U.K.’s ‘Sleaze’ Scandal: How Bad Can It Get for Boris Johnson?
- Crisis escalates with watchdog probe into flat refurbishment
- Negative headlines could undermine Tories ahead of key polls
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been forced to deny he broke the law, as a series of rows from lobbying to what the opposition has dubbed “sleaze” threaten to engulf his government.
The Electoral Commission opened a probe into whether funding arrangements for the refurbishment of his apartment breached election legislation last year. The inquiry could last months. With more claims likely to emerge from disillusioned former aide Dominic Cummings in the weeks ahead, Johnson’s political authority is on the line.