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UK energy bills to be cut by hundreds as part of £10bn support package (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 22:31:12)
A new package to help people with energy bills is expected to be funded by a windfall tax on firms.
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Partygate: PM says he will not resign following Sue Gray report (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 22:02:10)
Boris Johnson calls Sue Gray's findings are "painful" but says it is now time to "move on".
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Partygate: Boris Johnson looking safe - for now (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 21:47:40)
Tory MPs say they don't want the PM to go, but several more political challenges await him.
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Ros Atkins on… The Sue Gray report (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 20:50:25)
The senior civil servant's long-awaited report criticised the culture and leadership in Downing Street.
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Sue Gray report: 'I wish I'd taken a fine to be with my dying husband' (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 18:24:02)
Bereaved families call on the PM to quit, saying he has treated them like 'dirt' over Sue Gray's report.
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Sue Gray report: What pictures did she release of Whitehall parties? (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 17:32:01)
Sue Gray published nine photographs in her report from events held in Whitehall.
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Bereaved Warwickshire mother shares anger over Partygate report (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 17:30:53)
Louise Bennett said her family was prevented from seeing her 14-year-old son Fred before his death.
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Sue Gray report: The unanswered questions about Downing Street parties (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 17:21:45)
The report provided more information about gatherings but still left some questions unanswered.
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Partygate: PM criticised over treatment of No 10 cleaners and guards (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 16:11:59)
Officials' attitude towards support staff over illegal parties is described as "beyond shameful".
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Energy bill support of £10bn set to be unveiled (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 15:59:02)
A new package to help people with rising energy bills will be funded by a windfall tax on energy firms.
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Sue Gray halted inquiry into party at Boris Johnson's flat (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 15:57:04)
The official says she only collected "limited" evidence after pausing her work for a police investigation.
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Sue Gray report: It was 'right' to celebrate colleagues - PM (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 15:40:02)
The prime minister was asked if he was able to convince people he would not lie to get himself out of trouble.
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Partygate: Who are the key officials named in Sue Gray's report? (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 15:28:28)
A number of civil servants are mentioned for their involvement in gatherings during Covid lockdowns.
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Irish language and Ulster Scots bill introduced at Westminster (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 15:06:48)
The Irish language and Ulster Scots legislation was part of a deal to restore Stormont institutions in 2020.
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PM quizzed on why cleaners were asked to clear up wine and sick (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 15:06:15)
Boris Johnson says it is "utterly intolerable" that people were rude to staff at, and after, Downing Street parties.
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Partygate: Key official wrote 'We seem to have got away with it' (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 14:24:04)
Messages, released in Sue Gray's report, reveal how senior civil servants discussed partying plans.
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Sue Gray report: Drunken No 10 party culture in lockdown laid bare (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 14:08:45)
Sue Gray reveals details of excessive drinking and abuse of cleaning staff at lockdown parties.
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Woman harassed by Claudia Webbe MP denies misleading court (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 13:48:15)
The woman was having a sexual relationship with MP Claudia Webbe's then partner, a court hears.
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Partygate: 'We seem to have got away with it', No 10 top aide wrote (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 13:26:59)
Messages, released in Sue Gray's report, reveal how senior civil servants discussed partying plans.
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Ian Blackford on Sue Gray's Partygate report (BBC News - Politics 2022-05-25 13:11:30)
Ian Blackford says "truthfulness, honesty and transparency" are not in the PM’s vocabulary.