Browsing: Daily UK lead

Sky News says NADHIM ZAHAWI has been appointed Boris Johnson’s new chancellor after Rishi Sunak dramatically quit the role and Steve Barclay replaces Sajid Javid as health secretary.

The Guardian says BORIS JOHNSON was aware of some allegations relating to Chris Pincher when the MP for Tamworth was appointed deputy chief whip in February, Downing Street has admitted.

The Independent says DOWNING STREET is not telling the truth about whether Boris Johnson was warned about alleged “predatory behaviour” by one of his Tory ministers, a former top civil servant has said.

The Metro says BORIS JOHNSON was ‘aware’ of allegations against Chris Pincher when he was appointed as deputy chief whip.

BBC News says BORIS JOHNSON was made aware of a formal complaint about Chris Pincher’s “inappropriate behaviour” while Mr Pincher was a Foreign Office minister from 2019-20, BBC News can reveal.

The Guardian says Boris Johnson is facing a backlash over the promotion of his ally Chris Pincher, as a group of Conservative parliamentary staffers accused the prime minister of a “failure to act on warnings” of sexual misconduct by his MPs.

The Independent says Boris Johnson is facing growing calls to set out what he knew about allegations of inappropriate behaviour centring on Chris Pincher before appointing him to the Tory whips’ office.

The Metro says Boris Johnson has been accused of turning a blind eye to groping allegations against an MP he handed a senior role to.

The Guardian says THE TEENAGER who murdered five-year-old Logan Mwangi moved into the family home five days before the killing, in a decision likened by prosecutors to throwing a lit match into a powder keg, it emerged on Thursday.

The Independent says A 14-YEAR-OLD involved in the murder of five-year-old Logan Mwangi was named for the first time on Thursday as he was detained for life.