Coming or going? BJ’s brave face can’t hide a fading grip on power

UK PM Boris Johnson’s optimistic spins on turmoil look to be failing as his allies turn tail

06 February 2022 - 17:31 By Joe Mayes, Emily Ashton and Alex Morales

Hours after one of Boris Johnson’s longest standing allies quit, with a stinging rebuke of his judgment, the UK prime minister gathered shell-shocked staff in Downing Street to tell them “change is good”...

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