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The Metro says Tory rebels believe they have reached the threshold needed to force a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson’s leadership, with confirmation expected to come as early as today.

BBC News says MPs will return to Westminster on Monday, amid continuing speculation about a possible vote of confidence in Boris Johnson’s leadership.

The Sun says LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer has been sent a formal questionnaire from cops over his Durham curry knees up.

The Metro says Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner have received questionnaires from Durham Constabulary over a potential breach of lockdown rules.

The Metro says Boris Johnson is said to be personally phoning up his MPs to try and bolster support as more and more of them have called for him to quit.

The Guardian says Boris Johnson has written to his own ethics chief, clearing himself of breaching the ministerial code over Partygate, after the adviser said there was a “legitimate question” about whether he had done so.

The Independent says Boris Johnson is at risk of placing the ministerial code in a place of “ridicule” over the Partygate scandal, according to his own ethics adviser.

Financial Times says Boris Johnson suffered a fresh setback on Tuesday when his independent standards adviser said there was a “legitimate question” as to whether his fine in the partygate scandal constituted a breach of the ministerial code.

BBC News says Boris Johnson’s standards adviser says there is a “legitimate question” over whether the PM broke the ministerial code after getting fined for Partygate.

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