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The runners and riders who could replace Boris Johnson

Telegraph, 13 Jan 2022
Boris Johnson faced a barrage of criticism from his own MPs on Wednesday over his attendance at a Downing Street garden party at the height of lockdown last year.

His apology appears to have done little to quell mounting anger among Tory politicians over the incident, and a number of MPs and MSPs across the nation have called on him to resign.

Should he be replaced, several senior Conservative figures are being tipped as successors.

Watch the video above for Lucy Fisher's verdict on the runners and riders.

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