Gavin Grey: Boris Johnson is facing a make-or-break moment with report due into 'Partygate' scandal

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jan 23, 2022 · 3m

It could be a crucial week for Boris Johnson in his battle to stay in power.

The British Prime Minister has been under pressure for weeks over alleged summer garden parties and Christmas gatherings held in Downing Street when the rest of the country was under strict Covid-19 lockdowns. A report into the allegations, set to be released this week, could be the final straw for Johnson's increasingly mutinous party.

Johnson's approval ratings are plunging and there appears to be a growing sense among some parts of his ruling Conservative Party that he is becoming a liability. Two polls in the…