Could Boris Johnson survive a 2021 Christmas UK lockdown? | Covid 19

With the Omnicron Covid variant having been discovered in Europe, concerns around Covid 19 are growing, many are considering the likelihood of UK covid restrictions, such as lockdowns being reintroduced. With this in mind we ask the question, Could Prime Minister Boris Johnson survive another Christmas lockdown? In this video New Statesman data journalist Ben Walker analyses what impact another Christmas lockdown would have on Boris Johnson’s tenure as Prime Minister, would it mean the end his government, or even the end of conservative rule in general? November 2021 saw Covid cases across Europe surge once more. Sharp rises in Austria, the Netherlands and Germany have made some reintroduce restrictions. In Britain cases are up too, and the damage is being most felt in the average wait for an ambulance, the highest this October since records began. The Prime Minister has refused to rule out a new national lockdown this winter. Christmas could, in essence, be cancelled again. If Boris Johnson does opt for caution and shutters the UK once more, will the public wear it? Could, instead, cancelling Christmas be curtains for the PM’s premiership? Will a Christmas lockdown take down Boris Johnson? How well has Tory sleaze cut through to the average voter? Will living standards be the decider at the next elections? These questions and more answered. Read the full article by Ben Walker here: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics... Video edited by Valeria Cardi