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Boris Johnson pictured at 10 Downing Street during the Covid lockdown (Picture: Handout/UK Government via Getty Images)

Johnson's lockdown breaches just add to the many painful memories of Covid

Boris Johnson takes the oath ahead of his evidence to the Commons' Privileges Committee (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament)

Johnson’s mental gymnastics over Partygate are not credible – Scotsman comment

Boris Johnson being grilled by the committee

Boris Johnson says 'hand on heart I didn't lie' over partygate

Former prime minister Boris Johnson leaves his home in London. Mr Johnson will give evidence as to whether he knowingly misled Parliament over partygate at a hearing of the Commons Privileges Committee in Portcullis House in central London. Picture date: Wednesday March 22, 2023. Credit: PA

Boris Johnson’s Partygate hearing - Who is on the Privileges Committee

Boris Johnson was accused of letting the drinking culture in Downing Street continue.

Boris Johnson could have 'shut down' lockdown gatherings but let them 'continue'

Former prime minister Boris Johnson refused to answer questions about his evidence on Tuesday morning.

Boris Johnson admits misleading Commons, but insists innocent mistake

The then prime minister Boris Johnson (right) at a leaving gathering in the vestibule of the Press Office of 10 Downing Street, London,.

Five key questions as Boris Johnson prepares to face Privileges Committee

Boris Johnson conceded in his evidence to the Privileges Committee that his statements to Parliament “did not turn out to be correct”, but insisted he corrected the record at “the earliest opportunity”.

Boris Johnson Partygate defence published - How to read dossier

Gary Lineker is set to return to Match of the Day this weekend following disruption across the BBC Sport schedules.

Gary Lineker to return to Match of the Day this weekend after BBC deal reached

UK coronation party map launched by Government ahead of King Charles coronation in May - how to use

Government launches interactive street party map for coronation

Stanley Johnson (right) at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Picture: PA

Boris Johnson nominating father Stanley for knighthood 'absolutely outrageous'

Boris Johnson - then a Conservative leadership candidate - his father Stanley Johnson in 2019 (Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Johnson faces cronyism claims after father’s knighthood nomination

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street. Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images

Rishi Sunak stands by Simon Case despite questions over Dominic Raab 'bullying'

Surely both sides of the Scottish independence debate can unite around trying to end poverty (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

For sake of malnourished children, poverty not constitution must be top priority

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab is embroiled in a bullying row.

Rishi Sunak under pressure to reveal what he knew about Dominic Raab allegations

Boris Johnson discusses the Partygate scandal that ended his term as Prime Minister in an interview with Nadine Dorries on her Friday night programme on Talk TV.

Johnson: Anyone who thinks I lied about lockdown parties is ‘out of their mind’

Taxpayers face huge bill to cover Boris Johnson’s Partygate legal fees

Downing Street said that the Prime Minister still has confidence in Nadhim Zahawi, but suggested that the inquiry would take place as quickly as possible.

No penalties for ‘innocent’ tax errors, says HMRC boss

A Conservative MP has suggested police are wasting their time by “looking into” Rishi Sunak for failing to wear a seatbelt while filming a social media clip in the back of a moving car.

MP hits out at ‘politically motivated’ complaints over Sunak’s seatbelt ‘error’

Screen grab taken from an Instagram story posted on 19/01/23 on the account @rishisunakmp showing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak not wearing his seatbelt whilst a passenger in a moving vehicle. Issue date: Thursday January 19, 2023.

Police to investigate Rishi Sunak's failure to wear seat belt

Police investigate Rishi Sunak for not wearing seatbelt in moving car

Boris Johnson to release a memoir about his time in Downing Street after reportedly £6 million deal.

Boris Johnson to release a memoir about his time in Downing Street

Rishi Sunak (Pic: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak pledges tanks to Ukraine to ‘push back Russian troops’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) at a gathering in the Cabinet Room in 10 Downing Street on his birthday, which was released with the publication of Sue's Gray report into Downing Street parties in Whitehall during the coronavirus lockdown. Lord Geidt has stepped down from his position as Boris Johnson's adviser on ministers' interests. Issue date: Thursday June 16, 2022.

Boris Johnson joked about being at the ‘most unsocially distanced party in UK’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged health leaders at an emergency meeting to take "bold and radical" action to alleviate the winter crisis in the NHS. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Rishi Sunak to hold NHS crisis meeting at No 10

Rishi Sunak will use his speech to outline plans to reform education.

Analysis: Sunak talks maths, but NHS numbers the ones to be concerned about

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaving 10 Downing Street, London, to appear for the first time in front of the Commons Liaison Committee of select committee chairs, in the House of Commons.

Rishi Sunak hires friend James Forsyth as key political aide

Home secretary Suella Braverman leaves Downing Street after the first Cabinet meeting with Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Why Sunak's reappointment of Braverman shows he has neither wisdom nor integrity

Rishi Sunak's team have denied that a Gary Glitter song has been used on the PM's promotional video.

Rishi Sunak's team forced to deny using Gary Glitter song

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (centre), alongside the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, (centre right) holds his first Cabinet meeting in London. Picture: Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Sunak urged to expand windfall tax as Shell’s profits soar

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he is willing to make “politically embarrassing” choices and insisted a “short two-and-a-half week delay” to his statement is the best course of action.

Jeremy Hunt delays Halloween budget to November 17

Rishi Sunak has become the third prime minister in the space of just seven weeks.

Downing Street revolving door risks damaging trust in democratic processes

Rishi Sunak makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government. Picture date: Tuesday October 25, 2022.

13 pictures as Rishi Sunak enters Downing Street as Liz Truss departs

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Humza Yousaf speaks after being elected as new SNP party leader

Humza Yousaf faces ‘full in-tray’ as half of Scots think country on wrong path

Humza Yousaf pictured after being elected as the new SNP party leader (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Why unionists should not celebrate Yousaf's election as SNP leader

A man drops flowers to a makeshift memorial where baloons and Teddy bears are left on the outside the Covenant School building at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, in Nashville, Tennessee, March 27. -(Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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