I believe Boris Johnson told MP partygate inquiry the truth, Michael Gove says

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Michael Gove said he believed Boris Johnson was telling the truth when he told the Privileges Committee he “did not think he was breaking” Covid rules when attending … Read more

Covid victims’ families react to Boris Johnson Partygate probe

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Having missed her last moments due to Covid restrictions, Mick Yates stood two metres apart from his brothers as his mother’s coffin was lowered into her grave on 26 June 2020. A week … Read more

Brexit and Partygate humiliations mark ‘death throes of Boris cult’ – live

Boris Johnson seen for first time since Partygate defence dossier published Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Boris Johnson’s double parliamentary humiliation this week marked the “death throes” of the former prime minister’s “cult”, Tory MPs say. The ex-prime … Read more

Boris Johnson is ‘finished’, says senior Tory after Partygate hearing

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Boris Johnson’s attempt at a political comeback is “finished”, according to senior Tory figure after his torrid grilling by MPs at the televised Partygate inquiry hearing. The former prime minister is struggling to … Read more

Boris Johnson says committee ‘completely wrong’ on Partygate – live

Boris Johnson seen for first time since Partygate defence dossier published Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Boris Johnson said it was “completely wrong” to say he partied during lockdown, as he accused MPs probing whether he misled the … Read more

Johnson’s political career in peril after combative partygate inquiry hearing

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Boris Johnson is fighting for his political future after MPs investigating his partygate denials denounced the “flimsy” assurances they were based on. In at … Read more

Blustering Boris Johnson suffers double Commons humiliation over Partygate and Brexit

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Boris Johnson’s hopes of a political comeback appeared dashed on Wednesday after he was accused of presenting “flimsy” excuses for his actions over Partygate … Read more

Partygate: Key points from new evidence as WhatsApp messages revealed

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A committee investigating whether or not Boris Johnson knowingly misled MPs over the Partygate scandal has published its evidence before grilling the former PM later on Wednesday. The cross-party privileges committee published a … Read more