Fifty Shades of (Sue) Gray: Boris Johnson gets a spanking in brutal 'Partygate' report

Boris Johnson ending Covid isolation rules is a "distraction" from the PM's lockdown party scandal, said Professor Devi Sridhar who is a member of the Scottish Government Covid-19 Advisory Group.

Sam Fender returned to North Shields after picking up the award for Best Alternative/Rock Act at the BRITs 2022 and swiftly put it to good use.Before handing it over to his local pub, the Low Lights Tavern, Fender used the trophy to destroy a piñata made to look like Boris Johnson that he’d brought with him, while family and fans cheered him on. Watch footage below.In another clip, Fender is heard telling the crowd “let’s get fucking pissed” before admitting that he hadn’t slept since the awards, which took place on Tuesday evening (February 8).

Prime Minister Boris Johnson could face a £10,000 fine over the partygate scandal as police move to question those involved in the rule-breaking events.

Scotland Yard could now investigate a Christmas quiz held in Downing Street during the 2020 lockdown, after a new photograph of Boris Johnson attending the event emerged.

Boris Johnson has announced a shock plan to end all covid self-isolation laws in England in just two weeks time.

coronavirus restrictions may end in just two weeks time.Opening Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Johnson said: “It is my intention to return on the first day after the half-term recess to present our strategy for living with Covid.“Provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions – including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive – a full month early.”Mr Johnson indicated that as long as the data remained positive, the legal duty to self-isolate would be lifted a whole month earlier than planned.The plan was for self-isolation regulations to expire on March 24., but the announcement means the law could axed on around as early as Thursday 24 February.Mr Johnson's announcement comes as a leading expert believes the UK is “past the point” where vaccinating young, healthy children against Covid-19 will do any good.Paul Hunter, professor of medicine from the University of East Anglia, said most children have already had coronavirus, with the vast majority not falling seriously ill.Prof Hunter told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme infection rates in children are “falling really quickly at the moment”, adding: “So I think in many ways we’re past the point where vaccines are actually going to make much difference.”This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest updates. Reporters working on dailystar.co.uk will be working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.

A billionaire Tory donor has declared Boris Johnson has “passed the point of no return” and suspend his support of the party.

Mo Gilligan made a hilarious dig at Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he hosted the BRIT Awards on Tuesday evening. The comedian is presenting the awards show for the first time this year, taking over from previous host of several years Jack Whitehall. Some of the biggest names from the music world including Adele, Ed Sheeran and Anne-Marie, were all packed into London’s O2 Arena for the ceremony when Mo made a jab at the PM and his recent ‘partygate’ scandal.

Nicola Sturgeon contemplated quitting last year over an investigation into her actions during a Government probe into Alex Salmond.

Boris Johnson has been accused of “shuffling deckchairs on the Titanic” as he moved around Tory Ministers in a bid to persuade his pary that he has a grip on his scandal-ridden government.

Boris Johnson will not apologise for accusing Sir Keir Starmer of failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile, No 10 has said.

ABBA have responded to reports that their music was played during one of the alleged lockdown-flouting parties that was held at 10 Downing Street in 2020.One of the 12 alleged gatherings which were the subject of senior civil servant Sue Gray’s recent report – and are now under police investigation – reportedly took place on November 13, 2020 following the departure of Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s controversial aide Dominic Cummings.Sky News reports that a “victory party” was allegedly held in Johnson’s flat on that date by friends of his now-wife Carrie Johnson, during which a number of ABBA tracks, including the 1980 single ‘The Winner Takes It All’, were played. Cummings also claimed last week that there would be “witnesses who say ‘we could all hear a party with ABBA playing’”.Both Boris and Carrie Johnson have denied the claims, while Downing Street said in a statement last week that the PM would “ask Sue Gray to update her work in light of what is found” by the Metropolitan Police when they have concluded their inquiries.In a new interview with PA (via i News), ABBA’s Benny Andersson has now given his reaction to the reports that his band’s music was apparently played at the alleged party.“You can’t call it an ABBA party,” he said.

