Dominic Cummings

Government ‘chaos’ and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds

Johnson and Cummings oversaw ‘toxic and chaotic’ Downing Street – Covid inquiry

UK Covid-19 Inquiry to publish findings into decisions made by Boris Johnson

Sir Gavin Williamson managed to hang on for another year after the 2020 exam results U-turn (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

‘Homicidal’ Johnson considered sacking Williamson over 2020 exam results fiasco

China ‘super embassy’ decision put back to December

Cabinet Office rejects Cummings claim that highest-level systems compromised

Cummings claims China obtained ‘extremely secret’ government data

Louise Casey to appear before MPs after major review of child grooming failures

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Civil service needs a shake-up. Where have we heard that before?

Plus Your Letters: November 6

Waiting for Truss to quit with No 10 tuna sandwich surreal moment, Brady says

Senior Tory Brady lifts lid on downfall of prime ministers in new memoir

Douglas Ross: The Scottish Tory leader brought down by his decision to stand

Andy Richardson: Playing God and handing an iron to the gods of rock

Covid-19 inquiry: How many people died in the Black Country during coronavirus p...

Mark Andrews: Gurning Cummings, McDonald's mouse protesters, and why GDPR should...

Half-term communications gap under scrutiny as inquiry hears of Covid ‘failings’
There was a 10-day period in February in which no notes on coronavirus were sent to Boris Johnson and no emergency Cobra meetings held.
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LETTER: The UK is losing influence on the world stage

Recalling the shock of Britain's lockdown three years on

Hand on heart, I did not lie to the House, says Johnson

Johnson accepts misleading MPs over partygate but denies doing so ‘recklessly’

Hancock says ministers were told Covid could kill 820,000 people in UK

Downing Street confirms Johnson was aware of concerns about Chris Pincher

Walsall-born Chris Pincher fights to remain MP despite investigation into ‘gropi...

Boris Johnson facing questions over delay to suspending ‘groping’ Tory MP

Carrie Johnson pays fine and apologises over PM’s birthday party in Cabinet Room

Downing Street parties timeline as first fines issued

No 10 insists Guto Harri’s Huawei lobbying was within rules
Boris Johnson’s new director of communications previously lobbied No 10 on behalf of the Chinese tech giant.
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Rhodes on paranoia, another police probe and a lack of democracy in Downing Stre...

Carrie Johnson says PM’s enemies are targeting her in ‘brutal campaign’

Johnson stalwart quits No 10 in outrage over use of Savile slur against Starmer

Best year for Barnard Castle following Dominic Cummings’ infamous trip

List of parties across Government reportedly held during Covid restrictions

Transparency of Gray report questioned amid claims staff kept back evidence

Johnson to face MPs as threat of no confidence vote looms

PM’s former top aide to give evidence to parties investigation

Johnson denies lying about parties to Parliament after Cummings’ claim

Rishi Sunak breaks off interview when asked to give Johnson his full backing

Johnson would ‘normally’ be expected to resign if he lied to Commons, says Raab

Cummings’ claim that Johnson misled Parliament is nonsense, Raab insists

Government wins legal challenge over contract given to Cummings’ friends

Parties across Government during Covid restrictions alleged so far

How has Boris Johnson responded to claims of Covid rule-busting parties?

The 12 gatherings across Government during Covid restrictions alleged so far

Treasury staff had office drinks during November 2020 lockdown

What rule-breaking parties are alleged to have happened at Downing Street?

PM dominates front pages as party problems persist and Covid rules return

Johnson apologises for offence caused by aides joking about Christmas party

Artist Cavan's first exhibition in the Midlands for 25 years

Boris Johnson reunites with Dominic Cummings in new Spitting Image sketch

In Pictures: Boris Johnson’s two years as PM marked by unprecedented challenges

LETTER: Cummings is real Marmite character

Sajid Javid ‘honoured’ to be new Health Secretary after Matt Hancock resignation

Defiant Johnson rejects calls to sack Matt Hancock

Timeline of the Health Secretary’s coronavirus pandemic controversies

Pussycat Dolls star to play ‘Dominic Cummings figure’ in stage debut

Cummings launches latest criticism of Whitehall

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