May 25, 2020
Dominic Cummings refuses to resign or apologize after the Guardian and the Mirror reveal his trips to the North East of England that led to the lockdown at the height of the Covid-19. Johnson stands by his top aide despite the wrath of the public, lawmakers and scientists.
July 30, 2020
Charlie Elphicke was found guilty of three counts of sexually assaulting two women less than a year after resigning as a Dover Conservative MP. Elphicke had denied all three charges, two of which concerned a parliamentary official. He was later sentenced to two years in prison. His wife, Natalie Elphicke, succeeded him as a Dover MP in December 2019.
May 25, 2021
Rob Roberts, Delyn’s Conservative MP in North Wales, was found by an independent parliamentary panel to have made “significant” repeated unwanted sexual assaults on a former staff member, as well as inappropriate sexual comments. He was suspended for 12 weeks by the Conservatives, but was allowed to rejoin the party in October 2021.
May 28, 2021
Johnson “unconsciously” started a 2 112,000 renovation of his official Downing Street apartment without knowing how to get paid, according to a report by ethics consultant Christopher Geidt. However, it later emerged that Geidt had not been given critical text messages between Johnson and conservative donor David Brownlow, apologizing to the prime minister.
June 26, 2021
Matt Hancock is stepping down as health minister after he was found to have broken the rules of social isolation by kissing his longtime friend and close aide, Gina Colandanzello, in his cabinet. The resignation is a huge blow to the power of Johnson, who stood by Hancock when the story broke 24 hours earlier.
July 8, 2021
Johnson is being reprimanded by Parliament’s Standards Committee for failing to “prove the full facts” about free holidays at a luxury villa in Mustique. The accommodation was organized by David Ross, the donor of the Tories and co-founder of Carphone Warehouse, after Johnson “sought and was offered” the use of Ross’ villa, according to the report.
October 26, 2021
Former Tories Secretary Owen Patterson has been found by Parliament’s Standards Oversight Service to have committed a “blatant” breach of lobbying rules. Patterson has repeatedly pressured the government on behalf of two companies that paid him more than 100 100,000 a year, the guard said. The lawmaker, who has maintained his innocence, resigns as Conservative spokesman for North Shropshire in November 2021. The latter election is won by the Liberal Democrats on December 16, 2021. Owen Patterson sits in the House as lawmakers discuss an amendment calling for a review of his case following a six-week ban by parliament. Photo: House of Commons / PA
December 10, 2021
Former Conservative minister Andrew Griffiths has been found by a Supreme Court judge to have raped his wife and placed her under duress. Griffiths, who denied the allegations, had resigned as an MP in November 2019 after a series of allegations about his behavior. His wife, Kate Griffiths, who left him when the initial stories broke, succeeds him as a Burton MP in Staffordshire.
December 18, 2021
Simon Case, the UK’s top civil servant, is stepping down as head of the investigation into parties that broke the lockdown on Downing Street after allegations surfaced that he had hosted an event at the same time. Sue Gray is taking over.
January 6, 2022
Johnson is revealed to have raised funds to cover a £ 112,000 transformation of his Downing Street apartment from a conservative donor, while promising to consider plans for a “big show”. Labor accuses the prime minister of corruption, while Johnson apologizes for not revealing critical messages on WhatsApp to his ethics adviser, Lord Gide, last spring.
April 2, 2022
David Wurberton, the Conservative MP from Sommerton and Fromm, is being suspended by the Tory parliamentary party following a series of allegations of sexual harassment and cocaine use. An investigation by the Westminster Independent Complaints and Appeals Program has been ongoing since 1 July.
April 11, 2022
Wakefield Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy after he drank alcohol at a party in 2008. He resigned as a lawmaker on April 28, prompting a run-off election by Labor on June 23.
April 29, 2022
Neil Parish, the Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton, is stepping down after admitting to watching pornography twice in the House of Commons. His resignation sparked a run-off election that ended in a landslide victory for the Liberal Democrats on June 23. Subscribe to the First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7 p.m. BST
May 17, 2022
An anonymous Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and other sexual offenses. The MP, who has not been made public, is ordered to stay away from Westminster while under investigation by the Metropolitan Police. It remains under warranty from July 1.
May 25, 2022
Sue Gray published a condemnation of lockdown parties across Whitehall, revealing that government staff had quarrels, vomited and sang karaoke until dawn, while the United Kingdom imposed strict restrictions on Covid-19 . The prime minister says he is “humiliated” and “terrible”, but critics doubt his repentance and calls for his resignation are growing louder.
June 30, 2022
Chris Pinscher, the Conservatives’ deputy leader, has resigned after admitting he had “shamed myself and other people” after reports that he had caressed two drunken men in a private club. This is the second time that Pinscher has resigned from the office of the whip, after he previously resigned in 2017 after it was reported that he made an unwanted pass to a Tories activist.
