Boris Johnson: A scandalous premiership

 
1 Aug 28, 2019: Supreme Court rules Boris Johnson (BJ) unlawfully closed parliament for five weeks ahead of deadline for Britain leaving EU – possibly preventing parliament blocking no-deal Brexit

2 May 25, 2020: Amid widespread fury, BJ stands by Dominic Cummings (his senior adviser) who refuses to resign for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules

3 Nov 20: BJ ignores report that finds Home Secretary Priti Patel bullied her staff

4 Jul 8, 2021: BJ reprimanded by Standards Committee for failing to disclose full facts about luxury holiday to Mustique, paid for by Tory donor

5 Nov 3-4: MP Owen Paterson resigns over paid lobbying scandal, but not before BJ tries to overhaul standards system rather than suspend him

6 Jan 6, 2022: Revelation BJ sought funds to cover £112,000 refurbishment of Downing Street flat from Tory donor while promising to consider plans for “great exhibition”. Accusations of corruption follow

7 Apr 12: BJ fined £50 for attending lock-down party, becoming first PM to have been found guilty of breaking law

8 May 25: Sue Gray report catalogues drunken lockdown parties across Whitehall, while public observe strict Covid-19 restrictions

9 Jun 6: BJ wins vote of no confidence by 211 to 148 votes – 41% are against him

10 Jun 30: Conservative deputy chief whip, Chris Pincher, resigns after reports he drunkenly groped two men

11 July 5: BJ claims he forgot about previous sexual misconduct allegations against Pincher when he appointed him. Senior Cabinet ministers Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit government, setting in motion wave of ministerial resignations


Jul 24, 2019: Boris Johnson becomes prime minister

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Sources: Guardian, Independent, ABC 
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