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Boris Johnson rode his luck throughout his career, bouncing back from a succession of setbacks and scandals but the luck of a man once likened to a “greased piglet” for his ability to escape controversies finally ran out, after a slew of high-profile resignations from his scandal-hit government.
The departure of cabinet big hitters Rishi Sunak as finance minister and Sajid Javid as health secretary this past Tuesday weakened the under-pressure prime minister just as he needed allies the most.