What did Boris Johnson do?

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is facing the biggest political crises after dozens of government officials, including two senior Cabinet ministers resigned over the handling allegations of sexual misconduct by a member of the government.

The immediate cause of the crisis was the fallout from the resignation of Deputy Chief Whip, Chris Pincher, amid allegations he had groped two guest at a private dinner the night before.

What landed Johnson in deeper trouble, though, were the contortions that Downing Street press Officers went into trying to explain why Pincher was ever in government in the first place.

In the UK, the resignation of a Prime Minister doesn’t automatically trigger a general election. If Johnson were to step down, the Conservative Party would hold an internal election to choose a new leader, who would then become Prime Minister.