Boris Johnson’s last stand
The former PM will hope to convince Tory MPs in a Privileges Committee hearing about partygate not to vote for any sanction against him.
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Rachel Wearmouth
Rachel Wearmouth joined the New Statesman as deputy political editor in 2022, having previously worked as senior political correspondent at the Daily Mirror and political correspondent at HuffPost UK.
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