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UK’s Boris Johnson faces wrath of lawmakers over partygate

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By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing British lawmakers for the first time since he was fined by police for attending a birthday party in his office that broke coronavirus lockdown rules. As the House of Commons returns Tuesday from an 11-day Easter break, Johnson is expected to apologize for what he insists was a minor slip-up. The opposition Labour Party is trying to get lawmakers to censure Johnson over the “partygate” scandal. It plans to hold a Commons vote Thursday on whether Johnson should be investigated for allegedly misleading Parliament — generally a resigning offense. Johnson argues it would be wrong to change leaders while Britain faces crises including the war in Ukraine and a cost-of-living squeeze.

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