Johnson faces probe over luxury holiday
The Hindu
Mr, Johnson, who was buoyed by successful local election results in England last week, has long been dogged by questions about the holiday.
Britain’s parliamentary standards watchdog confirmed on Monday it is investigating Prime Minister Boris Johnson over how he paid for a luxury Caribbean holiday, the latest of multiple probes into his conduct. Kathryn Stone, the current Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, is looking into the controversial trip to the privately owned island of Mustique over Christmas 2019 by the U.K. leader and his fiancee Carrie Symonds. Mr, Johnson, who was buoyed by successful local election results in England last week, has long been dogged by questions about the holiday.
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