With Partygate, Boris Johnson Lands in a Crisis of His Own Making

The problem with the latest scandal plaguing Boris Johnson is that it revolves around parties. Were it centered around something grayer—more complex, more esoterically political—it might not have ignited such fury. But as James Forsyth writes in The Spectator, Partygate “is an issue everyone can understand.” Britain’s collective understanding is this: During lockdown, Boris Johnson’s political party repeatedly attended actual parties. There have been allegations of quizzes, canapés, wine-and-cheese nights. The evening before Prince Philip’s funeral (where the queen mourned her husband of 73 years alone), Downing Street reportedly hosted two sets of leaving drinks. Shelley Williams-Walker, Johnson’s head of… Read Full Article