Boris Johnson has shrugged off every scandal before this one. He's inoculated against scandal because people think that he is just like that. The irst thing you can be in politics, strangely, is a hypocrite. If not only can there be a prime minister who is an honest liar, but he can turn out to be wildly successful in the face of scandal like this, it is not good for briton.
Police have served Britain’s prime minister, among others, with a fine for breaching the lockdown rules he instituted. He may yet again emerge unscathed, but Britain’s politics is damaged nonetheless. Florida’s natural environment has made it one of America’s fastest-growing states, yet environmental challenges represent its biggest long-term challenge. And Ukraine’s most famous rock star joins the war effort.
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