Members of the media photograph U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaving 10 Downing Street on January 19, 2022.
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Inside No. 10, Boris Johnson’s Broken Team Tears Itself Apart
A sacrifical lamb may yet keep the prime minister in power, but something vital has broken at the heart of his administration.
As Boris Johnson battled for survival, his senior officials hunkered down in 10 Downing Street trying to decide who would lose their job so the U.K. prime minister can keep his.
According to people familiar with the matter, the revelations of apparently rule-breaking lockdown parties at Johnson’s office have triggered a blame game among the team who work at No. 10, the prime minister’s official residence and the heart of his administration.