From almost drowning in Scotland to a bug in his toilet: four of the best moments from Boris Johnson’s book
Britain’s former prime minister has written a memoir, Unleashed, which will go on sale next week
Dominic Cummings
The deep problems facing Britain will continue to dog Labour
Weak central government that fails to deliver is making the nationalist case in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland stronger
Boris Johnson ducks and dives through first day at Covid inquiry
Former prime minister says he and his advisers felt bewildered and frazzled at outbreak of pandemic
Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock decries ‘toxic culture’ in UK government amid Covid-19 pandemic
Hancock says Britain should have locked down at the start of March 2020, three weeks earlier than it did, and that he now realises this would have saved 90% of lives lost in first wave
Suella Braverman lived down to everything that was expected of her
Braverman is the latest in a long line of mediocre-to-really-terrible women in the Tory Party
James O’Brien on post-Brexit Britain: ‘This conflation of patriotism with a sense of superiority’
LBC broadcaster on what ails his native country, his faith in youth and why he won’t be tracking down his Irish biological mother
Boris Johnson believed old people should be let contract Covid-19 to protect economy, inquiry hears
Former PM’s adviser Dominic Cumming says ‘dysfunctional system’ led vulnerable to be ‘appallingly neglected’ in 2020
‘Trolley’ Boris Johnson’s reputation for governance careers even further off the rails
Messages revealed at the UK’s Covid inquiry portray him as a weak and rudderless leader
Guto Harri: ‘The defenestration of Boris Johnson was brutal’
Guto Harri has released a lively podcast, Unprecedented, spilling the beans on Johnson’s time in Number 10
As Rishi Sunak begins to soften Brexit, it must be asked: what was it all about?
UK prime minister begins process that will most likely see UK moving back towards the EU as Johnson and co fade away
MP fights to remain in Commons amid allegations of groping two men
Chris Pincher says he is ‘truly sorry’ and vows to fully co-operate with inquiry into drunken behaviour
Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel leaving BBC to join Global
Pair to front a new podcast, host radio show and provide analysis for website
Boris Johnson pictured with bottle of sparkling wine during Christmas quiz
Scotland Yard is facing calls to investigate another event in No 10 Downing Street
Fintan O’Toole: The English have two good Anglo-Saxon words for Boris Johnson
An Anglo-Irish ruler named Aldfrith warned that arrogance leads to oblivion
Crisis deepens for Boris Johnson as four aides quit within four hours
British PM’s head of policy leaves in protest over smear against Labour leader Keir Starmer
Johnson faces fresh calls to quit as police investigate 12 Downing Street parties
Theresa May says the public had a right to expect the prime minister to know the lockdown rules and to follow them
Labour calls for full Sue Gray report to end Downing Street ‘circus’
Uncertainty surrounds extent of editing likely when lockdown party report appears
ITV claims Johnson had birthday party in Cabinet Room during lockdown
Cummings says he answered Sue Gray’s questions in writing as he feared the prime minister would lie about anything he said
Boris Johnson’s departure would mark end of revolutionary phase of Brexit
London Letter: Conservative MPs’ thoughts turning to PM’s potential successors
‘In the name of God, go’: Former Brexit minister turns on Boris Johnson
Drama at PMQs as one of the Conservatives’ newest MPs defects to Labour Party
Boris Johnson denies he lied to parliament over lockdown party
British PM rejects Cummings claim that he knew Downing Street event was against rules
No 10 defends Johnson lockdown trip as Cummings says PM knew of party
PM’s former adviser says he would ‘swear under oath’ that Johnson was advised to cancel party
Boris Johnson on the edge: Can he survive?
Difficult to see how British PM can make it through the current crisis
Newton Emerson: Boris Johnson’s fate and politics of the union
In Northern Ireland the Prime Minister’s destiny is seen in the context of Brexit in particular
Johnson’s staff invited to ‘bring your own booze’ party during lockdown
Around 40 staff gathered in garden of 10 Downing Street for the event in May 2020
The Irish Times view: Boris Johnson under pressure
Non-compliance with Covid-19 restrictions would be implicitly sanctioned by partying at No 10
Downing Street party investigation widened to include two more alleged gatherings
UK cabinet secretary to look at gathering at education department and staff leaving event
Labour MPs report Boris Johnson to police over 2020 Christmas parties
Met asked to investigate reports of alleged breaches of Covid lockdown rules at No 10
Keir Starmer leads guffaw patrol after Boris Johnson’s Peppa Pig speech
Labour leader revels in PM’s discomfort as rift with chancellor Rishi Sunak widens
Fintan O'Toole: EU knows making political polluter Britain pay for actions is vital
Ireland didn’t want this, but Brexiteers have a deep belief that someone else should pay
Frost cools tone on invoking article 16 but the retreat may be temporary
Change might reflect a conclusion in London that it’s the wrong time to risk EU retaliation
Britain and EU agree to intensify talks over Northern Ireland protocol
EC’s Maros Sefcovic welcomes ‘change in tone’ from Brexit minister David Frost
Coveney hopes for UK reciprocation after EU shows flexibility on protocol
EU approach involved ‘listening to people’ in North and coming up with solutions
Frost hailed for grit over protocol amid doubt as to sincerity in signing
London Letter: ECJ oversight issue remains but EU poised for Britain’s possible next step
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