How Partying Could Be Boris Johnsons Undoing

Published: Jan. 25, 2022, 10:45 a.m.

b'When allegations first emerged in November about parties held at 10 Downing Street, the residence and offices of the British prime minister, during a strict Covid lockdown, Prime Minister Boris Johnson waved them away. \\n\\nYet 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.\\n\\nSome voters in Britain have long been willing to overlook the foibles of Mr. Johnson\\u2019s character, but this is a scandal that poses an existential threat to his leadership.'