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Boris Johnson faces high-stakes grilling over 'partygate'
Britain's former prime minister faces a grilling Wednesday by a committee of lawmakers over whether he misled Parliament about rule-breaking parties in government buildings during the coronavirus pandemic.
Former Great British Bake Off star Sue Perkins opens up about ADHD diagnosis
Comedian and former Great British Bake Off star Sue Perkins has opened up about her attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD diagnosis.
Boris Johnson reached the top but was felled by his flaws
The move came after months of scandal that saw Johnson fined by police and criticized by an investigator's report for allowing rule-breaking parties in his office while Britain was in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces no-confidence vote
The charismatic leader renowned for his ability to connect with voters has recently struggled to turn the page on revelations that he and his staff repeatedly held boozy parties that flouted the COVID-19 restrictions they imposed on others.
Boris Johnson's future as UK Prime Minister hangs in balance over partygate
More than 40 of his Tory MPs have publicly called for Johnson's resignation as the party leader over the scandal of COVID law-breaking parties under his premiership at Downing Street, an issue which remains in the spotlight since the scathing findings of leadership failures in an inquiry by top civil servant Sue Gray.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson forced to explain actions in fresh partygate row
Lord Christopher Geidt, who reports directly to the Prime Minister in an advisory capacity, said in an annual report on ministerial interests released on Tuesday that a "legitimate question" has arisen as to the fixed penalty notice issued by the Metropolitan Police over a COVID lockdown-breaching birthday party at Downing Street in June 2020.
Investigation of Covid lockdown parties in Boris Johnson's residence, 10 Downing Street takes speed
Sue Gary's investigative report on the different accounts of Boris Johnson and his party holding gatherings and blatantly dismissing the Covid guidelines has come to the surface. Several damning pieces of evidence prove how Johnson kept everyone in the dark while he toyed with the rules in 2020.
'Humbled': Boris Johnson apologises for partygate
Making a statement in the House of Commons soon after Gray's findings were published, Johnson said he took "full responsibility" for everything that happened and said all the senior management has changed within Downing Street since the time of those rule-breaking parties in 2020-2021.
UK PM Johnson under fire over 'Partygate' photos
The revelations came as a senior civil servant was expected to publish her long-awaited full report into the "Partygate" scandal, despite allegations that Johnson was trying to have it dropped.
Rishi Sunak offers unreserved apology, pays 'partygate' fine
The Indian-origin finance minister offered the apology in a statement issued on Tuesday evening, after Johnson's own apology and confirmation that he too had paid up his fine.
Four of UK PM Johnson's top aides quit in fallout from 'Partygate' scandal
Four of Boris Johnson's closest aides have resigned, in the latest setback for the embattled British prime minister trying to reset his government in the wake of the Downing Street 'Partygate' scandal that has put his position in peril.
I'm sorry and I'll fix it, says UK's Johnson after lockdown party report
A report by senior civil servant Sue Gray into lockdown-breaking gatherings at Downing Street under Johnson condemned some of the behaviour in government as being "difficult to justify".
UK considers more troops for NATO amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
Downing Street said the UK government is expected to bolster its offer to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) with a major military deployment to strengthen Europe's borders in the face of "rising Russian aggression". UK officials will be deployed to Brussels to finalise the details of the offer with NATO next week, and ministers will discuss the military options on Monday.
UK PM Johnson has not been interviewed by police over party investigation -spokesman
Johnson's office has not yet received civil servant Sue Gray's report into the possible lockdown breaches, he added.
UK prime minister Boris Johnson refuses to resign over lockdown parties
Johnson, who in 2019 won the biggest Conservative majority in more than 30 years, is braced for the publication of an official investigation into claims that there were multiple boozy Downing Street parties during lockdowns. He told parliament no rules were broken.
Johnson under pressure as probe into boozy parties concludes
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is bracing for the conclusions of an investigation into allegations of lockdown-breaching parties. Senior civil servant Sue Gray could turn in her report to the government anytime now.
UK PM Boris Johnson holds breath awaiting 'partygate' report
Allegations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff flouted restrictions imposed on the country to curb the spread of the coronavirus have caused public anger, led some Conservative lawmakers to call for Johnson's resignation and triggered intense infighting inside the governing party.
London police investigating Downing Street lockdown parties; puts further pressure on British PM Johnson
In the latest claim, ITV News reported that Johnson attended a birthday party in his Downing Street office and later hosted friends in his apartment upstairs in June 2020. His office denied it, saying that "in line with the rules at the time, the prime minister hosted a small number of family members outside that evening."
UK lawmaker says she was sacked from ministerial job for her 'Muslimness'
Nusrat Ghani, 49, who lost her job as a junior transport minister in February 2020, told the paper she was told by a "whip" - an enforcer of parliamentary discipline - that her "Muslimness" had been raised as an issue in her sacking.
UK's Boris Johnson defies calls to quit as ouster bid gathers pace
Pressure on the prime minister grew as one Conservative lawmaker defected to the opposition Labour Party and a former Conservative Cabinet Minister told him: "In the name of God, go!"
Rishi Sunak: British Prime Minister in waiting?
The UK-born son of a pharmacist mother and a National Health Service (NHS) general practitioner (GP) father is an Oxford University and Stanford graduate. He is married to Akshata Murty, the daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, and the couple has two young daughters Krishna and Anoushka.
Ex-Johnson aide says sorry for party on eve of royal funeral
James Slack said his April 2021 job-leaving party "should not have happened at the time that it did."
UK PM Boris Johnson fights for survival after lockdown party hangover
The prime minister himself went to ground on Thursday, cancelling a planned trip to northern England after a family member came down with Covid-19, in scrupulous adherence to his government's rules.
UK PM Boris Johnson apologises in Parliament for attending booze party during lockdown in 2020
Johnson has been under intense pressure from the Opposition Labour Party as members of his own Conservative Party since an email invitation for the event on May 20, 2020 emerged in the media.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces new 'lockdown party' hangover
London's Metropolitan Police said they were in contact with the Cabinet Office about the May 2020 gathering in the garden of Johnson's Downing Street residence and office, raising the possibility of a more serious, criminal probe.
US markets regulator takes aim at Coinbase lending product
The top US markets regulator last week told Coinbase it intends to legally charge the company, Coinbase's chief legal officer, Paul Grewal, said a statement on Tuesday, noting that the firm now plans to delay the launch of its 'Lend' product until at least October.
Chahal: Silicon Valley’s most self-destructive founder
Chahal’s self-destruction is an extreme case, but it demonstrates a more common risk in Silicon Valley of entrepreneurs who amass too much power.
MF shareholder suits curbed by US Supreme Court
A divided US Supreme Court threw out a suit against Janus Capital Group Inc. in a ruling that will limit the ability of shareholders of mutual fund companies to press securities fraud suits.
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