A request by the police that a senior civil servant investigating parties in Downing Street during the lockdown withhold details from her report could give the British prime minister time to regroup.
Author: Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
Boris Johnson Says England Will Ease Covid Rules
The British prime minister was trying to quell unrest in his own party and avoid a no-confidence vote.
As Johnson Reels From Scandals, Is Someone Plotting to Take His Place?
A key question is: Will the results of an inquiry over parties in Downing Street during lockdown push a fellow conservative to move against Prime Minister Boris Johnson?
Boris Johnson, Under Fire, Apologizes for Pandemic Party
The British prime minister, on the defensive after a series of ethical lapses, said, “There were things we simply did not get right” about a gathering at Downing Street during a lockdown in 2020.
Boris Johnson Again Accused of Breaking His Own Lockdown Rules
The prime minister and his government are accused — yet again — of violating their own lockdown rules, undermining their credibility and attempts to pivot to other issues.
Ethics Adviser Rebukes Boris Johnson Over Downing Street Decorations
The adviser said it was “plainly unsatisfactory” that he was not told that Mr. Johnson had petitioned a prominent donor to arrange financing for the makeover of his apartment.
For Johnson, a Political Rebuke as Omicron Variant Engulfs Britain
The prime minister’s Conservative Party lost a seat it had held for more than a century, a loss that could hamper his efforts to address the Omicron variant now sweeping Britain.
Conservatives Abandon Johnson Over New Covid Rules
A record number of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fellow party members voted against his plan for Covid certificates. But the plan passed with the help of the opposition.
Boris Johnson Is in Trouble. The Question Is, How Much?
The British prime minister is facing a new virus variant, a rebellious Conservative Party, collapsing poll ratings and questions about whether he or his staff flouted the lockdown rules.