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Gary Lineker to return to hosting sport for the BBC
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'Downton Abbey' castle halts weddings due to Brexit, says owner
It is a problem the butler of "Downton Abbey" might have sympathised with.
I must admit that I chuckled.
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Potential for Boris to be kicked out of Parliament today:
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Partygate: MPs to share evidence ahead of Boris Johnson TV grilling
The ex-prime minister is fighting accusations he misled Parliament over lockdown parties in No 10.
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Boris Johnson facing formal reprimand for misleading parliament
MPs investigating Partygate scandal have denounced former PM’s ‘flimsy’ explanations before committee
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22 Tory rebels vote no and 47 abstain. 
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Sunak evades damaging Commons rebellion as NI Brexit plan passes
Boris Johnson and Liz Truss among 22 Tory rebels voting against deal agreed with European Commission
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The people of Britain will pay the price for this Kafkaesque saga
Bullying inquiry sets a precedent for officials to target ministers and will paralyse government, claims former deputy prime minister
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Diane Abbott suspended as Labour MP after racism letter
The MP says she apologises "for any anguish caused" and wishes to "unreservedly" withdraw her remarks.
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Calls for Boris Johnson’s role in Richard Sharp’s BBC appointment to be examined – as it happened
Former commissioner for public appointments says ex-PM ‘was conflicted’ in the process
Perhaps some of the lost freedom of expression (re: Mock the Week) can now be reestablished and maybe they can even stop the exodus of presenters!
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Boris Johnson's taxpayer-funded legal bill rises to £245,000
The BBC has found the Treasury did not sign off the decision to use taxpayer funds to foot the bill.
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Calls for Boris Johnson’s role in Richard Sharp’s BBC appointment to be examined – as it happened
Former commissioner for public appointments says ex-PM ‘was conflicted’ in the process
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Royal superfan arrested and locked up for 13 hours at coronation for standing near protesters
Alice Chambers travelled to The Mall hoping to catch a glimpse of King Charles but was handcuffed alongside Just Stop Oil protesters and held for 13 hours
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Stellantis tells UK to change Brexit deal or see car plants close
British car plants will close with the loss of thousands of jobs unless the Brexit deal is swiftly renegotiated, Stellantis has warned, as Ford added its voice to the latest warning from the auto industry since Britain left the European Union.
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I am still trying to figure out what the long term thought process was for Brexit. I could not even see any short term benefits that would amount to anything significant.
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"The Singapore of the EU" was one of the slogans.
The lack of a big battery factory could wreck the whole UK auto industry. 800+ jobs.
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Another Police inquiry into Boris ignoring his Covid regulations to invite friends and family to PM residence at Chequers:
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Covid inquiry demands release of Boris Johnson WhatsApps
The government is threatened with legal action if it does not hand over the former PM's unredacted messages.
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Chillaxing at Chequers: how Boris Johnson used the PM’s country house
The 16th-century mansion was given to the nation to allow its leader to unwind, and Johnson took full advantage
BoJo resigns! Not without throwing a fit, of course:
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Boris Johnson resigns as MP with immediate effect and says he is ‘bewildered and appalled’ at being ‘forced out’ – as it happened
Former prime minister to be suspended for 10 days and will not stand again in Uxbridge and South Ruislip