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Today’s newspapers dominated by partygate pics – with one glaring exception

The front pages of today’s newspapers focus on a photograph that has emerged of the prime minister raising a toast at a No 10 lockdown party.

The Independent says the pictures, which ran in an ITV exclusive, have thrown Boris Johnson’s premiership “deeper into peril”.

The Daily Express, The Daily Telegraph and Metro look at the Metropolitan Police’s decision not to fine the PM for the event.

The Times runs comments that Mr Johnson misled the Commons over the incident.

The i says the Prime Minister is waiting to judge the reaction from the public and his own MPs, while The Guardian warns of “fresh danger” for the PM.

The Daily Mirror asks: “How did he get away with this?”

The Daily Star jokes “it’s defo not a party”.

But there was one notable exception.

The Daily Mail chose to ignore the news entirely.

Marina Pukiss said: “Can we even call it a newspaper if it doesn’t report the news?”

Related: Johnson accused of misleading parliament over images showing him drinking at leaving do

Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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