to the war in ukraine during his christmas day message. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022. it s been an especially turbulent 12 months in british politics and a year that s featured three prime ministers and four chancellors. helen catt looks back now at some of the most significant events to happen in westminster during an extraordinary year in politics. 2022 was a year when politics came at you fast. three prime ministers in the space of a few months, a mini budget that had a dramatic impact within hours, all against the backdrop of a war in europe and the cost of living going up at its fastest rate in decades. but it all started with a hangover. tonight at ten, boris johnson faces new questions about apparent breaches of lockdown in downing street. the end of 2021 had been dominated by partygate and just days into the new year, there was more. itv got hold of an e mail sent in may 2020 inviting more than 100 staff to bring their own booze to the downing street g
a prime minister standing here in chequers, admitting he s broken the law. tory anger flared up again. i m very sorry to have to say this, but i no longer think he is worthy of the great office that he holds. really, the prime minister should just know the gig s up. not, it turned out, quite yet. first, sir keir starmer found himself under investigation by police over beergate a curry and a beer he had had with others on the campaign trail in durham in 2021. if the police decide to issue me with a fixed penalty notice, i would of course do the right thing and step down. he didn t get one. sir keir and his deputy angela rayner were cleared by the police. still, many tory mps were, like most of westminster, waiting for sue gray. on 25th may, she finally published her full report, and it was quite the read.
by police over beergate a curry and a beer he had had with others on the campaign trail in durham in 2021. if the police decide to issue me with a fixed penalty notice, i would of course do the right thing and step down. he didn t get one. sir keir and his deputy angela rayner were cleared by the police. still, many tory mps were, like most of westminster, waiting for sue gray. on 25th may, she finally published her full report, and it was quite the read. this is it, finally. we ve been waiting months for this report. it gave details of late night drinking, even vomiting. there were photos of several events as well as criticism of a lack of leadership. did you tell parliament the truth, prime minister? do you stand by everything you ve told mps before? i have been as surprised and disappointed as anyone else
i m very sorry to have to say this, but i no longer think he is worthy of the great office that he holds. really, the prime minister should just know the gig s up. not, it turned out, quite yet. first, sir keir starmer found himself under investigation by police over beergate a curry and a beer he had had with others on the campaign trail in durham in 2021. if the police decide to issue me with a fixed penalty notice, i would of course do the right thing and step down. he didn t get one. sir keir and his deputy angela rayner were cleared by the police. still, many tory mps were, like most of westminster, waiting for sue gray. on 25th may, she finally published her full report, and it was quite the read. this is it, finally.
of the great office that he holds. really, the prime minister should just know the gig s up. not, it turned out, quite yet. first, sir keir starmer found himself under investigation by police over beergate a curry and a beer he had had with others on the campaign trail in durham in 2021. if the police decide to issue me with a fixed penalty notice, i would of course do the right thing and step down. he didn t get one. sir keir and his deputy angela rayner were cleared by the police. still, many tory mps were, like most of westminster, waiting for sue gray. on 25th may, she finally published her full report, and it was quite the read. this is it, finally. we ve been waiting months for this report.