Press play to listen to this article LONDON — The British prime minister is once again stretching the limits of what is tolerable in public office. Call it a manifesto promise kept. As Boris Johnson fields questions from the Metropolitan Police investigating alleged lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street, his premiership clings by a thread and … Read more
Press play to listen to this article LONDON — Britain’s ultimate Westminster insider is actually its queen. As head of state, Queen Elizabeth II must rise above the political fray, playing a largely ceremonial role by formerly appointing ministers, despite having no say about who gets the jobs, and unquestioningly setting out her elected government’s … Read more
Press play to listen to this article LONDON — Boris Johnson’s premiership has looked wobbly for weeks. On Thursday the wheels — in the form of a string of top aides — really started to come off. Long-serving Johnson ally Munira Mirza, head of the No. 10 policy unit and an adviser to the British … Read more
Press play to listen to this article LONDON – One Update from the official request in allegations by lockdown-busting parties in Boris Johnson’s government has found “a serious failure” in meeting the standards expected of the government. Sue Gray, a senior civil servant, has been asked to investigate a number of allegations that social gatherings … Read more
How do you even begin to explain Boris Johnson’s problems to a foreign audience? The controversial British prime minister has survived so many scandals that his predecessor David Cameron once nicknamed him “the albino greased piglet,” such was his ability to extricate himself from uncomfortable situations. Is he really now at risk of being brought … Read more