Johnson announces drug crackdown – after cocaine gets found in the toilet of his own Westminster office
The government's new strategy could include attendance at drug aware courses with criminal sanctions for those who continue to use.
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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
Hoyle calls the cops over Commons cocaine claims
An investigation found traces of cocaine across the parliamentary estate, it has emerged.
Bad news for Gove: Boris plans drug crackdown
The prime minister's plan to tackle drug-related crime will include removing passports from offenders.
Sniffer dogs deployed to crack down on Commons cocaine use
Evidence of class A drugs have been discovered across the parliamentary estate, it has emerged.
Johnson to launch inquiry into Arthur Labinjo-Hughes murder
The investigation will reportedly involve police, schools, social services and probation watchdogs
Britain’s Covid progress ‘being squandered’, top scientist claims
Sir Jeremy Farrar bemoaned the lack of political leadership over Covid as he called for urgent action to tackle Omicron.
Ministers bow to Labour and introduce pre-departure Covid tests
The travel industry reacted with fury to the latest effort to stop the spread of Omicron.
Watch: PM gets Tory candidate’s name wrong during byelection visit
The byelection was triggered to replace Owen Paterson after the Standards Committee recommended the former Conservative minister should be suspended from Parliament for 30 days over an “egregious” breach of a ban on paid lobbying by MPs.
‘Source of shame’: PM under fire for ‘stuffing’ Lords ‘full of peers’
"...90 of our members being here by virtue of their grandfathers or their great or sometimes great, great grandfathers is a source of shame to a 21st century legislature," was another concern.