Like many politicians, Boris Johnson normally lives by the dictum, “Never apologise, never explain”. But anyone following the Westminster news from yesterday for more than about 30 seconds will have twigged that that line can no longer hold. The nature of Johnson’s explanation/apology may well determine how long he remains as prime minister. Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader, has been doing interviews and she told the Today programme that this explanation would be implausible. Largely Johnson’s future will be determined by what he says at PMQs, but there could be other partygate-related developments today too.

Source: The Guardian January 12, 2022 11:47 UTC