The controversy for the ‘partygate‘, following the publication of the
Report from Officer Sue Gray
and the stormy debate in the House of Commons, in which the premier Boris Johnson he had to defend himself from the crossfire of the opposition and part of his own party. For Labor leader Keir Starmer, the affair of alcoholic parties in Downing Street in full lockdown is distracting the government, while Johnson “he spends his time saving his skin”.
But if the attacks of the opposition seem obvious, Johnson should be worried the growing annoyance that is mounting within the Conservative Party, where to point the finger at the premier is not only the (so far) restricted patrol of rebel deputies, all elected in colleges in the north of England, ready to discourage him. Yesterday evening, after speaking to the municipalities, Johnson wanted to meet the conservative parliamentary group, promising a course change at Downing Street.
However, many deputies have made it known that to confirm their confidence in the premier they are awaiting the publication of the complete report on the partygate. The version made public yesterday, in fact, while denouncing the “lack of leadership and judgment in Downing Street”, the “serious deficiencies in the standards of behavior” and“excessive use of alcohol” during prohibited parties, he never indicates the name of the premier or other members of his staff. This, Gray explained, because the investigation opened by the London police on the alleged violations of the lockdown rules prevented many of the details collected by the official in her internal investigation from being disclosed.
Hague, ‘the premier beware of his own deputies’
And that’s exactly what yesterday Johnson appealed, responding to all, both from the opposition and from the majority they asked him to resign, to await the conclusions of the police investigation. But in the aftermath of his appeal, his spokesman hinted that public opinion may not be aware of any police sanctions imposed on Johnson and Downing Street staff at the conclusion of the investigation, for “privacy” reasons. . And after all, too Scotland Yard confirmed to the Telegraph that he will not give the names of the people who will eventually be fined.
This would be an epilogue that would risk further fueling the attacks of the opposition and exacerbate the spirits of those within the Conservative Party who think that Johnson’s leadership has come to an end. Not surprisingly, a veteran of the Tories com the former party leader William Haguein an article in the Times warned Johnson that “he should be concerned about the reactions of his deputies”.
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