UK: Senior aides quit in new blow to embattled Boris Johnson
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Four of Boris Johnson’s most senior staff have quit, triggering new turmoil for the embattled British prime minister
LONDON -- Four of Boris Johnson’s most senior staff quit on Thursday, triggering new turmoil for the embattled British prime minister.
Johnson’s office said chief of staff Dan Rosenfield and principal private secretary Martin Reynolds had both tendered their resignations. Director of Communications Jack Doyle and senior adviser Munira Mirza also said they had left Downing Street.
Reynolds is a key figure in the “partygate” scandal over lockdown-breaching parties held by Johnson and his staff during the coronavirus pandemic. He sent an invitation to about 100 staff to a “bring your own booze” garden party in May 2020, when Britons were banned from socializing in groups as part of restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The garden gathering is one of 16 alleged parties under investigation by senior civil servant Sue Gray. A dozen of the events are also being investigated by the Metropolitan Police.
