London—a few months ago, British Prime Minister boris johnson He was fighting to remain in power amid revelations that he attended parties at a time when Britons were under COVID-19 lockdown rules. Members of his own Conservative Party were demanding his resignation.
This week, when Mr Johnson apologized to parliament for breaking the lockdown law He set himself up, opposed by only a handful of Conservative Party lawmakers. combination of luck, war in ukraine And the lack of an obvious Tory replacement for Mr Johnson has ultimately saved the prime minister.