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The Guardian – The verdict on Johnson Summary of the front page The Guardian reports on Partygate after the release of the Privilges Committee report, which found former prime minister Boris Johnson intentionally misled Parlaiment over Partygate. The paper reports that Boris Johnson was found to have “undermined democracy” and was “complicit in abuse of MPs”. While the main image and headline are dedicated to the Johnson report, the front page of the Guardian carries a story on the sinking of a boat carrying hundreds of people off the coast of Greece. It’s feared that as many as 750 migrants…

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Metro – Is proper whopper a career stopper? Summary of the front page The Metro leads on the news that Boris Johnson’s hopes of a comeback to frontline politics have taken a heavy blow following the publication of the partygate report. The front page references a headline from when the former prime minister told the Partygate inquiry he hadn’t told Parliament – in its words – “proper whoppers”. The inquiry has concluded he did – and now Metro asks whether the “proper whopper is a career stopper?”. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous…

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Financial Times – Johnson’s repeated lies to MPs condemned in searing report Summary of the front page The report into the partygate scandal that concluded Boris Johnson repeatedly lied to the House of Commons makes the splash on the Financial Times. The FT picks out the line from the report which sums up its core finding: “He [deliberately] misled the House on an issue of the greatest importance… and did so repeatedly.” While the judgement casts doubt on whether he can ever stage a political comeback, the paper reports, it notes that some Tory MPs have publicly defended the ex-PM.…

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