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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson braced Wednesday for a potentially damning report into lockdown-breaching parties, after the launch of a police inquiry dramatically upped the stakes.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held the first meeting of his new Cabinet before facing the opposition in Parliament on Wednesday for the first time as leader. Sunak took office on Tuesday and appointed a government mixing allies with experienced ministers from the governments of his two immediate predecessors, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, as he tries to tackle Britain's multiple economic problems. Watch our replay.
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Ellis told the UK Parliament the government and civil service would continue to function after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to resign Thursday following days of defections that crippled the controversial leader and left him unable to govern.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was clinging to power on Wednesday, gravely wounded by the resignation of senior ministers who said he was not fit to govern and with a growing number of lawmakers calling for him to step down.
Civil servant Sue Gray's inquiry blames "senior leadership" for a culture that led to lockdown-breaking parties at the UK prime minister's office and residence.
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