Partygate

Former UK PM Boris Johnson to be questioned by lawmakers over 'Partygate' fiasco

Johnson resigned as prime minister in July 2022 after being dogged for months by accusations of lockdown breaches and other scandals

Lurid new 'partygate' details imperil Boris Johnson comeback

Johnson, along with eventual successor Rishi Sunak, was fined by London police for another Downing Street event in June 2020 that violated his own government's rules on social distancing

Why Britain chose 'permacrisis' as its word for 2022

The term ‘permacrisis’ was chosen as Britain's word of the year on Tuesday in recognition of a dismal 2022. The annual list compiled by Collins Dictionary also had words such as ‘Kyiv’, ‘sportswashing’ and ‘partygate' in the running

Beergate: UK police clear top Opposition leader Keir Starmer of lockdown breach

Earlier this year, Boris Johnson and his former finance minister Rishi Sunak both received fines for attending an impromptu gathering in Johnson's office to celebrate his birthday in 2020

British prime minister Boris Johnson's weakness brings international complications

The no-confidence vote in Johnson was spurred by lockdown-breaching parties in government buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic, attended by Johnson's staff and in some cases the prime minister himself

UK PM Boris Johnson prepares for partygate report release

As well as his appearance in the House of Commons, Boris Johnson is also set to face a tough meeting of the powerful Tory backbench 1922 committee.

UK prime minister Boris Johnson under fire as new 'partygate' photos emerge

When he was asked in parliament last December about the gathering, the prime minister insisted there had been no party on that date and that no rules had been broken

UK partygate scandal: PM Boris Johnson apologises to parliament for breaking COVID rules

Last week, Johnson was fined $66 for attending his own surprise birthday party at 10 Downing Street in June 2020, making him the first British prime minister ever found to have broken the law while in office

UK partygate scandal: Police to fine PM Johnson, finance minister Sunak for breaching lockdown rules

The police have been investigating 12 parties at the Downing Street that may have breached coronavirus lockdown rules in place in 2020-2021, including several believed to have been attended by Johnson

Partygate: Rishi Sunak admits attending Downing Street lockdown party

The Chancellor of Exchequer acknowledged that the scandal surrounding parties during lockdown at Downing Street had damaged the public's trust in the government