Party in parliament is starting to turn against the prime minister, furious that he can't get a grip on this and put it to bed. 54 letters are required to trigger a formal vote of no confidence in dorris johnson as conservative party leader. If he loses that, he's gone. And what are members of parliament saying to face in parliament? Absolutely extraordinary scenes here for two weeks now.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing political ruin because his aides partied while the UK locked down.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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