Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Since he was forced to step down last July, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made no secret of his hopes of returning to politics. But the persistent “partygate”, scandal of the parties during the confinements, threatens him with new revelations.
Contradicting his claim that anti-covid rules were always adhered to at his Downing Street offices, Johnson reportedly joked about a celebration in November 2020, during England’s second lockdown, saying it was “the least socially distanced party in the UK.” United”.
This was revealed by aides interviewed for an ITV podcast, according to whom some members of the ex-premier’s team destroyed documents before an internal and police investigation and others had sex at a “crazy” party the night before Prince Philip’s funeral, Elizabeth II’s husband who died in April 2021.
“When the disgraced former prime minister plans his return, it reminds us yet again why he is totally unsuited for public office,” replied opposition Labor Party number two Angela Rayner.
“While people couldn’t say goodbye to their loved ones or grieve with their families, he was breaking his own rules and then lying to the British people,” he added. The ITV podcast was broadcast this week, ahead of the upcoming opening of an inquiry by a parliamentary committee that could see Johnson suspended or even expelled from the House of Commons. The so-called “privilege committee” will investigate whether the former leader lied to Parliament when, after the leak of a compromising video in December 2021, he assured the deputies that “the rules had been respected at all times.”
