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Johnson Faces Fresh Calls to Resign Over Partygate as MPs Set to Vote on Whether He Misled Parliament

Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:14 pm
by claireokc
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday fielded a fresh wave of calls for him to resign over lockdown-breaching gatherings as he faced Parliament for the first time after being fined by police. Meanwhile, House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has given the green light to a debate on Thursday to examine Johnson’s statements in Parliament on the gatherings. Johnson has been mired in the so-called Partygate crisis since Dec. 1, 2021, after it was reported rule-breaking parties had taken place in Downing Street in 2020 during CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus lockdowns when visitations to hospitals and nursing homes were restricted and only a handful of people were allowed to attend a funeral. ...

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