U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting for his political future on Thursday as his Conservatives descended into open internal warfare after he belatedly apologized for attending a party during a coronavirus lockdown. Queen Elizabeth sitting alone in church due to COVID-19 regulations provided one of the starkest images of Britain under lockdown. “Regretfully, I have to say his position is no longer tenable,” Ross told STV. Another potential contender to replace Johnson, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, also took hours to issue any public backing, but said she stood “100%” behind the prime minister. “The prime minister abides by the principles of public office,” he told reporters, stressing that Johnson had promised to publish Gray’s report and then update parliament.

Source: The Times January 14, 2022 02:20 UTC