'In the name of God, go': UK's Johnson faces demands to resign

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the weekly question time debate at Parliament in London, Britain, January 5, 2022, in this screen grab taken from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday dismissed calls to resign from opponents and some of his own lawmakers, fighting to save his premiership amid a deepening revolt inside his party over a series of lockdown parties in Downing Street.

Johnson, who in 2019 won his party's biggest majority in more than 30 years, is now fighting to shore up his authority after a series of revelations about parties in his Downing Street residence during COVID lockdowns.