Politics

Former Prime Minister admits there was ‘imperfect social distancing’ at events he attended. That’s a contradiction to what he told Parliament. It proves he lied, writes Chris Bryant

Boris Johnson has refused to accept any fault during a crunch Partygate showdown this afternoon in which he could be ousted as an MP over whether he intentionally misled Parliament

Chairman Lord Justice Haddon-Cave described claims made against British armed forces as 'extremley serious' as he vowed to 'get to the bottom' of claims at the inquiry's opening statement.

Boris Johnson was interrogated for more than three hours over his Partygate claims to the Commons - but not all of it was captured on the TV cameras. Here's what it was like to be in the room for the ex-PM's Privileges Committee evidence

The Conservative deputy chairman, who previously slated MPs for having second jobs, will work just eight hours a week for the bumper salary, to the £84,144 he already earns as an MP

The multi-millioniare Tory leader first pledged to publish his tax return during his failed leadership campaign against Liz Truss in the summer of 2022 - and again after becoming PM.

Mr Johnson is fighting for his political future as the Commons Privileges Committee probes whether he misled Parliament - which could see him suspended

Ex Prime Minister's Liz Truss and Boris Johnson announced they would rebel over the key vote on the Stormont brake on Wednesday alongside hardline Brexiteer MPs on the Tory benches.

The Prime Minister appeared to forget that the latest Office for National Statistics figures show UK inflation rose to 10.4% in February, up from 10.1% in January, when he made the claim

The clash comes after Baroness Casey's damning review into the Metropolitan Police said the force is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic

The DUP's Jim Shannon said I Will Always Love You - which was later covered by Whitney Houston - means the world to his wife and urged the House of Commons to wish the country icon "continued success"

The slippery former Prime Minister is arguing that he didn't mislead Parliament intentionally when he denied rules had broken at lockdown bashes because he had received assurances from aides

In dramatic scenes, Boris Johnson could be forced to pause his bombshell evidence to the Privileges Committee over whether he lied to MPs about Partygate to go and vote against Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal

The demand from the IPPR think-tank comes a week after the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned in the Budget that the Tory Government would apply benefit sanctions more 'rigorously'

People in their final year of life will be able to get fast-tracked access to Personal Independent Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance (AA) from April 3

Johnson is taking the country for fools by pretending he was somehow duped about the regulations he, as Prime Minister, imposed. He is a serial liar and a laughing stock

However Health Minister Will Quince revealed the true costs, which were for contracts from April 2020 to December 2021, in a parliamentary question asked by Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner

The Chancellor said the UK is in a better position than it was during the 2008 financial crash with a 'resilience that there wasn't back then'. But the chief of the OBR warned the system was 'under stress'

Alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg outlined plans to demand more money from the coalition's 30 members - even though the vast majority of countries do not even meet the current 2% benchmark

In a 52-page legal dossier, Boris Johnson scrambled to shake off criticism of his conduct ahead of an explosive grilling by MPs on Wednesday about what he knew about Partygate boozing

In a 52-page dossier, Boris Johnson tried to shift Partygate blame onto his aides, accused the media of 'weaponising' pictures of him drinking and joking with colleagues, and moaned that no one sang him Happy Birthday at a surprise do

The decision of the European Research Group (ERG) comes as the Prime Minister prepares for a showdown in the Commons on Wednesday over his Windsor Framework agreement.

In an interview with BBC Breakfast, the Prime Minister was confronted over the cost of living crisis affecting the nation, including a carer called Nikki, from Cornwall, who was forced to sit in darkness in her kitchen

The study comes as the Living Pension scheme is launched by the fair pay campaigners behind the Real Living Wage crusade

A host of organisations are demanding a new tsar to champion OAPs' rights in the corridors of power amid fears their voices are being silenced