British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has lost its poll lead over the opposition Labour Party after revelations about alleged lockdown parties at Johnson's residence provoked an outcry over hypocrisy
A YouGov poll for The Times newspaper showed Johnson's Conservatives had dropped 3 percentage points from Dec. 2 to 33% of the vote while Labour rose 4 percentage points to 37%.
The BBC reported that Johnson's deputy director of communications, Jack Doyle, spoke at a party of 20-30 people on Dec. 18. Downing Street declined comment. Another Survation poll of 1,178 people carried out on Wednesday and Thursday put Labour on 40% of the vote, up 1 percentage point, and Johnson's Conservatives down 2 to 34%.Johnson will next week face a rebellion by dozens of Conservative lawmakers who will oppose his imposition of new COVID rules.
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