Will Boris Johnson’s non-apology save him?
January 13, 2022
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Will Boris Johnson’s non-apology save him?
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<p>Boris Johnson has been <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2022/01/boris-johnson-is-determined-to-cling-on-and-what-else-we-learned-from-todays-pmqs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">caught red-handed</a> and forced to admit that he attended a party in the Downing Street garden in May 2020, however he claimed that he believed it was a “work event”. Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea, discuss his <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2022/01/is-this-the-end-for-boris-johnson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">chances of survival</a> and the awkward questions this culture of insouciance raises for his <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2022/01/its-hard-for-rishi-sunak-to-distance-himself-from-lockdown-breaking-parties-given-he-lived-next-door-to-no-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">potential successors</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Then in You Ask Us, a listener asks if Labour is right to speak positively about Tony Blair and the New Labour government given Blair’s unpopularity.</p><br /><p>If you have a question for You Ask Us, send an email or voice note to <a href="mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a></p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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