The British prime minister is not the only high-ranking official to be on the tightrope for failing to comply with the health restrictions that he himself imposes
Advice I give that for me I do not have. Many representatives of international politics have internalized this saying so much since the covid-19 pandemic began that their actions – once they have been made public, of course – have forced them to apologize to the population or even to present his resignation. The most current example is the leader who in recent days has starred in the front pages of the English media in the face of a new scandal. We are talking about Boris Johnson.
The ‘premier’ faces, as he stated on Wednesday in Parliament, the “rage felt by the population” after failing to comply with his own rules dictated by the covid. A few days ago, an email from his private secretary, Martin Reynolds, came to light, in which on May 20, 2020, in full restriction of social gatherings, he invited a hundred employees to a massive party in the Downing Street garden.
The criticism did not take long to arrive and, after confirming that he did not attend the controversial ‘spree’, shortly after he apologized to the House parties after finally acknowledging that he attended the social meeting, although “implicitly assuming” that it was an “event of job”. Despite the fact that a priori a possible resignation from the post was in sight, an action that the opposition has demanded as well as a large part of public opinion, Johnson has taken seriously some verses of Raphael’s popular song ‘Escándalo’: «Not now there are those who stop me even if they don’t stop the language of high society ». Johnson remains firm in his position in the face of any threat despite the fact that news of new episodes of what is already called ‘party gate’ have emerged.
OTHER MANAGERS WITH CONTROVERSY:
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Phil Hogan.
The European commissioner resigned for attending a massive dinner in Dublin and not quarantine. -
Dara Calleary.
Former Irish Agriculture Minister, resigned for going to an event with 80 people when it was banned. -
Sana Marin.
Prime Minister of Finland, apologized for partying after being in contact with a positive.
The British leader is not the only high-ranking official to be on the tightrope for failing to comply with the health restrictions that they themselves impose. On the European scene, the scandal is repeated mostly in the United Kingdom and in the circle of the ‘premier’. The one who was his main adviser, Dominic Cummings, left Downing Street in November 2020 after pressure to break the confinement rules in March of that same year, when he traveled from London to his parents’ farm, in Durham, northeast from England. A 425-kilometre car journey with his wife and son – the couple had contagious symptoms.
Meetings and trips
Johnson’s former adviser Allegra Stratton resigned after starring in a controversial humorous video about a party held in Downing Street during Christmas 2020, at a time when English citizens were under heavy restrictions. As if that were not enough, the former Minister of Health Matt Hancock apologized and resigned in June 2021 for breaching the law that he himself introduced in Parliament prohibiting the meeting of two people from different homes in a closed environment, except for “reasonable” work obligation. », after some images came to light in his office that show him kissing and hugging an adviser.
In Scotland, the former Minister of Health, Catherine Calderwood, resigned in April 2020 after it was revealed that she traveled to her second home for two weekends, more than an hour from Edinburgh, when travel was not allowed. In Ireland, for his part, the former Minister of Agriculture, Dara Calleary, left office in August 2020 after attending an event with eighty people, one day after the Government announced new restrictive measures that limited social events. On those dates, European Commissioner Phil Hogan also resigned for attending a massive dinner in Dublin and not quarantining after traveling from Brussels.
Among the most recent cases would also be Finland, whose prime minister, Sanna Marin, apologized in December for partying after being in contact with a positive. He explained that while he was in a nightclub he received two messages recommending his isolation, although he did not see them until the next day because he left his mobile at home. On the other hand, the former Estonian Minister of Culture, Anneli Ott, resigned amid criticism for not being vaccinated against the virus.
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