Ain’t no party: scandals hobble Britain’s gov...

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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. 

Yet in the weeks since, the scandal has only grown, ...

A long-awaited report <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/01/31/sue-gray-delivers-a-first-report-on-those-downing-street-parties?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_arti ...

The investigation into covid-lockdown-era parties during Boris Johnson’s premiership—and his denials of their impropriety—comes to damning conclusions. Is it <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/06/15/reading-the-death-certificate-on-boris-johnsons-political-career? ...

The Partygate story has broken, and it spells disaster for Boris - now, he has to fight for everything he's worked so hard to achieve. But with new scandals emerging, and his government crumbling around him, is this the end of the road for Boris Johnson?Listen early and ad free w ...  Show more