Criticized even in his own camp for alcoholic parties organized in Downing Street while the United Kingdom was confined, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in the hot seat. The analysis of Florence Faucher, professor of political science at the Center for European Studies at Sciences Po.
A senior civil servant is currently investigating this series of festive events organized in the Prime Minister’s residence, which is also his place of work. The scandal has dented Boris Johnson’s popularity in his electorate, which mixes traditional conservatives and pro-Brexit working classes.
The Conservative leader has launched the counter-offensive and is preparing to announce measures, including the banning of alcohol in Downing Street offices and the dismissal of several of his collaborators, according to the Sunday Times.