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Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson leaves his home as he readies himself to re-enter the bear pit of parliamentary inquisition for a grilling about "Partygate" that could decide his political future. Voters' anger at the scandal about serial partying at Downing Street, in breach of Covid lockdown laws, was one backdrop to the collapse of his government in a wave of ministerial resignations. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street for Parliament to take part in his weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons as he faces the consequences of a damning report into lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street, published in full on Wednesday. IMAGES
Boris Johnson leaves a public inquiry into his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic after attending the first of two gruelling days in the witness box. The former British prime minister apologised for "the pain and the loss and the suffering" caused by the pandemic but defended his government. Johnson has faced a barrage of criticism from former aides for alleged indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the crisis. IMAGES
Former prime minister Boris Johnson apologises to families of Covid victims, as he began giving evidence at a UK public inquiry into his government's handling of the pandemic. "I am deeply sorry for the pain and the loss and the suffering of those victims and their families," he says at the start of two days in the witness box. Johnson, who has faced a barrage of criticism from his former aides for his indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the pandemic, is expected to admit that he "unquestionably made mistakes" during two days at the inquiry London. SOUNDBITE
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at a public inquiry where he is expected to be grilled over his government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Johnson, who has faced a barrage of criticism from his former aides for his indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the pandemic, is expected to admit that he "unquestionably made mistakes" during two days at the inquiry in London. IMAGES
A UK parliament committee has ruled that Boris Johnson deliberately misled MPs over Covid lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street when he was prime minister. The cross-party Privileges Committee said Johnson would have been suspended as an MP for 90 days for "repeated contempts (of parliament) and for seeking to undermine the parliamentary process", had he not already resigned after being shown a pre-publication version of the report. IMAGES of the report
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