How multiple revelations of partying at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s official residence during COVID-19 lockdowns could lead to his political downfall.
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In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, in London, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Johnson has apologized for attending a garden party during Britain’s first coronavirus lockdown, but brushed aside opposition demands that he resign for breaching the rules his own government had imposed on the nation. The apology Wednesday stopped short of admitting wrongdoing. It was Johnson’s attempt to assuage a tide of anger from the public and politicians after repeated accusations he and his staff flouted pandemic restrictions by socializing when it was banned. (Jessica Taylor/U.K. Parliament/The Associated Press)
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25:31Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ scandal
For over a month now, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been embroiled in a scandal involving gatherings at 10 Downing Street while the country was under lockdown restrictions due to COVID-19.
One Conservative MP has crossed the floor to the Labour Party, while another has called for his resignation, saying to Johnson in Parliament, "In the name of God, go."
Senior civil servant Sue Gray has been conducting an inquiry into the alleged rule-breaking, and that report looms.
Today, CBC's Europe correspondent Margaret Evans explains what's led up to this point, and whether it could cost Johnson his job.
