Civil service chief ‘accused Boris Johnson of lying’ over Partygate

Simon Case said he struggled to ‘stand up to prime minister who lies’, new book reveals

The civil service chief Simon Case accused Boris Johnson of lying during the Partygate scandal, according to a new book about the former Tory prime minister’s tumultuous time at No 10.

The cabinet secretary’s struggles with Mr Johnson during the saga are detailed in a new book Sir Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell, Johnson at 10.

“I don’t know what more I can do to stand up to a prime minister who lies,” Mr Case is quoted as telling an associate, according to an extract published in The Times.