33 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Traitors brilliantly exposes the human flaw that makes us blind to villainy, even when it's staring us in the face. Every politician should heed the warning

So, Jonathan Ross has gone! They've got him at last, the great simpering dissimulator.

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34 h. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Traitors brilliantly exposes the human flaw that makes us blind to villainy, even when it's staring us in the face

So, Jonathan Ross has gone! They've got him at last, the great simpering dissimulator.

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55 h. ago Keir Starmer often strident in opposition struggles to maintain probity in government

Despite pledges to run a squeaky clean administration he and some in his cabinet have fallen foul of the rulesThere is a theory in British politics, often attributed to Tony Blair, that you need to be careful about throwing a boomerang in opposition, because when you make it to power it could come back and hit you in the face.As opposition leader, Keir Starmer became adept at landing blows on the Conservatives. Over the Partygate scandal in particular, he called for Boris Johnson to quit over his rule-breaking. “You cannot be a lawmaker and a lawbreaker and it’s time to pack his bags,” he said. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Starmer feels the effects of setting high standards for his party in opposition

Despite pledges to run a squeaky clean administration the prime minister and some in his cabinet have been caught outThere is a theory in British politics, often attributed to Tony Blair, that you need to be careful about throwing a boomerang in opposition, because when you make it to power it could come back and hit you in the face.As opposition leader, Keir Starmer became adept at landing blows on the Conservatives. Over the Partygate scandal in particular, he called for Boris Johnson to quit over his rule-breaking. “You cannot be a lawmaker and a lawbreaker and it’s time to pack his bags,” he said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Boris Johnson tells Tories to stop ‘bashing green agenda’ or risk losing next election

Former PM says he has not seen party ‘soaring in the polls as a result of saying what rubbish net zero is’Boris Johnson has warned the Conservatives they will not win the next election by “bashing the green agenda”.The former prime minister said he had not seen the Conservatives “soaring in the polls as a result of saying what rubbish net zero is”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago How could Keir Starmer get away with lying about China when Boris Johnson was hauled over the coals for a piece of cake? DAN HODGES

Not one. Not two. Not three. Not four. But five. Five lies. Two weeks ago the Prime Minister stood up in the House of Commons and responded to a series of questions on the China spying scandal.

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6 d. ago Boris Johnson describes Assembly ‘interrogations’ in special podcast

Boris Johnson describes Assembly ‘interrogations’ in special podcast  london.gov.uk

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9 d. ago Four out of five voters who say Brexit has been a failure think Boris Johnson is to blame, poll finds

Exclusive: Nearly two thirds of the public think Brexit has been a failure - mostly because of the economy

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1 week ago Big? Beautiful? Donald Trump is literally ripping apart the home of US democracy. Is anyone really surprised? | Emma Brockes

Demolition work has begun on part of the White House’s East Wing to make way for the president’s ballroom. Truly, these are post-satirical timesOccasionally, life gives you scenarios that are so on the money it’s impossible to do anything with them. Boris Johnson getting stuck halfway down a zip wire while waving two union flags, for instance; or Liz Truss getting lost while attempting to leave a room – two images that are so embarrassingly on point it is almost difficult to enjoy them. An audience likes to feel it has done a bit of work before arriving at a punch line, which is why, on Monday, when demolition crews moved into the White House to knock down part of the East Wing at the behest of Donald Trump, it felt once again like we were living in post-satirical times.As far as we can tell from the photos, Trump didn’t actually send in a wrecking ball – although his administration did sharply reprimand government employees working in a neighbouring Treasury building for posting vi...

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1 week ago Boris Johnson felt 'homicidal' after Sir Gavin Williamson exam results scandal

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson now reckons he “probably did go too far” with the lockdown rules for kids during the pandemic

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1 week ago Boris Johnson admits his government’s Covid rules went ‘too far’ for children

The former prime minister said closing schools during the pandemic was a ‘nightmare’ scenario

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1 week ago UK ‘probably did go too far’ with Covid rules, Boris Johnson says

Former prime minister admits children paid ‘huge, huge price’ as government responded to pandemic

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1 week ago Boris Johnson admits Covid rules went ‘too far’ for children

The former prime minister said closing schools during the pandemic was a ‘nightmare’ scenario

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1 week ago Fact check: Newspaper front page is manipulated version of two

The front page has been edited to show Sir Keir Starmer being accused of lying, rather than Boris Johnson.

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1 week ago Boris Johnson says DfE failed to plan for school closures during Covid crisis

Former PM tells inquiry that children ‘were paying a huge, huge price to protect the rest of society’Boris Johnson laid blame on the Department for Education (DfE) over its lack of preparation for school closures at the outbreak of the pandemic, telling the Covid-19 inquiry that he assumed detailed planning was going on behind the scenes.“We were focused on trying to delay the peak of the pandemic and we thought that the closure of schools, if it had to be used at all, would be a measure of last resort,” the former prime minister said. He added: “It was my impression that the work was being done. I certainly, let me put it this way, I certainly assumed that the work was being done.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Boris Johnson left in ‘homicidal mood’ over Covid exam results saga

Boris Johnson said closing schools during the pandemic was a ‘nightmare’ scenario

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1 week ago Boris Johnson says children should have been exempted from Covid lockdowns

Disgraced ex PM who oversaw pandemic finally admits ‘full horror’ of Covid-19 was ‘slow to dawn on’ his government as he faced questions at inquiry about a lack of planning for school closures

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1 week ago Cow worship and dogs on the lookout: photos of the day – Tuesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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1 week ago Boris Johnson denies UK failed to plan for Covid school closures

Former prime minister defends government’s response to pandemic but admits children paid ‘huge, huge price’

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1 week ago Boris Johnson says children paid a 'huge price' when schools were closed during Covid but officials DID plan ahead of 'nightmare' decision

The former PM told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that it was 'obvious' there would need to be 'consideration of closing schools' and he believed education bosses were making a plan.

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