PM Faces Angry Parliament, As Court Rules Gov't COVID 'VIP Lane' Illegal

Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces what is being billed as a 'make or break' session of prime minsiters' questions in the House of Commons at the top of the hour. PM is under major pressure following revelations of COVID lockdown-breaking parties in Downing St in 2020. There is the rising prospect that Johnson is forced to resign or quits office, with support from his Conservative party MPs draining away in the face of intense public anger and slumping opinion polls.

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• Following the removal of the whip from Conservative MP Anne-Marie Morris overnight, a total of 54 Conservative MPs are now required to send letters to the chair of the 1922 Committee to trigger a leadership contest.
• To add to the furor, the High Court has ruled that the so-called 'VIP lane' offered to two firms with links to the Conservative party for the procurement of PPE for the NHS during the pandemic was illegal.