Will UK prime minister Boris Johnson survive his latest scandal?

Two key ministers plus a dozen lesser ministers have resigned from Boris Johnson’s government, with more expected. These officials are responding to Johnson’s most recent scandal: defending the hiring of a minister with a long history of sexual misconduct. Speculation abounds on whether Johnson survives the week. Host Marco Werman speaks to  Tim Bale, politics professor at Queen Mary University of London.

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