World News: Boris woes ‘mount’ in partygate scandal – Gulf Digital News

World News: Boris woes ‘mount’ in partygate scandal – Gulf Digital News

LONDON: Boris Johnson’s premiership appears to be hanging in the balance ahead of the local elections on May 5, with several ominous clouds of suspected bad news hanging over the prime minister amid the ongoing partygate scandal.

The notorious ‘Sue Gray report’ into lockdown-breaking on Downing Street seems so far to pose the biggest threat to the British prime minister, with a senior official with knowledge of its contents saying it could “end” the premier, according to the Times.

But Gray, the senior civil servant tasked with conducting the initial internal inquiry into Downing Street parties, will not publish her full report until the Metropolitan Police concludes its investigation – by which time Johnson could have received more partygate fines.

Another investigation will be launched as soon as the report is published, this time looking into whether Johnson committed contempt of parliament by misleading MPs with claims last year that Covid laws were always followed within government.

And the threat of a no confidence vote sparked from Tory backbenches will keep Johnson looking over his shoulder throughout the following weeks.

Plotters could be just eight MPs away from sparking a vote of no confidence, with reports claiming 46 Tories now want Johnson removed.

If the Conservative