UK PM Boris Johnson Makes New Appointments to His Team Amid 'Partygate' Scandal

LONDON (VOICE OF ETHIOPIA) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made new arrangements in the midst of broad analysis for going to Downing Street parties during COVID-19 lockdowns, the British government has declared.

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"The head of the state has today proceeded with the redesign of his senior group as he works on the No 10 activity and conveys the change important to continue ahead with the gig. The new arrangements will have the discipline and concentration to drive the top state leader's needs and convey for the nation", Downing Street said in a Saturday proclamation.

As per the British government, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Steve Barclay is being selected as the state head's new head of staff, while Guto Harri, who had worked for the BBC, will turn into the new overseer of correspondences.

The British head of the state has been wrestling with calls to leave after a progression of disclosures showed that few get-togethers were held at his workplaces all through 2020 and 2021, spurning COVID-19 social removing rules.

On Monday, Johnson told the UK Parliament that he was going to "continue ahead with the gig" following the arrival of discoveries of a request led by UK senior government employee Sue Gray, who observed that a portion of the gatherings at 10 Downing Street abused lockdown rules. A different police examination is progressing.

Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrei Kelin let Sputnik on Friday know that he doesn't anticipate that Johnson should leave and that, as per British sources, the state leader will beat this current emergency.