Britain “discourages” the use of cluster munitions, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said after the United States agreed to send the bombs to Ukraine. Mr. Sunak, who will be meeting President Joe Biden in London on Monday ahead of a NATO summit, said Britain is instead supporting Kyiv by providing tanks and long-range weapons. Answering…
COVID Inquiry Should Get Boris Johnson’s Unredacted Messages, High Court Rules
The Cabinet Office will have to hand over former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages, notebooks, and diaries to the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, the High Court has ruled. Baroness Heather Hallett, chairwoman of the UK’s official COVID-19 inquiry, told the government in April to hand over the former prime minister’s unredacted messages and notes….
Former Tory Whip Chris Pincher Faces 8-week Suspension Over Groping Incident
Former government whip Chris Pincher is facing an eight-week suspension from the House of Commons after an inquiry found he drunkenly groped two men at a London club last year. Mr. Pincher, MP for Tamworth, resigned from the whips office and had his Conservative Party membership suspended last year over the alleged groping of two…
Met Opens Investigations Into Two Partygate Gatherings
The Metropolitan Police has opened investigations into potential COVID-19 breaches at two gatherings during the pandemic involving Conservative Party personnel. The force said on Tuesday that new evidence has prompted officers to reopen its probe into a Christmas party held at the Conservative Campaign Headquarters in London on Dec. 14, 2020. The Met said it…
Boris Johnson Allies Criticised Over Attacks on Partygate Probe
Allies of Boris Johnson have been criticised for putting “improper pressure” on the parliamentary committee investigating the Partygate scandal. The House of Commons Privileges Committee came under attack from the former prime minister and his allies earlier this month when it ruled that Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over illegal parties held in Downing Street during…
MPs Back Parliamentary Report Criticising Boris Johnson’s Conduct
MPs have voted to back a Parliamentary report that found former Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed “repeated contempts” of Parliament. The Privileges Committee’s report, published last week, said Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over illegal parties held in Downing Street during COVID-19 lockdowns. It also found the former prime minister guilty of attempting to undermine the…
Suspended Conservative MP Resigns, Triggering Another By-election
A former Conservative MP has resigned with immediate effect following accusations of sexual harassment and cocaine use, triggering another by-election. David Warburton said on Saturday that he has stood down from his seat of Somerton and Frome. He had been sitting in the House of Commons as an independent after having the Tory whip suspended…
Video Emerges of Tories Mocking COVID Rules at Christmas Party During Pandemic
Footage has emerged appearing to show Conservative Party staff dancing and mocking COVID-19 rules at a Christmas party held in the party’s headquarters during the height of the pandemic. In the video, obtained by the Mirror, staff members are seen enjoying festivities wearing paper crowns and clutching alcoholic drinks, while a man and woman hold…
Criticism Of Boris Johnson Conduct Divides Tory MPs
Conservative MPs have been divided on a parliamentary committee’s criticisms of Boris Johnson’s conduct and its recommended punishments for the former prime minister. The House of Commons will vote on Monday on the Privileges Committee’s report, which recommended that Johnson should have faced a 90-day suspension had he not already resigned in advance of its…
No. 10 Was ‘Oasis of Normality’ Where COVID Rules Were Not Enforced, Partygate Probe Told
No. 10 Downing Street was an “oasis of normality” where COVID-19 rules went ignored while staff were warned to watch out for cameras outside, an official told MPs investigating the Partygate scandal. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeatedly told the House of Commons that lockdown rules had been “followed at all times” in Downing Street….
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