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After a humiliating defeat, Boris Johnson needs a reset in the New Year | Analysis

Telegraph, 17 Dec 2021
Boris Johnson is in need of a "reset and relaunch" in the New Year, according to The Telegraph's Deputy Political Editor Lucy Fisher.

After a humiliating defeat which saw the Liberal Democrats snatch the North Shropshire lifelong seat from the Conservatives, some Tory MPs are questioning whether the Prime Minister is an asset or a liability.

In the winter of 2021, Boris Johnson faced a sleaze allegation row which triggered the North Shropshire by-election as well as the ongoing Downing Street Christmas Party scandals.

Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/12/17/big-question-tories-boris-johnson-still-electoral-asset-becoming/

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