Exclusive polling: Most Brits still want Boris Johnson to resign
Two thirds of voters have not changed their minds about the Prime Minister since Russia invaded Ukraine.
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If the government acts like Covid doesn’t exist, should we?
Moral dilemmas and social tensions are thrown up by the end of pandemic restrictions.
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The worst part of partygate is that it’s taken us all for fools
Downing Street was hardly unique in being both home and workplace, so by Boris Johnson's logic we all could have…
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“There was a god complex”: Adam Wagner on why Downing Street broke its own Covid rules
The No 10 parties have “all seemed egregious” to the barrister who spent two years tracking the UK’s pandemic legislation.
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Boris Johnson’s morals matter – there’s no such thing as a “competent rogue”
Aristotle and Confucius knew that the character of a leader creates the culture around them.
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Tory MPs now have no excuse not to remove Boris Johnson
We do not need to wait for Sue Gray’s full report, or the police investigation, to know that the Prime…
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How long will it take the Met Police to investigate No 10?
Sue Gray’s update on lockdown parties at Downing Street was damning but limited. Now the spotlight is on Scotland Yard.
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Sue Gray’s report leaves a bomb under Boris Johnson
It is now far harder for Downing Street to draw a line under the affair without ending Johnson’s premiership.
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Boris Johnson may survive – but only by doing yet more damage to the UK
In his desperate bid to cling to office, the Prime Minister is now being ably aided and abetted by the…
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Is the Met incompetent or does it just not care?
The force's actions over Partygate will look to many people like a cover-up.
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Will Boris’s birthday bash be the turning point?
The latest revelations might render Tory MPs immune to even No 10’s whipping operation.
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Boris Johnson’s refusal to resign shows his utter shamelessness
Rather than respecting “the will of the people”, the Prime Minister is using all possible forms of political skulduggery to…
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WATCH: Dominic Raab calls No 10 lockdown drinks a “party” – before frantically backtracking
Don’t tell him, Pike!
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How bad can the polls get for Boris Johnson?
The public backlash from the Downing Street lockdown parties is starting to show in the polling.
The Conservative Party should never be forgiven for enabling Boris Johnson’s ascent
Today’s Tories have forfeited any right to be seen as the party of law and order and moral rectitude.
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Boris Johnson’s desperate policy blitz won’t help the Tories
The Prime Minister is picking an unpopular battle with the BBC at a time when he is already perilously weak.
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Will Sue Gray’s report put “partygate” behind Boris Johnson?
Unfortunately for the PM, the latest revelations simply confirm what the public already thinks of Downing Street.
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The situation for the Tories is worse than you think
Voters are angry at Boris Johnson everywhere, but they’re especially so in the marginals that matter.
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The timing of the No 10 party leaking has been impeccable
Happy new year to the Downing Street leaker. Just when Boris Johnson thought claims of Covid-19 rule-breaking would die down,…
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