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Ros Atkins six-minute romp through the Paterson affair goes viral

Ros Atkins six-minute summary of Boris Johnson’s worst week as prime minister has been making the rounds on social media – and deservedly so.

The BBC newsreader offered up a concise look back over the last week and the Owen Paterson scandal, which is one of the worst to hit the current administration.

Earlier today former defence minister Tobias Ellwood said Johnson risks ending up as “just another former occupant of No 10” after he ‘took Parliament for granted’.

It comes after former prime minister Sir John Major criticised Mr Johnson for trashing the Parliament’s reputation over the saga.

Watch the clip in full below:

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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