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Naman Ramachandran A day after a U.K. parliamentary privileges committee concluded that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was “deliberately disingenuous” about parties in his residence during COVID-19 lockdown, he has landed a plum writing gig. Johnson will write a weekly column for U.K. tabloid The Daily Mail. His previous journalism experience includes being the Brussels correspondent, and later political columnist, for The Daily Telegraph, followed by the editorship of The Spectator. After he became a politician, he wrote a column for The Telegraph, which ceased in 2019. The Mail teased Johnson’s appointment on Friday and confirmed it later the same day.

Mhairi Black has urged Douglas Ross to "grow a backbone" and whip Scottish Conservative MPs to vote in favour of sanctions against Boris Johnson.

Rod Stewart has explained why he is “still a bit of a fan” of Boris Johnson. The “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” singer shared his views on the former prime minister after a damning report found that he repeatedly lied to Parliament about gatherings in Downing Street during lockdown. The report concluded that Johnson was “complicit in a campaign of abuse and intimidation” of the privileges committee.

Former prime minister Boris Johnson’s diaries have revealed 16 other gatherings he was involved in which may have broken lockdown rules.

Boris Johnson committed “repeated contempts” of Parliament with his partygate denials that merited a 90-day suspension, a cross-party investigation has found.

Naman Ramachandran Boris Johnson was “deliberately disingenuous” about parties in his residence, No. 10 Downing Street, during COVID-19 lockdown, a parliamentary privileges committee has found. When news emerged about the parties, Johnson was asked several times about the parties at the House of Commons, but denied them every time. A privileges committee, with a majority from the Conservatives – the party that Johnson belongs to – was set up to look into the matter. An advance copy of their findings was shared with Johnson who resigned as a member of parliament rather than risk suspension, which would have eventually led to his ouster, if found guilty.

A parliamentary inquiry has concluded that former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson actively misled MPs multiple times with his statements in response to the so-called Partygate scandal, in which he and his staff were accused of breaking social distancing rules during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Boris Johnson has sent an 11th hour letter to the committee investigating whether he misled Parliament over parties held during lockdown. The former PM is being investigated by Westminster's Privileges Committee over whether he told the truth about parties held at Downing Street during the coronavirus pandemic.

Naman Ramachandran BBC director general Tim Davie has called for a “transparent” hiring process for the next chair of the corporation. The previous BBC chair Richard Sharp resigned over his role in a 2020 loan to then U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Elan Closs Stephens has been appointed temporary acting chair. Davie appeared before a U.K. Culture Media and Sport Committee parliamentary inquiry on the workings of the BBC on Tuesday and was asked what qualities and skills BBC needs for the new chair. “This is an incredibly precious institution, globally admired complex, right in the heart of the public eye. It needs a world class chair and we need an outstanding candidate to do that,” Davie told the committee.

One of the biggest personalities in world media and politics is no more.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak last October as that stunning scene in Heat when Robert De Niro and Al Pacino face each other across a table in a diner. One’s a cop. The other an armed robber and serial murderer.

The reaction to Boris Johnson’s abrupt exit from the UK Parliament where he was previously Prime Minister has been as polarised as you would expect of a politician who, according to his allies remained a unique election-winner and singlehandedly led the nation through Brexit and the Covid pandemic but, to his critics, signified deceit, corruption and all that is wrong with modern politics. 

Controversial former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced he is stepping down as a Member of Parliament with immediate effect.

Boris Johnson has released his resignation honours list - with the former Prime Minister handing a knighthood and damehood to Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel.

Nadine Dorries has announced she is stepping down as an MP with immediate effect.

K.J. Yossman The BBC has appointed an acting chair following the ousting of Richard Sharp in April. Elan Closs Stephens has been appointed in the role by the U.K.’s culture secretary Lucy Frazer She will take over from Sharp once he steps down on June 27. Closs Stephens has been a non-executive director of the board since 2017. Before that she was the BBC Trust’s trustee for Wales and has also been chair of the commercial holdings board for BBC Studios, chair of Welsh broadcaster SC4 and is currently Aberystwyth University’s Pro-Chancellor and Professor Emerita in Communications and Creative Industries.

