2022 Recap - Booze and boos: how Boris Johnson hangs on

Can you imagine if an Australian prime minister broke strict COVID-19 lockdown rules, held more than a dozen parties at The Lodge, was fined by police for breaking the law, and still managed to keep the job? Well, in the UK, that's what Boris Johnson managed to pull off for several months until he finally stepped down. But how? Today, the chief political commentator at The Independent newspaper in London, John Rentoul, on the boozy nights at 10 Downing Street and how Boris Johnson managed to stick around for so long. Originally published on 10 June, 2022 Featured: John Rentoul, chief political commentator, The Independent, London