Boris Johnson faces the prospect of losing his position as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Monday, with lawmakers from his Conservative political party scheduled to hold a 'vote of no confidence' to determine whether he should keep his job.
Known as the"partygate" scandal, the revelation that government officials were having wine and cheese in Johnson's official residence at Number 10 Downing Street — all caught in photographs — while members of the public were prevented from visiting dying relatives under COVID-19 restrictions they had devised sparked mass outrage.
An internal government investigation found there had been"failures of leadership and judgment," and that the"senior leadership team" should be held responsible. Despite leading his Conservative Party to a landslide victory in the 2019 U.K. general election, Johnson's popularity has plummeted in recent months and a number of his own party members have called for him to resign.
"You are simply seeking to campaign, to keep changing the subject and to create political and cultural dividing lines mainly for your advantage, at a time when the economy is struggling, inflation is soaring, and growth is anaemic and best," Johnson's longtime supporter and former cabinet minister Jesse Norman said in a letter to the prime minister published Monday.
I have supported Boris Johnson for 15 years, for the London Mayoralty and for PM. Very sadly, I have written to him to say I can no longer do so, for the reasons set out below.
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