British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce his resignation Thursday, after more than 50 members of his government resigned in 48 hours. So, how did he get here? Here’s what you need to know.
What is the Chris Pincher scandal?
But Pincher last week resigned from that post amid a scandal, as the British press widely reported that he had allegedly tried to grope several men while intoxicated at a bar. Pincher wrote in a letter to Johnson that he “drank far too much” and “embarrassed myself and other people” at a gathering.. He resigned from his post as government whip in 2017 after a Conservative Party activist accused him of making unwanted advances toward him.
Johnson’s office was then forced to backtrack, saying the prime minister had been unable to recall the briefing earlier. In an
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