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Sources suggest a cover-up after Downing Street claims not to hold records about taxpayer-funded flight Boris Johnson took to campaign in Hartlepool by-election
Downing Street said they hold no correspondence on the Prime Minister's journey by jet for an offic…
Henry Dyer
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Police criticized after stalling for 2 months on whether to investigate Boris Johnson's campaigning with a taxpayer-funded jet
Cleveland Police announced it was "reviewing correspondence" about the Hartlepool by-election in Au…
Henry Dyer
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Boris Johnson's standards advisor refuses to investigate Hartlepool jet scandal, drawing criticism from Labour
Lord Geidt, the independent advisor on ministers' interests, said he won't examine Boris Johnson's …
Henry Dyer
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Labour spent £897.60 on flyers marked with the English flag for the Hartlepool by-election, which it lost
The unpersuasive patriotic gesture was highlighted in official spending returns from the campaign i…
Henry Dyer
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Boris Johnson campaigned for 2 Conservative candidates with taxpayer-funded jet to Hartlepool, new spending return suggests
A second spending return suggests Johnson campaigned for two candidates in the north-east of Englan…
Henry Dyer
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Police decline to investigate Boris Johnson's use of a government jet in the Hartlepool by-election, say law wasn't broken
Cleveland Police announced they will not investigate Boris Johnson's use of a government jet to cam…
Henry Dyer
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Boris Johnson broke ministerial code jetting to the Hartlepool by-election on taxpayer funds, Conservative Party spending return suggests
The Conservatives' official spending return says it spent nothing on transport costs in the Hartlep…
Henry Dyer
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Labour demands proof that Boris Johnson wasn't 'taking taxpayers for a ride' by taking a government jet to the Hartlepool by-election
Downing Street has denied any rules were broken by Boris Johnson, who flew to campaign in the Hartl…
Henry Dyer
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Boris Johnson treats election-spending laws 'with contempt,' Labour says in letter demanding Electoral Commission probe into Hartlepool by-election travel
Angela Rayner demanded an EC investigation into the Tories' claim of "nil" spending on transport in…
Henry Dyer
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Police 'reviewing correspondence' after Boris Johnson used tax-funded jet to campaign in election
A Cleveland Police spokesperson stressed an investigation had not begun into potential breaches of …
Henry Dyer
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Labour's Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner cleared by Durham Police of 'beergate' lockdown-breaching allegations
Durham Police said it had found no breaches of lockdown regulations in its investigation of an Apri…
Henry Dyer
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Boris Johnson using a taxpayer-funded jet for an election campaign fits a long history of taking things he didn't pay for
A biographer of Johnson and a former colleague said that Johnson's flight to Hartlepool in an elect…
Henry Dyer
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Beergate: Keir Starmer accused of 'hypocrisy' with police probe into lockdown curry as Labour MP insists he is 'Mr Rules'
The leader of the UK's opposition party faces questions over whether he will resign if given a fine…
Henry Dyer
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Boris Johnson's advisor on standards cleared cabinet minister for apparent breach of ministerial code, on the grounds that he said sorry
Boris Johnson's independent adviser on ministers' interests declined to investigate Kwasi Kwarteng …
Henry Dyer
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'Beergate': How Boris Johnson's rival Keir Starmer has become mired in his own partygate row
Starmer is under increasing pressure over pictures of him drinking beer with colleagues in April 20…
Catherine Neilan
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Is Keir Starmer's time as Labour leader about to come to an early end?
Keir Starmer could face a leadership challenge if he loses the Batley and Spen by-election to the C…
Adam Bienkov
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The pound soared on hopes for Tory election wins after Nigel Farage says Brexit Party will stand down in some seats
"This is a big boost to the Conservative Party as the Brexit Party had talked about fielding 600 ca…
Yusuf Khan
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Nigel Farage says Boris Johnson's Conservatives offered to make him a Lord in exchange for standing down Brexit Party candidates
He said: "Finally, whilst the practical effect might be quite small, we don't know what effect Fara…
Adam Payne,Adam Payne
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'NOT JAMES BOND, MORE AUSTIN POWERS': Sports Direct is accused of trying to spy on MPs
After the MPs raised the camera with Sports Direct, the company made a series of bizarre deni…
Will Martin
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Sleaford by-election: Labour is haemorrhaging voters to both sides of the Brexit divide
But the bigger problem for the party is finding a new purpose. Since the EU referendum, May has mov…