Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has handed his unredacted WhatsApp messages and notebooks to the Cabinet Office ahead of a looming deadline related to the UK’s COVID-19 Inquiry. The inquiry seeks to provide insight into core political and administrative decision-making by the UK government during the pandemic. Chaired by Lady Hallett, the inquiry has requested…
UK COVID Inquiry Extends Deadline for Government to Provide Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp Messages
The UK’s official COVID-19 inquiry has extended the deadline for the government to hand over former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages, diaries, and notebooks. The initial request by the inquiry to receive the data was sent on April 28. In response, the Cabinet Office said it did not “have in its possession either Mr….
COVID-19 Inquiry Requests Boris Johnson’s Unredacted WhatsApp Texts, Diary Entries
The official COVID-19 inquiry has requested the government provide former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and diary entries exchanged with senior government ministers, civil servants, and their advisers during the pandemic. The chair of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, Lady Hallet, wrote to the Cabinet Office (pdf), requesting the unredacted data, which she said were…
Boris Johnson Referred to Police Over New Lockdown Breach Claims
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been referred to police by the Cabinet Office after his ministerial diary reportedly revealed visits by friends to Chequers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cabinet Office has passed its concerns to the Metropolitan Police and Thames Valley Police, according to The Times of London. The trips by friends to the…
Sunak Faces Tory Criticism as Johnson-Loyalist Group Holds First Formal Meeting
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing criticism from within his party ranks as a new Conservative grouping loyal to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds its first formal meeting. The Conservative Democratic Organisation (CDO)—which was set up in the aftermath of Johnson’s removal from office and amid anger at the installation of Sunak as prime…
BBC Chairman Resigns After Report Finds He Breached Rules Over Boris Johnson Loan
BBC Chairman Richard Sharp has resigned after being found to have broken the rules by failing to disclose his role in securing an £800,000 loan guarantee for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The former Conservative Party donor announced his resignation after a review found that he twice breached the code governing public appointments, risking the…
UK to Join Indo-Pacific Trade Bloc in Biggest Trade Deal Since Brexit
March 31, 2023
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Britain will join a vast free trade area of 11 countries spanning the Indo-Pacific region, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced. The UK accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was formally confirmed in a call between Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch and her counterparts from the group in the early hours…
Sunak Criticised for Releasing Tax Documents During Partygate Grilling
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been criticised for releasing long-awaited tax documents during his predecessor Boris Johnson’s partygate grilling. MPs questioned why Sunak—who made almost £2 million through income and capital gains in one year—chose to publish his tax affairs on Wednesday, one of the busiest news days in Westminster. On top of Johnson’s five-hour-long…
Boris Johnson Denies Lying to Parliament Over Partygate Scandal at Crucial Hearing
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied he lied to Parliament over the “partygate” scandal, as he was questioned by MPs in a hearing that could determine his political fate. Giving evidence on Wednesday to the Privileges Committee in the House of Commons, Johnson said: “I’m here to say to you—hand on heart—that I did…
Boris Johnson’s Partygate Defence Dossier Says He Did Not ‘Intentionally Mislead’ Parliament
A dossier presented by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the House of Commons Committee of Privileges includes an acceptance that he misled MPs when he said there had been no parties at 10 Downing Street in breach of COVID-19 rules. He goes on to say he made the denials “in good faith” based on…
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