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No 10 responds to pressure and says people will be told if PM fined by police over parties – as it happened

Downing Street had earlier refused to commit to disclosing the names of those who might be fined over lockdown parties

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: ‘I get it and I will fix it’

Bruised PM promises to reform … Boris Johnson to meet Ukrainian president amid crisis … and life on the road for a lorry driver

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Omicron sub-variant detected in 57 countries, says WHO – as it happened

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Boris Johnson promises change in No 10 as police investigate alleged party in his flat

Mr Johnson said he was ‘sorry for the things we simply didn’t get right and also sorry for the way this matter has been handled’

Wales Online

Gray finds ‘failure of leadership’ at No 10 as police investigate 300 photos

Angry Tories confront Boris Johnson as report finds many of 16 lockdown events ‘difficult to justify’

The Guardian - UK

Ruth Davidson fights back tears as she accuses Boris Johnson of 'degrading' politics

In an emotional interview with Channel 4 News, the former Scottish Conservatives leader admitted she was upset by the findings from Sue Gray and Boris Johnson's reaction to them.

Daily Record

Met police given over 300 photographs from Sue Gray inquiry

Scotland Yard also obtains more than 500 pages of documents as part of investigation into Downing Street parties

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Gray report criticises No 10’s ‘excessive’ alcohol culture

The ‘wine fridge’ installed in an office suggests governing the country is thirsty work for Boris Johnson’s team

The Guardian - UK

12 bombshells in Sue Gray report that damn Boris Johnson as police handed 300 photos

Sue Gray's report on Downing Street parties runs to only nine pages - and much of the information is hidden in a safe. But despite what Boris Johnson may tell you, it’s still damning for the Prime Minister

Daily Mirror

Johnson promises change in No 10 in wake of Gray report as police investigate alleged party in his flat

Boris Johnson said he was ‘sorry for the things we simply didn’t get right and also sorry for the way this matter has been handled’.

The Independent UK

Are Tory MPs willing to be taken for fools by Boris Johnson?

The party’s dysfunctionality comes from the top – and those waiting for the right moment to unseat the PM risk being dragged into the mire, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Cornered Boris Johnson accuses Labour frontbench of using drugs in bizarre attack

The Prime Minister was asked in the Commons this evening if there was a culture of 'excessive drug-taking', to which he replied: 'Any drug-taking would be excessive perhaps he should direct that question to the Labour frontbench'

Daily Mirror

Questions still to be answered after release of Sue Gray report

Analysis: who was responsible for the failures of judgment, and is the ‘work event’ excuse considered plausible?

The Guardian - UK

All 12 Downing Street and Whitehall parties being investigated by Met Police

Senior civil servant Sue Gray found 'failures of leadership and judgement' over the Downing Street lockdown parties, including a bash allegedly held in Boris Johnson's own flat

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The Independent UK

PM to shake up No 10 after Gray shows 12 events under police investigation

Boris Johnson issued an apology to MPs as he fights to stay in office after the senior civil servant published a damning interim update.

Evening Standard

Sue Gray report: the key points and what they mean for Boris Johnson

Sue Gray’s much awaited report into lockdown parties in Downing Street was finally released on Monday - in a heavily redacted form.

Daily Mirror

Sue Gray report: Police to probe 'Abba party' in No 10 flat after Cummings resignation

No 10 aides allegedly 'drank their socks off' to the sound of Abba's classic 'The Winner Takes It All' as they celebrated on the night Dominic Cummings resigned

The Independent UK

Police probe Johnson birthday event and gathering in Downing Street flat

The police are investigating at least 12 events held in No 10 and Whitehall during England’s coronavirus lockdowns.

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Evening Standard

Boris Johnson to publish updated Sue Gray report after police investigation

A gathering in the flat the PM shares with wife Carrie is among 12 being probed by police

The Guardian - UK

Police investigating party in Boris and Carrie Johnson’s flat

PM draws anger from own MPs in Commons after report reveals Sue Gray examined 16 gatherings, with 12 being looked at by police

Daily Mirror

Sue Gray report blasts 'failures of leadership and judgement' in Downing Street

The civil servant savaged Downing Street parties that 'should not have been allowed' and revealed police are investigating 12 out of 16 - including a gathering in the No10 flat. But her 'update' was shorn of the most damaging claims - and No10 refused to promise a second report later…

Evening Standard

Dominic Cummings is the gift who keeps giving

There are two takes on politics. One, espoused by the late Tony Benn, is that it’s the issues that matter. And then there are the rest of us who think that the issues are of course terribly important but it’s the personalities that count. And for us, Dominic Cummings is…

The Independent UK

Covid Inquiry: Who is Martin Reynolds and what did he do?

The prime minister’s principal private secretary emailed colleagues inviting them to a socially-distanced drinks event ‘to make the most of the lovely weather’

The Independent UK

How has Boris Johnson responded to claims of Covid rule-busting parties?

The PM is in hot water again - but it is not the first time he’s faced criticism over alleged rule-breaking events during the pandemic

The Independent UK

Timeline of alleged gatherings across government during Covid restrictions

Boris Johnson’s future in the balance as Met Police investigates No 10 parties during lockdown in wake of heavily-redacted Sue Gray report

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