of NHS staff absent for...

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Boris Johnson and senior No 10 staff accused of breaking Covid lockdown rules last Christmas

Boris Johnson and his senior Downing Street staff have been accused of flouting Covid restrictions by hosting parties at No 10 last Christmas. It has been...

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Government rejects pleas for safe routes to UK for refugees following dinghy disaster

Boris Johnson has turned his back on pleas to provide safe routes for refugees to reach Britain from continental Europe, following the tragic deaths of 27...

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PM facing calls for fresh sleaze inquiries following botched attempt to protect Tory MP

Boris Johnson was today facing the prospect of two fresh sleaze inquiries into his own behaviour, as signs grew that his botched attempt to save a...

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Boris Johnson may pay political price for not sacking Matt Hancock

Matt Hancock was always going to have to resign, after those already-notorious pictures of him embracing a colleague on taxpayers’ time emerged on Friday...

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Boris Johnson says Britons should not visit ‘amber’ list countries hours after minister says travel is allowed to see ‘friends’

Boris Johnson has said Britons should not travel to ‘amber’ list destinations just hours after one of his own cabinet ministers caused confusion...

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Leading experts add pressure on Boris Johnson to launch Covid inquiry

Leading government and healthcare experts are set to demand the government launch an immediate public inquiry into its handling of the coronavirus crisis, just days...

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‘Mad and unethical’: Cummings says Boris Johnson wanted to drop lockdown leak inquiry to avoid upsetting fiancée Carrie Symonds

Boris Johnson has sensationally been accused by Dominic Cummings of lacking “competence and integrity”, as the prime minister’s former most senior adviser lashed out after being...