More illegal parties and the suspicion of another lie about the decoration of his residence pits his party and voters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces fresh accusations of having lied on official business as the investigation into illegal holiday gatherings in Downing Street continues. To these circumstances must be added the birth of his second daughter, the danger of losing an election next week and the growing rebellion in the conservative parliamentary group.
The context is so crazy that on the digital front page of the Financial Times the accusation that the strange restrictions announced on Wednesday by the prime minister, to mitigate the impact of the new variant of the virus, are a mere tactic to silence. the wave of revelations that are creating an environment conducive to their overthrow.
According to the FT, Cabinet members were surprised on Wednesday when Johnson asked them to pass relatively mild restrictions, such as the recommendation to work from home, the requirement of masks in closed spaces and in crowds, and also the presentation of vaccination certificates. or negative test to access large capacities.
Johnson’s spokesmen had denied that restrictions were planned when essential information about the characteristics of the omicron variant was lacking. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab on Tuesday denied that they were to be implemented. But suddenly the head of government changed his mind. The rules allow the public to sing in a concert to which they must go with a mask. They allow Christmas parties but advise against going to the workplace.
The Government will review the situation of the pandemic at the beginning of January and wants to cancel them if the data improves. Will Johnson be Prime Minister in January? It seems likely. But it is estimated that some 40 Conservative MPs will oppose the restrictions on Tuesday – the measures will be passed by Labor vote – and polls suggest that he may lose an election on Thursday to replace a resigned MP.
According to Andrew Mitchell, a veteran ‘Tory’ of the House of Commons, the atmosphere in the party is ‘sulphurous’. The continuous erosion of the reputation of the prime minister and his advisers is having an effect on the population, angered by the appearance that the rulers have not respected the rules dictated for the rest of the population. And the list of cases is extended.
The highest administration official, Simon Case, will investigate what happened at the festive meeting on December 18, 2020 – furtherance of the scandal – in another that would have been held on November 13 at Johnson’s residence and in which organized at the Ministry of Education on December 10. The Conservative Party would have already punished four members who organized a party at its headquarters, on the 14th.
In the absence of entertainment, the birth of the Johnson’s daughter has coincided with the publication of a report by the Electoral Commission on the donations received to decorate his Downing Street residence to the taste of his wife, which has led to the British press to deduce that the prime minister lied about his knowledge of the funds used in a previous investigation.
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