Total 42 Posts
Dominic Cummings has exposed a hole at the heart of the British government – and a glaring problem with the way we choose prime ministers
5 min read
Giving evidence to the COVID inquiry, Boris Johnson’s former adviser exposed the dysfunction of an administration lacking in the expertise needed to manage a crisis.
Why report into misleading parliament still matters, even after Boris Johnson resigned as an MP
5 min read
The privileges process is a vital part of the British constitution, so what the committee investigating Boris Johnson decides matters for future precedent, even if he is gone.
Johnson the liar and bully who led a lying and bullying party
5 min read
On Boris Johnson lying to Parliament, resigning as an MP, and refusing to accept responsibility for his actions.
Boris Johnson: Freed from the constraints of office, the former prime minister could be even more dangerous
4 min read
The House of Commons Committee on Privileges has called for former PM Boris Johnson to be barred from having a former member’s pass, and with good reason.
Boris Johnson’s claims about being ‘forced out’ of parliament are simply false
4 min read
The former prime minister has claimed a small group of MPs has forced him out, but that’s not an accurate description of events.
Boris Johnson’s evidence to MPs’ partygate investigation: The key points of disagreement explained
6 min read
Before the Committee of Privileges, Boris Johnson argued the Downing Street events were needed to boost morale and that the rules were too hard to maintain, insisting that the gatherings with wine were essential work meetings.
The public shouldn’t pay to get the ex-PM off the hook
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It’s not for the taxpayers to pick up the tab for getting the former Prime Minister off the hook. Here’s what Good Law Project are doing about the fact we all have, they think unlawfully, paid for Boris Johnson’s legal advice. And here’s why they think that legal advice is wrong.