UK’s Johnson defies calls to quit as ouster bid gathers pace


              Labour leader Keir Starmer, left, speaks with Bury South MP Christian Wakeford, who has defected from the Conservatives to Labour, in his office in the Houses of Parliament, London, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
            
              In this photo provided by UK Parliament, Britain's former Conservative Cabinet Minister ex-Brexit Secretary David Davis speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, in London, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied calls to resign in a feisty performance Wednesday in Parliament — but it may be too little to prevent a push by his Conservative Party's lawmakers to oust him over a string of lockdown-flouting government parties. Pressure on the prime minister grew as one Conservative lawmaker defected to the opposition Labour Party and former Conservative Cabinet Minister David Davis told him: “In the name of God, go!” (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament via AP)
            
              British lawmakers leave the Parliament as the sun sets, in London, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
            
              A man holds a placard outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, in London, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
            
              Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
            
              Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
            
              Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
            
              Artist Kaya Mar displays his painting of Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he stands outside Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
UK’s Johnson defies calls to quit as ouster bid gathers pace