November 2022: Johnson begins stepping up speaking engagements that take him around the world from India to Nigeria to Singapore to the United States. 25: Sunak replaces Truss as prime minister after her tax-cutting economic plans caused turmoil on financial markets. Sept 6: Johnson leaves office, replaced by Liz Truss.
July 7: Johnson resigns as Conservative Party leader, but plans to remain as prime minister while the leadership contest is held. July 6: Some three dozen junior ministers resign from the government, attacking Johnson’s leadership. Two of Johnson’s most senior Cabinet ministers, Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid, quit the government. July 5: Johnson apologizes for his handling of the Pincher scandal and says he had forgotten about being told of the allegations. Questions swirl about whether Johnson knew about the claims when Pincher was given the job. Previous sexual misconduct allegations emerge about Pincher. June 30: Lawmaker Chris Pincher resigns as Conservative deputy chief whip amid allegations he assaulted two guests at a private members club in London. June 29: Parliament’s cross-party Privileges Committee issues a call for evidence for a probe into whether Johnson misled Parliament over lockdown parties. June 24: Johnson’s Conservatives lose two former strongholds to opposition parties in special elections. June 15: Christopher Geidt quits as ethics adviser to Johnson, accusing the Conservative government of planning to flout conduct rules. The scale of the revolt - some 41% voted against him - shakes his grip on power. June 6: Johnson narrowly wins a vote of no confidence, with Conservative lawmakers voting 211-148 to back him. May 22,: Findings of the “Partygate” investigation are published, detailing 16 gatherings at Johnson’s home and office and other government offices between May 2020 and April 2021, at a time when millions of people were unable to see friends and family.
Johnson apologizes but insists he didn’t know he was breaking the rules. Johnson’s staunch support for Ukraine after Russia’s invasion helps bolster Johnson and his supporters, who argue the government should not focus on domestic political squabbles.Īpril 12: Johnson is fined 50 pounds ($63) for attending one of the lockdown parties. 8, 2021: Johnson authorizes investigation into the scandal, dubbed “Partygate.” Pressure builds for a leadership challenge, but fizzles.Īpril 9: Johnson meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, pledging a new package of military and economic support. Johnson denies the allegations, but opposition leaders criticize the government for breaking the law as people across the country made sacrifices to combat the pandemic.ĭec. The scandal grows to reports of more than a dozen parties. 30, 2021: Allegations surface that government officials attended parties in government offices during November and December 2020 in violation of COVID-19 lockdown rules. A day later, facing an angry backlash from lawmakers of all parties, Johnson reverses course and allows lawmakers to vote on Paterson’s suspension. 3-4, 2021: Johnson’s government orders Conservative lawmakers to support a change in ethics rules to delay the suspension of Owen Paterson, a Johnson supporter who had been censured for breaching lobbying rules.
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