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Metro – The partygate inquiry: Boris: The backlash Summary of the front page The Metro says Boris Johnson’s three-hour “grilling” by the privileges committee. The paper describes the former prime minister as growing increasingly bad-tempered during his exchanges with the seven-strong panel, even snapping at one point: “You don’t know what you’re saying.” The paper says Mr Johnson was “rattled” and squirmed over “slogans and bottles of booze” during what it calls “several bad-tempered exchanges” with the seven-strong panel who’ll decide his fate. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next
The Independent – Double Commons humiliation for blustering Boris Summary of the front page The Independent reports on what it calls a “double Commons” humiliation for Boris Johnson with his appearance at the privileges committee and the defeat of a rebellion against Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework Brexit deal. The front page features a large image of Boris at the hearing. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next
The Guardian – ‘Flimsy’ Partygate answers leave Johnson on the brink Summary of the front page The Guardian says Boris Johnson’s “flimsy” partygate answers to the privileges committee leave his political career “on the brink.” The paper reports that he’s facing a formal reprimand for misleading Parliament. The paper says “flimsy” Partygate answers have left him “on the brink”, after the MPs investigating him suggested he’d wrongly interpreted Covid guidance. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next
Daily Express – Boris: Hand on heart I did not lie to House Summary of the front page The Daily Express leads with Boris Johnson’s “hand on heart” claim to the privileges committee that he did not lie to the House of Commons. The paper describes the former prime minister as “bullish” as he faced what it calls his “interrogators in a televised showdown”. The front page also features an image of Prince William visiting troops. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next
The Sun – Wills the freedom fighter Summary of the front page The Sun reports on Prince William’s trip to the Ukrainian border to meet with troops on the NATO frontline in Poland. The Prince of Wales made a secret trip to Poland to meet British troops close to Poland’s border with Ukraine. There is a large picture of the future king joking with smiling soldiers. The paper reports he told them they were “defending our freedoms” from Putin’s Russia. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next
Daily Mirror – Just drinks after a difficult day? Plenty of people were having difficult days, Boris Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror says Boris Johnson has been accused by opposition MPs of insulting families of COVID victims with his comments at the privileges committee. The paper accuses him of “insulting Covid families” – and “those who sacrificed so much” with a “string of Partygate excuses”. “Just drinks after a difficult day? asks its headline – with the response: “plenty of people were having difficult days, Boris.” Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National…
Boris Johnson facing formal reprimand for misleading parliament The Guardian says Boris Johnson faces being formally reprimanded for recklessly misleading parliament after MPs investigating the Partygate scandal denounced his “flimsy” explanations and suggested he had wrongly interpreted Covid guidance. The former prime minister was left fighting for his political career after a tetchy three-and-a-half-hour evidence session in which he repeatedly claimed No 10 parties, with alcohol and little social distancing, had been “necessary” for work purposes. Harriet Harman, the chair of the privileges committee investigating whether Johnson deliberately misled MPs over lockdown gatherings, expressed dismay at the “flimsy nature” of…
Boris Johnson claimed No 10 drinks party was for official who didn’t leave until month later The Independent says Boris Johnson has been urged to correct his Partygate inquiry testimony after he was found to have claimed a No 10 party marked the exit of the top civil servant who did not resign until a month later. The former Tory prime minister claimed the notorious “bring your own booze” garden party on 20 May 2020 had been aimed at motivating staff because cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill had quit. But Mr Sedwill did not resign until 29 June 2020 – more…
Boris snaps at people who ‘don’t know what they’re talking about’ in heated grilling The Metro says Boris Johnson lost his temper and barked at the head of the committee grilling him over the Partygate scandal and said ‘people who say that we were partying in lockdown simply do not know what they are talking about.’ The former PM has sat through several hours of questioning by the Privileges Committee in parliament. Mr Johnson admits misleading MPs, but said he ‘didn’t mean to.’ He is battling to save his political career and in a 52-page document submitted on Monday he…
Boris Johnson declares ‘hand on my heart, I didn’t lie to the House’ during grilling over Partygate The Sun says BORIS Johnson yesterday tore into claims he misled the Commons as his Partygate hearing began, declaring: “Hand on my heart, I didn’t lie to the House.” The former PM, who was fighting for his political career, insisted he was not trying to deceive MPs when he claimed no rules had been broken at No10 during lockdown. Under fire for attending boozy parties while shutting down the country, Mr Johnson said it was “staggeringly implausible” that he would have allowed the…
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Canada records largest population growth of over 1 million According to Statistics Canada, Canada’s population grew by more than one million people for the first time in history last year, from 38,516,138 to 39,566,248 individuals, with an annual growth rate of 2.7%, the highest since 1957. The government’s efforts to recruit immigrants to alleviate labour shortages and support the ageing population were factors that contributed to this increase. However, Statistics Canada acknowledged that the surge in immigrants could create additional challenges for some regions, such as housing, infrastructure, and service delivery. Almost 96% of the population growth was due to…
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Hundreds of thousands of people were set to strike and demonstrate in France on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron vowed to push on with a deeply unpopular pension reform despite escalating anger across the country. Advertising Protests against the legislation — which lifts the retirement age by two years to 64 — have drawn huge crowds in rallies organised by unions since January. Labour unions said Thursday’s ninth nationwide day of action would draw huge crowds against what they described as Macron’s “scorn” and “lies.” Macron drew an angry response from unions and opposition parties on Wednesday when he…
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Partygate committee Live – End of hearing Recap on partygate committee Summary Committee meeting is over The committee hearing has just ended and Boris Johnson and MPs have filed out of the room. ‘It remains my belief that guidance was followed’ Harriet Harman now says she wants to explore the question of correcting the record issue as there has been a lot of discussion about Boris Johnson correcting the record. She says: “I just want to explore one aspect of that and put this to you about what you said on the 25 May 2022. “You said, ‘I’m happy to…
A massive Ship tips over at Edinburgh dockyard – a major emergency has been declared. The ship is a US NAVY vessel that has put the lives of British citizens in danger. Thirty-three people have been injured and many are in life-threatening conditions after a ship tipped over at an Edinburgh dockyard. The Scottish Ambulance Service said 21 people had been taken to hospital and 12 people were treated at the scene of the incident at Imperial Dock, Leith. Massive Ship tips over at Edinburgh dockyard A major incident was declared after the research vessel Petrel became dislodged from its…
Partygate committee Live – Claims committee not impartial Tory MP Sir Charles Walker asks Boris about claims his supporters have made about the committee not being impartial. He asks Boris if he has characterised the privileges as a “kangaroo court”, as some detractors of the investigation have said. Boris claims he has come out of respect for the committee and respect for parliament. Sir Charles asks if Boris regrets other MPs having called the committee a “kangaroo court.” Jacob Rees-Mogg referred to the “marsupials” on the court earlier. Boris says he disapproves of the term. Heated exchange over whether Boris…