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Britain's prime minister under fire for hosting party during COVID lockdown

PBS, 13 Jan 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his political life. He was forced to apologize to parliament Wednesday after it was revealed he attended a cocktail party in the garden of his official residence at the height of the COVID crisis when strict nationwide restrictions were in force. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from the United Kingdom.

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