Johnson’s worst week, Biden one year on and insects face a crisis

Boris Johnson has had some bad weeks as Britain’s prime minister, but last week, surely, will take some beating. As “partygate” revelations threatened to overwhelm his administration, he tried first to convince parliament that he had wandered unwittingly into a “bring your own booze” party in the Downing Street garden. The next day he was apologising to the Queen after it emerged No 10 staff had held a drunken leaving do on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral.

Toby Helm reflects on a crisis from which few believe the prime minister can escape. There’s a look at the Tory runners and riders manoeuvring to replace Johnson – and John Harris explains why whoever may follow could prove much worse for the UK. Then, on the Opinion pages, the actor Rory Kinnear recalls the heart-wrenching experience of his sister’s lockdown funeral, held on the day of one of the most notorious parties – a vivid reminder of why the scandal has caused such anger.