Did No 10 really think blocking the Carrie Johnson story would help?
The claim that Boris Johnson sought to appoint his partner as his chief of staff has now received far more attention.
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Boris Johnson’s advent calendar from hell
Chocolate and treats have been in short supply for the PM as he faces a political reckoning.
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Was Shaun Bailey’s decidedly sad Christmas party worth risking his political career over?
Judging from the photograph of the festive gathering, it really doesn’t look like it.
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“Stop the madness”: Fox News hosts privately texted in alarm at Capitol riots
"This is hurting all of us. He is destroying his legacy."
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The Big Mac goes in for Big Greenwash
The first UK net-zero McDonald's restaurant hasn’t got the memo on beef.
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The UK government website is hawking cryptocurrencies
Laser-eyed civil servants want YOU for history’s biggest Ponzi scheme!
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Brexiteer Tory MP self-publishes memoir on Amazon about the Brexit battle – to mixed reviews
Publishers were far too Remain-minded to take it on, apparently.
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Wait, is Berlin actually trying to ban dancing?
Unable to close clubs in response to a Covid-19 spike, authorities in the German capital have banned dancing instead.
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LISTEN: Minister refuses six times to say if No 10 Downing Street had a Christmas party during December 2020 restrictions
Science minister George Freeman said he couldn’t say what happened in “a room I wasn’t at”.
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