Partygate Revisited: why Boris Johnson’s Downing Street is starting to sound like an Evelyn Waugh novel: When allegations arose some years ago that former prime minister David Cameron had behaved obscenely with a pig’s head during a Bullingdon Club event while at the University of Oxford, he distanced himself from the controversial group, saying: These …
Boris Johnson pledges to ‘fix’ Downing Street after partygate – but this is a failure of his leadership: “I get it and I will fix it,” declared Boris Johnson in parliament as he delivered his response to the initial findings from an inquiry into partying at Downing Street during pandemic lockdowns. After weeks of frenzied …
Four key takeaways from the ‘partygate’ investigation into Boris Johnson’s Downing Street: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologised after a report exposed failings of leadership and behaviour in Downing Street during pandemic lockdowns that was “not appropriate”. While the report was significantly shorter than had been initially expected, four takeaway points merit attention. 1. Not …
What was everyone else doing while Downing street was hosting ‘work gatherings’ in the garden? A look at the data: Many people around the UK have been scrolling back through the photos on their phones to remind themselves where they were on May 2020, while staff at 10 Downing Street were gathering for what Boris …
Downing Street party: what the law actually said about work gatherings in May 2020: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted that a group of people gathered in the garden of 10 Downing Street on May 20, 2020 while the UK was in a national lockdown. The admission follows widespread outrage over a leaked email that …
Boris Johnson’s Downing Street party apology: three key takeaways: Following mounting pressure and incontrovertible evidence, prime minister Boris Johnson has for the first time admitted that he attended a gathering in the garden of Downing Street in May 2020 – during the UK’s first national COVID lockdown and at a time when group gatherings were …
Downing Street party: what behavioural science tells us about how the saga could affect adherence to Plan B: The alleged Downing Street Christmas party held during last year’s COVID-19 restrictions is the latest in a growing list of incidents where those in government appear to have flouted their own rules. The most obvious examples hardly …
Downing Street Christmas party: political communication expert on four key takeaways from leaked Allegra Stratton video: The leaked recording of the UK prime minister’s then press secretary role-playing with colleagues in a rehearsal for an imagined press conference justifying a party held at 10 Downing Street at a time when the UK government had forbidden …
Boris Johnson’s Downing Street refurbishment: might a law have been broken?: The Electoral Commission has announced that Boris Johnson, the, erm, prime minister of the United Kingdom, is under investigation. Well, to be precise, the Commission will investigate whether any transactions relating to refurbishment undertaken at Johnson’s flat are an offence under political financing law. …
As Rishi Sunak becomes UK chancellor, a history of battles between No 10 and 11 Downing Street: The head that rolled most noisily in Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle was Sajid Javid. He resigned as the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer following an order from the prime minister to sack Javid’s team of advisers. It makes …
Mice watch out: Larry the cat to stay at 10 Downing Street new: Known officially as the chief mouser at the prime minister's residence at No. 10 Downing Street, Larry will not be joining outgoing chief David Cameron and his family when they move out. : Weird News Have you tried: Sailing in Africa ?
new Mice watch out: Larry the cat to stay at 10 Downing Street: Known officially as the chief mouser at the prime minister's residence at No. 10 Downing Street, Larry will not be joining outgoing chief David Cameron and his family when they move out. : Weird News Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?