UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and
finance minister Rishi Sunak are to be
fined for breaching Covid-19 lockdown
laws in what has become known as the
“Partygate” scandal, prompting calls on
Tuesday for their resignation.
Johnson’s wife Carrie will also be fined, as
the political storm following revelations of a
swathe of lockdown-busting parties in and
around Downing Street threatens to engulf
Johnson once more.
“The prime minister and chancellor of the
exchequer have today received notification
that the Metropolitan Police intend to issue
them with fixed penalty notices,” a Downing
Street spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
The announcement came after London’s
Metropolitan Police said they had issued
more than 50 fines over the parties,
without disclosing the number or identities
of those being fined.
The leader of the opposition Labour Party,
Keir Starmer, swiftly called for the two
most senior members of the government to
resign.
“Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have
broken the law and repeatedly lied to the
British public,” Starmer tweeted.
“They must both resign. The Conservatives
are totally unfit to govern. Britain deserves
better.”
Johnson was left fighting for his political
survival earlier this year after a several
lawmakers from his ruling Conservative
Party withdrew their support for his
leadership over the affair.
– A ‘government in crisis’ –
An unknown number of Conservative MPs
have submitted letters calling for a no-
confidence vote in Johnson’s leadership.
If the Conservative Party’s 1922 Committee
receives such letters from 54 of Johnson’s
360 MPs, it would spark a confidence vote.
The leader of the opposition Liberal
Democrats, Ed Davey, called for parliament
to be recalled from its Easter recess for a
confidence vote.
“This is a government in crisis neglecting a
country in crisis,” Davey tweeted.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had eased the
political pressure on Johnson over the
scandal. Conservative MP Roger Gale said
on Tuesday that now was not the time to
“unseat” the prime minister, as this would
bolster President Vladimir Putin.
“It’s serious of course,” Gale said.
“But… I am not prepared to give Vladimir
Putin the comfort of thinking that we are
about to unseat the prime minister of the
United Kingdom and destabilise the
coalition against Putin.
“So any reaction to this is going to have to
wait until we have dealt with the main
crisis which is Ukraine and the Donbas,” he
said, referring to the eastern Ukrainian
region where Moscow is now concentrating
its assault.
– Johnson ‘broke the law’ –
Bereaved families of victims of the Covid
pandemic also called on Johnson to resign.
Lobby Akinnola, spokesman for Covid-19
Bereaved Families for Justice, said
Johnson and Sunak “broke the law” and
“took us all for mugs.
“There is simply no way either the prime
minister or chancellor can continue… Their
dishonesty has caused untold hurt to the
bereaved,” he said.
“They have lost all credibility with the wider
public, which could cost lives if new
variants mean restrictions are needed in the
future.”
London police are still investigating claims
that Johnson and government officials
organised and attended at least a dozen
boozy events in 2020 and 2021 that
violated Britain’s then-strict virus curbs.
Carrie Johnson’s spokeswoman said that
“in the interests of transparency, Mrs
Johnson can confirm she has been notified
that she will receive a fixed penalty notice.
“She has not yet received any further
details about the nature of the FPN,” she
added.
It is not clear for which event or events the
trio are being fined, but all three reportedly
attended a gathering for Johnson’s birthday
in June 2020.
Johnson has already apologised for the
parties, which included Christmas
celebrations and a drink-fuelled gathering
the evening before Prince Philip’s funeral.
The prime minister initially denied any rule-
breaking events had occurred in the
complex where he lives and works, and he
consistently rejected any suggestion of
personal wrongdoing.
But his opponents accused him of having
misled parliament by insisting the Downing
Street events were work-related and within
the rules.


Source : https://www.channelstv.com/2022/04/12/boris-johnson-rishi-sunak-to-be-fined-over-lockdown-violations/

Lalasticlala Myndd44

Ndi Downing street

I just wish they will lock Boris Johnson and Vladimir Putin in one room for them to fight to the death. The Russian strongman will come out of the room with Boris Johnsons bloody skull on his hands, signaling to foolish brits that he killed their lord with his bare hands

MangekyoAlt:
I just wish they will lock Boris Johnson and Vladimir Putin in one room for them to fight to the death. The Russian strongman will come out of the room with Boris Johnsons bloody skull on his hands, signaling to foolish brits that he killed their lord with his bare hands

Keep dreaming