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At the end of November last year, The Daily Mirror, a British tabloid, carried a story about parties held at 10 Downing Street, where British prime ministers live and work, at a time when the rest of the nation was in strict lockdown.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied this and maintained that Covid restrictions had been followed.
Yet in the weeks since, the scandal has only grown, with public outrage building as more instances and details of lockdown parties at Downing Street have emerged.
Some voters in Britain have long been willing to overlook the foibles of Mr. Johnson’s character, but this is a scandal that poses an existential threat to his leadership.
On today’s episode
Mark Landler, the London bureau chief for The New York Times.
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Boris Johnson’s future is in doubt after two humiliating apologies about parties while the country was under Covid restrictions. Here’s a guide to how he could be forced out, or fight on.
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Mr. Johnson, long famed for brushing off accusations of distortion or outright lying that seemed to only bolster his image as an incorrigible scamp, suddenly faces potential political death over the very charge to which he had seemed immune.
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Mark Landler contributed reporting.
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