Johnson faces grilling amid sleaze row

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 18, 2021 12:04 am

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a parliamentary grilling on Wednesday over charges of sleaze within his Conservative party and lackluster leadership at the COP26 climate summit.

Johnson will be quizzed by the heads of parliament's cross-party select committees at 1500 GMT for a stock-take of government policy, typically held three times a year and which can prove uncomfortable for under-fire leaders.

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