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The Latest Breaking News from Downing Street

Ex-Tory MP who defected to Labour says he faced threat over proposed school

Christian Wakeford crossed the floor in protest at Boris Johnson’s leadership and the row over Downing Street parties.

The Independent UK

Downing Street ‘offered to ease Covid rules for Prince Philip’s funeral but Queen declined’

Queen wanted to set an example rather than be an exception to the rules, reports say

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s daughter Romy ‘badly’ hit with Covid at five weeks old

The prime minister cancelled a public appearance last week after Downing Street confirmed an unidentified family member tested positive for coronavirus.

The Independent UK

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Will Boris Johnson resign?

The prime minister is under pressure over claims about a series of rule-breaking Downing Street parties that allegedly took place during lockdown

The Independent UK

Tony Blair accuses Boris Johnson of having no plan for challenges facing country

In an online address later today the former Labour Prime Minister will say that whether or not Johnson survives the row over the lockdown Downing Street parties his biggest problem is the absence of a plan for the country's future.

Daily Record

'Behaviour will make a difference to Covid numbers' as England Plan B scrapped

Dr Susan Hopkins told a Downing Street press conference people needed to mix "carefully and within the guidelines"

Wales Online

Boris Johnson confirms he will not resign following Downing Street partygate

Mr Johnson appears in the House of Commons for PMQs this afternoon

Wales Online

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What is the Sue Gray report? Downing Street inquiry date and what it means for the PM

Attention is now focused on the findings of Sue Gray and her team regarding the parties alleged to have taken place in Downing Street during lockdown, which involved Boris Johnson and his staff

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson interrogated by AC-12 over lockdown parties in amazing Line of Duty parody

An incredibly clever Line of Duty parody has left the internet reeling as the AC-12 team is seen grilling Boris Johnson over the lockdown parties held at 10 Downing Street

Daily Mirror

UK Covid: end to England’s plan B measures next week ‘a milestone, not a finish line’, says Sajid Javid – as it happened

Health secretary confirms face mask mandate and working from home guidance will end in England

The Guardian - UK

Will Boris Johnson resign?

The prime minister is under pressure over claims about a series of rule-breaking Downing Street parties that allegedly took place during lockdown

The Independent UK

Dominic Cummings to be interviewed over Downing Street party 'lie' claims

Whitehall enforcer Sue Gray will interview Cummings

Wales Online

Can Boris Johnson’s linguistic manoeuvring keep him in Downing Street?

‘Implicitly’ has cropped up time and again in discussions of PM’s alleged lockdown-flouting – what’s going on?

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street party investigator Sue Gray WILL interview Dominic Cummings over 'lie' claims

The Whitehall enforcer is thought to believe that she must speak to Boris Johnson's former top aide - who says the PM lied to Parliament - in order for her inquiry to seem credible

Daily Mirror

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Daily Record

Boris Johnson denies lying about Downing Street parties as he claims 'no one told me' it was against rules

In his first public comments in a week the Prime Minister categorically denied that he knew that the Downing Street gathering was lockdown party.

The Guardian - UK

What has Dominic Cummings said about No 10 parties?

PM’s former adviser has published new claims about lockdown events in Downing Street but it is unclear what impact they will have

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson will resign if he misled Parliament - but only if he did it 'knowingly'

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said he “abides by” the Ministerial Code, but left a massive get-out clause for him to refuse to quit over Downing Street parties

The Guardian - UK

Johnson denies he was warned No 10 event in May 2020 was against rules and says he did not lie to parliament – as it happened

PM says ‘nobody told me that what we were doing was against the rules’ and says he did not tell lie in Commons

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The Independent UK

Downing Street staff ‘started boozing at lunch as part of drinking culture’

Former official Sonia Khan said drinking had long been ‘normalised’ in Downing Street

The Guardian - UK

‘Operation Rinka’: rebel Tories raise pressure on Boris Johnson to resign

Nicknamed after dog shot in Thorpe affair, plan afoot to oust PM over Downing Street parties scandal

The Guardian - UK

France reports nearly half a million new cases, a record increase; Italy records 228,179 daily infections – as it happened

France registers 464,769 new Covid-19 infections over the last 24 hours; Italy’s cases jump from 83,403 a day earlier

Wales Online

Five 'partygate' questions Labour wants Boris Johnson to answer

Long line of allegations about rule-breaking in Downing Street

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson 'gave go ahead for Downing Street party in May 2020', says ex aide

Dominic Cummings says he and others would swear on oath that top officials warned the event was against the rules - claiming he told Boris Johnson “you’ve got to grip this madhouse”

Daily Record

Dominic Cummings is 'key witness' into Downing Street party probe say SNP

Boris Johnson's one-time top aide accused his former boss of lying to Parliament over allegations of lockdown-breaching bashes in Downing Street.

Liverpool Echo

Downing Street issues update on end of Plan B restrictions

There are 'encouraging signs' in the data

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