Downing Street launches a briefing war against Downing Street as Tories turn on each other
“There is a lot of concern inside the building about the PM … It’s just not working.”
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Boris Johnson stumbles over his words and rambles about Peppa Pig in bizarre speech to business leaders
After losing his words and rifling through his papers he started to mention how Peppa Pig World could be a model for UK businesses
Number 10 denies Boris Johnson plans to sue The New European
Number 10 has denied that a press officer called the paper’s editor-in-chief and claimed that Boris Johnson would be taking legal action over allegations made in a story published earlier in the week.
Speaker slaps down Boris Johnson during heated exchange at PMQs amid sleaze row
‘You might be the PM of the country but in this House I’m in charge’
Why Boris Johnson’s ban on MPs working as paid consultants doesn’t go far enough
A kneejerk reaction that doesn’t actually solve the problem
Government could face legal action if it hires ex-Daily Mail boss Paul Dacre as new Ofcom chair
Dacre was previously deemed to be ‘not appointable’ by an interview panel
Union launches legal challenge into Johnson’s support of Patel amid bullying allegations
In a fresh focus on the PM’s approach to ministerial ethics, a civil servants’ union has begun a judicial review over Johnson’s backing of the home secretary over harassment claims.
Hywel Williams MP: Boris Johnson’s iceberg will soon topple over
‘My view of Boris Johnson is that he is a dodgy, incompetent fake with few principles or scruples’
Kim Johnson MP: Tory sleaze? Call it what it is – corruption
‘This is not merely a few instances of dodgy behaviour. This is an entrenched culture of corruption and acting with impunity.’
No10 refuses to deny Owen Paterson will be offered a peerage in future
Boris Johnson’s spokesman repeatedly refuses to deny on the record that the prime minister offered Owen Paterson a peerage yesterday, or plans to give him one in the future.