The Daily Express says SAJID JAVID has cancelled a series of media interviews this morning as No10 struggles to contain the backlash over a leaked video.
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The Daily Express says BORIS JOHNSON is set to urge people to work from home over the Christmas period under new plans drawn up by the Government as the heavily mutated Omicron variant continues to spread.
BBC News says A video obtained by ITV shows senior No 10 staff joking about holding a Christmas party – days after one was held there during lockdown.
The Metro says Boris Johnson has been told to resign after a video emerged appearing to show top Downing Street officials joking about a Christmas party they later denied occurred.
France24 says Olaf Scholz will become chancellor of Germany, turning the page on 16 years with Angela Merkel at the helm as a new centre-left-led coalition takes the wheel of Europe’s top economy.
Claims Boris Johnson and his staff hosted Christmas parties at No 10 whilst the rest of the country was in lockdown has been the latest scandal to rock the UK government.
So far, denials from the government have sounded less than convincing and MPs have come out to confirm the stories. The press (both national and international) are having a great time with the latest f*ck up from the government.
The Telegraph suggests “one moment, they insist that the parties never took place; the next, they insist that everyone present observed Covid regulations”. The headline takes a sarcastic tone with “There was no Christmas party in No10… and anyway, the guests followed all the rules”.
The Metro reports “Journalists at No 10 Christmas party are trying to bury story” as it picks up on comments from former aide Dominic Cummings who says senior political journalists are trying to ‘bury’ the story of an alleged Christmas party in Downing Street – because they were there.
The Times’ headline reads: “Boris Johnson put under more pressure over No 10 Christmas party claims”. The article reports on comments from Kit Malthouse as it looks at the pressure on the prime minister.
The Daily Mirror reports “Families’ fury at Boris Johnson’s ‘sickening’ boozy lockdown Christmas parties scandal” as it focuses on the grieving relatives of Covid victims.
The Daily Mirror says Grieving relatives of Covid victims tonight told of their fury at claims Boris Johnson and his staff attended boozy parties as the rest of the nation was in the grip of restrictions.
The Guardian says Dominic Cummings has said it would be “very unwise for No 10 to lie” about social events that allegedly took place during lockdown last Christmas.
The Metro says Sniffer dogs may be deployed in parliament after traces of cocaine were found in 11 bathrooms on the estate.
The Tunisian presidency on Sunday dismissed the country’s consuls in Paris and Milan and ordered financial audits at the European missions.
The Guardian says The Conservatives have held the safe seat of Old Bexley and Sidcup in the first in a series of closely watched parliamentary byelections.
The Independent says Matt Hancock urged to ‘set record straight’ over pub landlord’s NHS Covid contract.
The Metro says Covid self-isolation rules have been extended until March as fears build that the Omicron variant could be here to stay.
Arab News says Demonstrators blocked roads across parts of Lebanon on Monday in protest at the country’s economic meltdown.
The Daily Express says TORY supporters have begun turning their backs on Boris Johnson’s UK Government ahead of the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election.
Questions over whether the prime minister has lost his grip have been circulating online and in the media since his bizarre, rambling speech at the CBI.
The Daily Express says NIGEL FARAGE has been tipped to become the next Prime Minister, as Boris Johnson has been issued a warning over his immigration policy.
The Daily Mirror says Keir Starmer today asked Boris Johnson ‘is everything okay?’ in a vicious exchange at Prime Minister’s Questions.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson once again flouted official requests to wear a mask as he watched a performance of Macbeth at a busy theatre in north London on Monday night.
The Daily Express says BORIS JOHNSON is facing the biggest crisis of his premiership to date after as many as a dozen Tory MPs demanded his resignation last night.
The Guardian says Conservative MPs are increasingly worried about Boris Johnson’s competence and drive after he gave a rambling speech.
The Guardian says a government minister has been unable to guarantee that some people will not have to sell their homes to fund their own social care.
The Sun says PRITI Patel is “battling to stay in her job” over the Channel crossing migrants crisis, furious Tories have warned.
The Independent says Labour has accused Priti Patel of “dangerous failures” over migrant crossings in the English Channel amid claims it may ‘destroy the Tories’.
The Independent says Boris Johnson has delivered a slap down to culture secretary Nadine Dorries after she complained that she cannot air her right wing views on social media without being challenged.
