partygate

Boris Johnson flanked by cabinet secretary Simon Case and chancellor Rishi SunakSimon Case, the UK’s top civil servant, has said the partygate scandal was “horrifying”.Appearing before a committee of MPs on Tuesday, the cabinet secretary was grilled on the revelations about lockdown breaking parties in Downing Street.It was the first time he has spoken in public since the Sue Gray report was published.“Mistakes were made, boundaries weren’t observed, some of […]

Boris Johnson’s former ethics adviser has accused the prime minister of considering a “deliberate and purposeful” breach of the ministerial code.Lord Geidt dramatically quit on Wednesday evening but his letter of resignation was not published until late this morning.In his letter to the prime minister, Geidt said he had been put in “an impossible and odious position”.The ministerial code is the set of rules and principles which govern the standards of […]

Patrick Vallance has said it was “disappointing” Boris Johnson and others in Downing Street did not stick to their own Covid rules.Speaking to ITV News on Tuesday, the government’s chief scientific adviser was asked about the partygate scandal.“It was really important at all stages that everyone stuck to the rules, there’s no question about that,” he said.“It only works when people stick to them and it’s very disappointing that wasn’t […]