The fate of U.K.'s Boris Johnson now hinges on three factors
The U.K. prime minister is accused of whooping it up in a garden party at his No. 10 Downing St. office while the rest of the country was locked down.
Johnson must address culture that led to lockdown parties, U.K.'s Conservative chairman says
The scandal has generated calls for the prime minister to quit — including from within his own party — and seen the Conservatives fall far behind the opposition Labor Party in opinion polls.
Boris Johnson brought to brink by the vengeful aide he crossed
Since being forced acrimoniously from his post as Johnson’s most powerful adviser 14 months ago, Cummings has repeatedly resurfaced to throw dirt at his former boss.
Boris Johnson fights for survival after lockdown party hangover
The prime minister is seeing support from some sections of his own party lacking in the wake of a scandal surrounding parties held during lockdown.
Boris Johnson buys time with apology but his party's rage simmers
Opposition politicians have repeatedly called on him to resign, but Tory benches were subdued, a sign that the PM's apology was just enough to stem the mutinous mood among his MPs.
'Bring your own booze' invite adds to Boris Johnson's lockdown party woes
The U.K. prime minister's leadership faces its most serious threat yet after it emerged his private secretary invited over 100 people to a gathering at his official residence in May 2020.
Vaccine skeptics slammed across Europe as omicron variant rages
Amid a seemingly unstoppable surge in infections, officials are focusing restrictions on unvaccinated people rather than resorting to widespread clampdowns.
The U.K. is being consumed by Brexit more than COVID-19
One year into "going it alone,” Brexit and the pandemic are morphing into a political demon that risks slipping out of Boris Johnson's control.
Boris Johnson and the woeful and costly Tory war on woke
While freedom-loving Tories make their last stand, the evidence shows that coordinated action by governments and solidarity among citizens are what will contain the pandemic.
How a year of Brexit thumped Britain’s economy and businesses
According to one poll, a majority of the British population would now vote to re-join the the EU, including one in ten who voted to leave in the 2016 referendum.
U.K. weighing lockdown amid omicron wave and political turmoil
Scientific advisers have warned lawmakers that more action is needed because the surge is threatening to overwhelm the country’s health system.
Johnson’s Brexit chief quits in another blow to U.K. leader
The departure of such a pivotal figure in Johnson’s sphere comes on the heels of greater restrictions — including vaccine passports — to combat the spread of the omicron variant.
