Senior Conservatives are calling on Boris Johnson to publicly confess he attended the lockdown rule-breaking garden party at Downing Street, The Guardian reports.
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Downing Street staff were ‘told to clean up their phones’ in a bid to remove data that could indicate lockdown parties were held at Number 10, The Independent reports.
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The Independent says Downing Street staff were advised to “clean up” their phones by removing information that could suggest lockdown parties were held at No 10.
The Metro says Tories have warned Boris Johnson’s position may be ‘utterly untenable’ in the wake of the new No 10 party allegations.
Wednesday’s front pages are heavily dominated by the latest No 10 party scandal. The fall-out from the leaked email proved a garden drinks party was held in Downing Street during the first national lockdown.
BBC News says Boris Johnson is to face MPs later at Prime Minister’s Questions amid demands for him to say whether he attended a drinks event during lockdown.
The Guardian says Andrew Gosden went missing as a teenager 14 years ago, the family have spoken after the arrests of two men in connection.
France24 says More than 80 fact-checking organisations Wednesday urged online video platform YouTube to better combat disinformation.
Arab News says Yemeni government troops drove into Houthi-controlled areas south of the central city of Marib on Tuesday for the first time in months.
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BBC Sport says Novak Djokovic has admitted breaching isolation rules after testing positive for Covid-19 last month.
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David Sassoli, the EU President and Italian social democrat, has died overnight in Italy at the age of 65, announced this morning by his spokesperson has said.
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