Quick Glance: Johnson's Last-Minute Letter Delays Report on No 10 Partying
- Johnson submitted a last-minute response to the committee investigating whether he misled parliament over Downing Street parties, delaying publication of their report.
- He has been working with his lawyers on an attempt to rebut the privileges committee's conclusion that he misled parliament.
- Johnson announced that he would quit parliament after receiving the committee's draft conclusions.
- Last night, he renewed his criticism, saying: 'The privileges committee should publish their report and let the world judge their nonsense.'
Quick Glance: Parliament set to deal Boris Johnson humiliating blow on his birthday
- On Monday, Boris Johnson turns 59 and Parliament will debate a report that concluded he had lied about a party.
- If the House of Commons supports the conclusions of the Privileges Committee's report, Johnson could be denied a lifetime pass to parliamentary buildings.
- Last week, the Privileges Committee concluded that Johnson had knowingly misled Parliament about Covid rules at his offices and residences.
- To become prime minister again, Johnson will have to win a new parliamentary seat.
Quick Glance: Need to frighten the pants off the public with new Covid strain, according to leaked messages from Matt Hancock.
- In leaked messages, Matt Hancock told aides that he wanted to "frighten the pants off everyone" in order to ensure compliance with Covid-19 restrictions.
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Quick Glance: Dominic Raab latest: Civil servants face "agonising" wait for Raab decision, says union president, who urges PM to "show compassion"
- The PM will most certainly reach a "swift conclusion" on Raab, but no decision has been made, according to the ministry.
- Rishi Sunak has been given the findings of an inquiry into eight complaints of bullying against his deputy, Dominic Raab, for over 24 hours.
- Mr Sunak still has "full confidence" in Mr Raab, according to the PM's official spokesman, and he remains deputy prime minister.
- This morning, it was reported that Mr Raab, the deputy prime minister and justice secretary, had seen the report on eight allegations of bullying by his colleagues.
Quick Glance: Gavin Williamson researched messages delivered following Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
- According to the article, the Conservative Party chairman at the time, Sir Jake Berry, notified Prime Minister Rishi Sunak about the matter the day before he entered No. 10.
- Sir Jake told the Sunday Times that he learned on October 24 that a complaint had been filed against Sir Gavin for "bullying and intimidation of parliamentary colleagues"
- Sir Gavin had a tumultuous past inside the party.
- During Boris Johnson's stint as Prime Minister, he was appointed a privy counsellor and knighted.
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