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Tory pledge to build 40 ‘new’ England hospitals likely to be delayed until after 2030

Delay to key pledge of last Conservative manifesto likely to anger MPs who wanted action before next election

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s car industry: heading for a crash?

Let’s be clear, said Sean O’Grady in The Independent. We will be witnessing, in the coming months and years, “the slow death” of the British car industry – another success story sacrificed on the altar of Brexit.

The Week

Boris Johnson comms chief joked about ‘drone strike’ on Partygate investigator: ‘We’ll take Sue Gray out’

Guto Harri, who was Mr Johnson’s head of communications, said the former prime minister was ‘hysterical’ the night before Sue Gray published her Partygate report

The Independent UK

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Nigel Farage 'regrets' election pact that helped Boris Johnson win landslide

The former Brexit Party leader pulled candidates from the 317 seats the Conservatives won at the 2017 election to give the Tories a clear run to power - but he now regrets the move

Daily Mirror

How Boris and Carrie fell out of favour with staff at Chequers and wanted to shoot Dilyn the dog

Chequers’ head housekeeper resigned after claims of tensions with Carrie Johnson

The Independent UK

Undisclosed lockdown events occurred at both Downing Street and Chequers

AROUND a dozen previously undisclosed gatherings at both Chequers and Downing Street reportedly held during Covid have been referred to the police…

The National (Scotland)

‘Will the last Tory please turn out the lights’: WhatsApp messages reveal turmoil in the Conservative Party

Panicking Tory MPs warned the party is on course to turn into a ‘skip fire’ and could even ‘die’

The Independent UK

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Chillaxing at Chequers: how Boris Johnson used the PM’s country house

The 16th-century mansion was given to the nation to allow its leader to unwind, and Johnson took full advantage

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: What really happened at Chequers?

In today’s newsletter: As fresh allegations of lockdown gatherings emerge, the former prime minister finds himself facing new questions – and a new threat to his political future

The Guardian - UK

First it was no to Polish plumbers, then Afghan refugees. Now the right doesn’t want any migrants at all

This week’s furore over entirely legal migration proves it was never the kind of foreigner you were, simply your foreignness, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – May 25

A wide variety of stories featured on the front of British newspapers on Thursday.

The Independent UK

'Boris Johnson gets his legal expenses for free while public can't access justice'

If the Covid inquiry cannot establish the facts lessons cannot be learned - and to cap it all, Mr Johnson is relying on taxpayer-funded lawyers

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak under pressure to cancel Boris Johnson’s honours list

Critics say it is wrong for former PM to send friends to Lords while he is still under police investigation over Partygate

The Guardian - UK

Undisclosed Covid-era Johnson events occurred at both Chequers and Downing Street

As Johnson allies allege politically motivated stitch up, government sources say approximately 12 potentially illegal events were reported to police

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on Johnson’s legacy: Sunak is trapped by his own complicity

Editorial: The prime minister pitched his government as a restoration of competence and integrity, but his bluff has been called

The Independent UK

Previous punishments for MPs which could set bar for 10-day Boris Johnson suspension

Sanction of 10 days or more could destroy former PM’s political future by threatening by-election

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s blue-on-blue warfare overshadows the usual Rish! routine

Sunak and Starmer seem trapped in an endless loop at PMQs. The real action was elsewhere

The Independent UK

The battle for Boris’s secret WhatsApps: Tory frustration as ex-PM ‘drags down party’

Tory MPs ‘seething’ over new row involving Johnson, as ex-PM cuts ties with government-appointed lawyers

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The country stopped caring whether Boris Johnson broke the rules – thank goodness the civil service didn’t

It might feel better to move on, but as long as we’re still living with the terrifying consequences of his reign, he still matters, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Daily Record

Scottish Covid Bereaved group calls for Boris Johnson WhatsApps to be released

The Cabinet Office has been threatened with legal action after attempting to resist a request from the official UK Covid-19 Inquiry to see specific materials.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson loyalists could trigger by-elections over fresh police referral

NADINE Dorries and two other Conservative MPs could trigger by-elections in a move to spite Rishi Sunak’s government for reporting Boris Johnson…

The Week

Attack of ‘the Blob’: is the civil service working against the Tories?

Boris Johnson was referred to the police last night over more allegations of potentially rule-breaking gatherings during Covid lockdowns.

Reuters

Boris Johnson severs ties with lawyers after police referral

Britain's Boris Johnson cut ties with his government-appointed lawyers on Wednesday after he was referred to the police over more potential breaches of COVID-19 lockdown rules, a move the former prime minister's aides have portrayed as a "stitch up".

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson cuts ties with government lawyers assisting him in Covid inquiry

Allies say former PM has ‘lost faith’ in system after he was reported to police over fresh Partygate allegations

The Independent UK

5 key takeaways from row over Boris Johnson’s Covid inquiry WhatsApps

What did the inquiry want and why wouldn’t the government give it to them?

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