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Five aides of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson quit within 24 hours

On Thursday night, Johnson's communications director, chief of staff, and private secretary all announced their resignations

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday was fighting for his premiership following an exodus of senior aides and calls from within his own party for him to step down.

On Friday morning, Elena Narozanski, Boris Johnson’s special advisor on women and equalities, became the fifth adviser to walk out the door within 24 hours, according to British media reports.

She followed other top aides who quit Downing Street on Thursday as the fallout from a scandal dubbed “Partygate” continues to engulf the UK government and raise questions about the PM’s leadership. Munira Mirza, his head of policy who had worked with him