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UK 'partygate': Boris Johnson once again resisting calls to resign

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday defended his government's record and vowed to fight on as he braced for a potentially damning report into lockdown-breaching parties. FRANCE 24's Bénédicte Paviot tells us more.

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