UK PM refuses to quit over illegal COVID-19 lockdown parties

STORY: UK PM refuses to quit over illegal COVID-19 lockdown parties DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of House of Parliament 2. various of Boris Johnson speaking 3. various of the National COVID Memorial Wall STORYLINE: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has taken full responsibility for parties held at his Downing Street office that broke COVID-19 rules but is refusing to resign over the scandal. A much-anticipated report commissioned by the government, published on Wednesday, investigates 16 events held at Downing Street in 2020 and 2021. Written by senior civil servant Sue Gray, the damning 37-page report describes booze-fueled parties attended by large numbers of people, which broke lockdown rules imposed by the government. "Many of these events should not have been allowed to happen," Gray's report underlines. "The senior leadership...must bear responsibility for this culture." "Those in the most junior positions attended