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UK 'partygate' scandal: Johnson defies calls to quit as ouster bid gathers pace

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A defiant Boris Johnson vowed Wednesday to remain British premier and contest the next election as calls for his resignation snowballed and a former Brexit minister demanded he quit 'in the name of God'. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Robert Parsons tells us more.

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