partygate
The Met calls for the redaction of Sue Gray’s report
After a week of speculation about the release of Sue Gray’s report into partygate, its publication has now been complicated…
Six of the silliest 'cakegate' defences
Polls might show that two in three voters think Boris Johnson should quit over No. 10’s parties but crucially less…
A rather pointless PMQs lets Boris off the hook
Given the extraordinarily low expectations, Prime Minister’s Questions went reasonably well for Boris Johnson today. That is partly because it…
Boris Johnson's lockdown birthday
‘Wait for Sue Gray’ has been the mantra on every ministers’ lips these past few weeks. But with just days…
The real problem with the BBC’s partygate coverage
As a journalist, it’s never a comfortable feeling when the news organisation you work for becomes the story. But with…
Portrait of the week: Saving Big Dog, scrapping the licence fee and tsunami hits Tonga
Home Sue Gray, Second Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office, having been asked by Boris Johnson to look into accusations…
Is it really such a shock that some people drink at work?
Thirteen years ago we shared an office building with a large international bank. A common lift connected both businesses to…
My clash with Maureen Lipman
After my Unapologetic Diaries were published recently, I was apparently accused of offending several people. At a lavish Christmas lunch…
Boris wouldn’t be the first to be brought down by a party
Whatever the result of Sue Gray’s report on ‘gatherings’ in Downing Street, there is a political lesson to be learned:…
Ousting Boris Johnson now would be a mistake
There must come a time when even Beth Rigby starts to ask whether she is too fixatedon a small staff…
Will Jeremy Hunt be the next prime minister?
Since he was defeated by Boris Johnson in the 2019 Conservative leadership contest, Jeremy Hunt has had a quieter life…
Did Johnson mislead the Commons?
Boris Johnson had hoped to move attention this week from parties — with a series of policy announcements planned as part of…
Boris’s biggest mistake was taking his allies for granted
It is often said that there are few convinced ‘Boris-ites’ to be found among the ranks of Conservative MPs and…
Why Boris might still survive
Haunted. Ashen. Defeated. That’s how the PM looked in parliament this afternoon as he faced the flamethrowers of the opposition.…
Boris Johnson is running out of road
There has been no good news for Boris Johnson today. After an email leaked on Monday evening showing that the Prime…
The unfathomable inadequacy of Boris Johnson
There is no room for wriggling here and not just because multiple witnesses put Boris Johnson and his wife at…
