What Tories must learn from Boris's 'fall'

Plus: five tax return tips to beat HMRC, Prince Andrew's high-stakes gamble, and what 10 days of clean eating actually does to your body [View in browser]( Thursday January 13 2022 [The Telegraph]( By Chris Evans, EDITOR Dear Reader, The Prime Minister’s apology over a Downing Street lockdown party in May 2020 may have given him some breathing space, but his political future is on shaky ground. With Rishi Sunak [distancing himself from the turmoil]( amid talk of a potential leadership challenge, Boris Johnson faces a crisis in the Conservative Party. In his column, Allister Heath identifies [the lessons the Tories must learn](. After a judge declined to dismiss the civil sex assault case against him, the Duke of York faces the humiliating prospect of a warts-and-all trial. Camilla Tominey, our associate editor, [weighs up the gamble of going to court against a financial settlement]( with his accuser, Virginia Roberts Giuffre – whose lawyer has suggested the latter [will not in itself be sufficient](. For those who file tax returns online, this time of year can be a last-minute rush. While the deadline has been pushed back due to Covid, there are important changes to consider to ensure you do not lose out unnecessarily. A tax expert provides [five tips to help you avoid mistakes](. For more personal finance advice and news, [sign up to our free Money newsletter](. Finally, if you are someone who has given yourself health goals for the new year, this might be the time when you are in need of motivation to keep going. To help, Boudicca Fox-Leonard outlines [all the positive benefits to your body]( after just 10 days of clean eating and exercising more. Chris PS: Subscribe to The Telegraph today and you'll get four months of unlimited access to our website and app for just £3. [Start your free trial here.]( My Choices [Boris Johnson at PMQs]( ['The Tories will be buried if they ignore the real lessons behind Boris's fall']( writes Allister Heath. [Duke of York]( 'The only real way Prince Andrew can clear his name is with a court victory' – but, as [Camilla Tominey argues, it is a high-stakes gamble](. [Wuhan Institute of Virology]( ‘I was duped by the Covid lab leak deniers.’ Matt Ridley claims that senior scientists publicly trashing theories for which they saw evidence [has shattered trust in science](. [Illustration of a hand stamping a person]( [Beat HMRC with these five tax return tips.]( Each year taxpayers fail to claim millions of pounds that is rightfully theirs. [Illustration of a calendar, woman, man and healthy foods]( What 10 days of clean eating [actually does to your body](. [An abbey in the Vaucluse]( [The 20 most beautiful corners of France.]( As the country lifts its ban on UK tourists, our expert selects his favourite départements, from elegant Hérault to boozy Calvados. What did you think? Let us know how we're doing using the feedback button below or tweet me [@chrisevans1](. Although I am unable to respond individually to all the emails I receive, I am grateful to you for sending them to me. [Send feedback](mailto:Totheeditor@telegraph.co.uk) We hope you enjoyed our newsletter. If you have questions or feedback, please visit our [help page](. If you have questions about your Telegraph subscription, including delivery issues or technical ones, [please visit this page]( and contact us that way. If you would like a letter to the Editor published in The Telegraph, email it to [dtletters@telegraph.co.uk.](mailto:dtletters@telegraph.co.uk) Please include name, address, work and home telephone numbers. See more Telegraph newsletters [News Headlines]( | [Cookbook]( | [Cars]( | [Good News]( We have sent you this email because you have either asked us to or because we think it will interest you. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update your preferences]( For any other questions, please visit our help page [here](. Any offers included in this email come with their own Terms and Conditions, which you can see by clicking on the offer link. We may withdraw offers without notice. Telegraph Media Group Limited or its group companies - 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT. Registered in England under No 451593.