'Partygate' scandal: Four of UK PM Boris Johnson's closest aides resign

Boris Johnson's longstanding policy chief Munira Mirza, chief of staff Dan Rosenfield, principal private secretary Martin Reynolds, and communications director Jack Doyle all left their posts within hours of each other on Thursday.

London: Four of Boris Johnson's closest aides have resigned, in the latest setback for the embattled British prime minister trying to reset his government in the wake of the Downing Street 'Partygate' scandal that has put his position in peril.

Johnson's longstanding policy chief Munira Mirza, chief of staff Dan Rosenfield, principal private secretary Martin Reynolds, and communications director Jack Doyle all left their posts within hours of each other on Thursday, days after a damning investigation revealed that multiple parties took place at Downing Street while the rest of the United Kingdom was living under strict Covid-19 lockdown rules.

Doyle confirmed his exit shortly after the departure of Mirza. They were followed by Rosenfield and Reynolds, the BBC reported on Friday. The top aides' resignations come as Johnson, 57, faces increasing questions over his leadership from within his party.