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Joe Murphy is the former Political Editor of the Evening Standard

Did a £350k tax bill trigger Boris Johnson plea for Downing St cash?

Figures show the PM made a fortune from speeches in the year before he took over at No 10, but there could have been a nasty surprise in the post

Jan 22, 2023

Obey rules or risk lives, London told as new curbs to be rolled out

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By Nicholas Cecil Joe Murphy Sophia Sleigh

Nov 23, 2022

In Westminster Hall, the magic of monarchy lives on after 900 years

Sep 15, 2022

Across political eras, Her Majesty kept secrets of 15 prime ministers

Sep 9, 2022

Boris hired his own executioner when he appointed Zahawi

Jul 8, 2022

Boris: the rise and fall of a maverick sunk by sleaze and scandal

He was elected in a landslide, got Brexit done and led the vaccine rollout, but accusations of impropriety – and his myriad weaknesses – proved his undoing. By Joe Murphy

Jul 7, 2022

I’m the last political editor left not to have been to university

Jul 9, 2021

London doctor’s surgeries ‘unfit for purpose’

Jul 9, 2021

Double-jabbed Britons given holiday green light

Jul 8, 2021

Boris Johnson rapped over lavish Caribbean holiday

By Nicholas Cecil Joe Murphy

Jul 8, 2021

Keir Starmer joins stars backing England to win Denmark clash

Nation on the edge of its seat as day of reckoning dawns

By Jonathan Prynn Lizzie Edmonds Joe Murphy

Jul 7, 2021

Exclusive: Boris Johnson banking on August virus fall

New data on ‘hybrid immunity’ will suggest Covid is set to pass peak then decline

Jul 7, 2021

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Masks on for some shops but festival boss says it’s codswallop

By Joe Murphy Nicholas Cecil

Jul 6, 2021

PM confirms mask and social distancing rules to go on ‘freedom day’

By Sophia Sleigh Joe Murphy

Jul 5, 2021

Freedom Day: It’s Boris versus the medics on maskless Tube

By Joe Murphy Sophia Sleigh

Jul 5, 2021

Covid roadmap: Key dates for reopening of events, pubs and travel

Hugs and indoor socialising have returned, along with capacity restrictions in place for larger events and performances

By Joe Murphy Sophia Sleigh

Jul 5, 2021

Ballot papers issued in critical power struggle for control of Unite

Jul 5, 2021

Tony Blair urges Boris Johnson to confront Angela Merkel

Jul 1, 2021

Dozens of Tory MPs demand schools ‘go back to normal’

Jul 1, 2021

PMQs sketch: Starmer hit PM with bullets in Godfather-like massacre

Jun 30, 2021

Exclusive: Now let’s dance - clubs to reopen (with no Covid tests)

Health checks are ‘too much hassle’ and ‘no exceptions’ for July 19 lifting

Jun 30, 2021