The BBC has appointed an acting replacement for departing Chairman Richard Sharp, with Dame Elan Cross Stephens set to take over for up to 12 months.

MORE: Beyonce dined at Oswald's: We peek inside London’s most exclusive members clubRELATED: Hello! Fashion Guest List: The best parties throughout the month of AprilView this post on InstagramThe House of Koko in Camden opened it's doors in March 2022 after it's long awaited debuted was postponed because of the Coronavirus pandemic. What used to be a concert venue and former theatre, the 123 year old building has been revived to become north London's chicest venue with an impressive line up of events, from launch parties to panel discussions.

Mel B has been dropping hints that the Spice Girls could reunite soon - with all five members involved. Speaking to Sky News, the singer, 48, teased that an announcement was coming “pretty soon. ”Last year, Victoria Beckham appeared to dismiss her former bandmate’s comments, telling chat show host Andy Cohen that she “couldn’t commit” to a reunion with “everything else” going on in her life, though she had “so much fun” being in the group.

Grace Keeling, widely known as GK Barry, became an internet sensation during the first UK lockdown in 2020 and her fame has sky-rocketed ever since. At the age of 23, this social media star rose to online fame during a time when everyone was confined to their homes. By August 2020, only 5 months after starting her account, she had already hit 100,000 followers, reaching over 1 million after just over a year.

Boris Johnson has been referred to the police by the Cabinet Office over fresh claims he broke lockdown rules.

Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie are expecting their third child in "just a few weeks".

Boris Johnson's wife Carrie Johnson is pregnant with their third child, Ms Johnson revealed. The former Prime Minister's spouse said their other son Wilf is elated by the news and that their daughter called Romy doesn't know about the pregnancy yet. Boris's spouse revealed in an Instagram post: "New team member arriving in just a few weeks.

Boris Johnson's wife Carrie Johnson has announced they're expecting another baby.The former parliamentary worker and mum-of-two, 35, who shares children Wilf and Romy with her former Prime Minister husband, shared the sweet news on her Instagram page. "New team member arriving in just a few weeks," Carrie posted alongside a baby chick emoji. "I’ve felt pretty exhausted for much of the last 8 months but we can’t wait to meet this little one.

“I am not in this job to simply defend an institution,” BBC Director General Tim Davie declared this afternoon, as he attempted to get the corporation back on the front foot following a tricky few months.

“Friends” characters as toddlers.Luca and Anna Allievi, both 33, said they started creating the images “for fun” while their 1-year-old daughter Celeste was asleep.The youthful pictures of Rachel, Ross, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe have been doin’ so well online that the couple has pivoted to generating realistic baby photos of former President Donald Trump, British politician Boris Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.“It started as a game, something we did for fun,” Luca, a bio-technologist from Milan, told SWNS. “The images are really realistic.”Luca initially tried to imagine puppies and his own cats as characters from “Harry Potter” and other dramas.“Luca has a fantastic imagination,” gushed Anna, who sells machinery parts.

The Prime Minister “ought to” give up their involvement with the hiring of the BBC Chairman in the future following the Richard Sharp scandal, according to former Director General Tony Hall.

K.J. Yossman The BBC has unveiled its findings following a review into the conduct of recently-ousted chair Richard Sharp. The corporation said Sharp’s conduct did not give rise to any conflicts of interest. Sharp resigned two weeks ago after it was revealed he had helped former Prime Minister Boris Johnson secure a loan in 2020 just weeks before Johnson recommended him for the role of BBC chair. Sharp was then formally appointed in Jan. 2021. Sharp, a banker and former chair of the Royal Academy of Arts, did not disclose the episode during his application for the role, an omission that constituted a “significant error of judgement” a parliamentary inquiry said. An official report by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport concluded that Sharp had breached the rules for public appointments, prompting him to step down.

The BBC has cleared the resigning Richard Sharp of any potential conflict of interest issues arising during his time as Chairman.