What does the police inquiry into “partygate” mean for Boris Johnson?
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🗓️ 27 January 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
As Westminster waits for Sue Gray’s report on Downing Street’s lockdown-breaking parties, the Metropolitan police has announced that it will begin an investigation into the alleged incidents.
Stephen Bush, Ailbhe Rea and Anoosh Chakelian discuss Boris Johnson’s confident performance at Prime Minister’s Questions and why the investigation matters.
Then in You Ask Us, a listener asks whether Keir Starmer can create a guiding political project and rise in the polls without a once-in-a-generation event to define himself against, as was the case with the 2008 financial crash and austerity under David Cameron.
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| 1:49.7 | Hi, I'm Anouche. I'm Albert. And I'm Steven. And on today's episode of the New |
| 1:54.3 | Statement Podcast, we discussed the impact of the Met Police investigating Downing Street |
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