Boris Johnson will not apologise for his Jimmy Savile slur against Keir Starmer despite protesters harassing the Labour leader outside parliament on Monday.

coronavirus dominated the past two years of our lives, many hoped that 2022 would bring more positivity, a fresh start, and the beginning of a new era as we adjust to life living with the illness that took the lives of so many. Instead, the past month has been marred with Government scandals and among those who have just about had enough of it, is Jeremy Clarkson.The 61-year-old has never been one to hold his tongue when it comes to issues of public interest, and why would he start now?In his latest column for The Sun, the Clarkson's Farm star branded our country's leaders "pathetic"."Every single day it’s the same thing," he sighed."You’re a liar. You smell.

Nobody was more shocked at Boris Johnson’s alleged Downing Street parties playing Abba’s music than Abba themselves. It was recently claimed that Mr Johnson’s wife Carrie Johnson hosted a Winner Takes It All party at their Downing Street flat after Dominic Cummings resigned on November 13, 2020. Sources claimed Abba’s iconic hits were heard blasting from the gathering by aides. Benny Andersson has now addressed the reports and told PA: ‘You can’t call it an Abba party. It is a Johnson party where they happened to play some Abba music.

BORIS Johnson today branded Jimmy Carr’s bad-taste Holocaust joke "deeply disturbing" but stopped short of calling for his show to be axed. The under-fire funny man, 49 has been blasted for a sick joke about the genocide, with Downing Street wading in to condemn the gag.

Boris Johnson's wife Carrie believes the Prime Minister's enemies are targeting her in a "brutal briefing campaign".

Jack Garratt has criticised Boris Johnson and the UK government on a brand new charity single – hear ‘Eton Mess (A Gaslight Anthem)’ below.Described as “a song out of pure disappointment and frustration,” the new track is Garratt’s first since 2020 album ‘Love, Death & Dancing’, released via Island, and also his first track as a fully independent artist.The new song is available via Bandcamp, with a percentage of proceeds going to the Trussell Trust. Explaining the motives behind the song, he wrote: “The resilience and brilliance shown by the majority of the public over the last two years has been empowering.

Angela Rayner has hit out at the Prime Minister's new staffing appointments - describing the move as 'frantically rearranging deckchairs'.

Boris Johnson has announced new staffing appointments at Number 10 following a turbulent week for the under-fire Prime Minister.

Kate Garraway, 54, was left taken aback when Good Morning Britain’s Senior News Correspondent Jonathan Swain, 49, took the opportunity to aim a witty jibe at Boris Johnson while reporting from just outside Number 10 Downing Street yesterday. Jonathan filmed his view of the Prime Minister’s home being pelted by rain while underneath a storm cloud.It comes just after it was announced that Elena Narozanski had become the fifth No 10 adviser to quit her role, following the departure of policy chief Munira Mirza and three others last week.The resignations have been coming in thick and fast in the wake of the Sue Gray report over allegations about parties being thrown at Downing Street during the coronavirus lockdown, when such gatherings were banned.The journalist could be heard saying in view of his 25,000 followers: “Morning, it never rains but it pours here at Downing Street, quite literally!“We have the rain pouring and we have people pouring out of that door.“Another policy advisor has quit today as well.”Alongside his video, Jonathan tagged Kate and her GMB co-star Ben Shephard in a caption, which read: “Is this Storm Boris?! “Have a look @benshephard @kategarraway @GMB #GMB #BorisJohnson.”Kate retweeted Jonathan’s cheeky post in view of her own 485,000 followers to reveal her reaction. The ITV star simply exclaimed: “Crikey!”It wasn’t long before Kate’s fans took to the comments section to share their own thoughts on the drama unfolding at Downing Street.Michael Brown agreed: “As they say "It never rains but..." etcetera. Bet someone is feeling it.”Barry Lewis quipped: “It’s Boris to blame for the weather.