MP says Boris Johnson’s shutdown violates ‘severe attack’ as people made sacrifices

Boris Johnson faced new resignation demands because he was one of several people to have been fined for violating Partygate. Opposition MPs from various parties said it was time to label the violations “extremely offensive”.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey renewed his pleas for the prime minister and chancellor Rishi Sunak to resign, saying that “trust in them, which is so important in crises, has vanished” after they were fined. He told BBC Radio 4 today: “This is a government in crisis, when our country is in crisis, especially with the urgent household spending situation, and I think the prime minister and chancellor should resign.

“They broke the law. They were dishonest. I think the trust in them that is so important in crises has faded.”

Sir Ed added: “Remember that millions of people have made tremendous sacrifices during this time. If they had a party, they would be fined, the law would be broken and no doubt the Prime Minister would condemn it.”

And here the prime minister and chancellor were breaking the law, and more policemen were discovered. After a thorough investigation it was decided to commit a crime.

“I don’t think you have a prime minister who oversees the state, examines laws, passes laws that affect millions of people and cause huge disasters, especially to bereaved families, and then flee. I think he should answer. It is the duty of opposition parties, like the Liberal Democrats, to hold these to account. The government for violations of the law and its disastrous economic policies.

Shadow advisor Rachel Reeves said Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak did not understand the “extreme hurt” of their abuses. Speaking on BBC Radio 4 today, the Labor MP said: “The new leadership means we will have a government that will focus on the issues that we need to focus on as a country.”

Asked whether Johnson’s claim that he broke the rules without his knowledge was a sufficient explanation, Ms. Reeves said: He cannot say what people want to say, especially those who have made great sacrifices during the pandemic – that he was wrong, he did something wrong, he understands it, he understood that he lied to Parliament and that he lied. Nation.

“But he’s still confused and says, Oh, he still doesn’t realize he’s breaking the rules and was alone in this room at the time… That’s not enough. People have never, collectively or personally, fallen victim to a pandemic during a war, and he’s still the Prime Minister. And the counselor does not understand how insulting this disease is, especially to those who have lost or lost loved ones.They were not there because of the death of their child or loved one.

Speaking later to Radio Times, the shadow chancellor added that the UK needed new leadership as the Downing Street scandals over closed parties and Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s tax suits diverted government attention from the rising cost of life in Ukraine and Great Britain. Ms Reeves said, “The government is struggling to focus on today’s issues as it dives into an epic of lies and hide-and-seek.

“For example, let’s take the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine. Parliament is scheduled to be called this week to discuss the matter and put questions to the prime minister. But the prime minister decided not to convene parliament not because the issue was not worth it but because he didn’t want to challenge the parties.

Take inflation for example: today it has risen to 7%. The spring declaration did nothing to help families and retirees struggling with the rising cost of living, but the government and the chancellor are overly concerned about tax and party-related issues, so they can focus on the issues. by hand.

We need new leadership because this government and this chancellor have lost their moral authority, but also because this saga of lies and cover-ups makes it impossible for them to focus on the major issues that need to be addressed. We are a country.”

Scottish Conservative Party leader Douglas Ross said the prime minister was a good man. Asked on Wednesday by BBC Scotland whether he believed in the right man for prime minister, Ross replied: “Yes, and he’s referring to the situation in Ukraine and he’s referring to the situation at home.”

Asked if there had been any real protests by the prime minister against Downing Street parties in recent months, Ross added: “Obviously not, because more police have decided to issue fixed fine notices. The prime minister should explain why he said this. And what does he think.

“Obviously he was thinking differently, but the watch police were very clear, they issued these fixed punishment letters, the prime minister delivered them, the prime minister paid them and I think the process is fair.. that the police had time to investigate and come to a conclusion and no one is above the law, This was confirmed by the Prime Minister and others who announced the fines in Downing Street.

He continued: “The Prime Minister has to explain why he said this to Carrie Starmer and the statements he made in the House of Commons, because it is already clear – further police investigations, the announcement of fines and the Prime Minister’s acceptance of this fine – this ‘statement is not true’.

Ben Huchen, the mayor of Tees Valley, said Mr Johnson “made a huge and clearly dangerous mistake, but we all make mistakes”. He told LBC Radio: “I think, like everything in life, the prime minister has apologized.

“Obviously this is a very serious problem. He obviously made a terrible and dangerous mistake, but I am a staunch defender of life, as we should all be, (that) we all make mistakes.”

“We have all done what we regret. We have all done wrong things, but I think I look at the people around me and judge them in the context of all their actions, not just one.”

Former Cabinet Secretary Lord David Frost said Prime Minister Boris Johnson should “open” his position to Downing Street MPs. Speaking to LBC, he said: “I don’t think a single penalty warning is a reason to resign.

“But I think it’s impossible to simply say, ‘It was then and it is now, let’s go on, the world is different,'” as the government is trying to do this morning. I don’t think it’s good enough.

First of all, I think you know that the Prime Minister informed Parliament in the minutes that all the rules have been observed and that there are no parties. This is clearly not the case.

“I think it is very important in our constitutional system to provide the right information to Parliament, so I hope the Prime Minister will come to court on Tuesday and clarify what the real situation is,” he added. Lord Frost said Sue Gray’s report on the Downing Street parties should be published soon, and warned that the scandal “would strike the prime minister” if he was not able to explain it to his deputies and the public.

He said, “We still don’t know what other fines could be imposed and to whom. I think if there were any ideas about filing a report from Sue Gray, I think it would be a good idea.”

“I think he will defeat the party and the prime minister if he doesn’t explain clearly to people what happened and why,” he added.

However, he is confident that Boris Johnson will lead the Conservatives into the next general election, regardless of party. When asked about LBC, he said: “I think he will if he does the right thing – if he proves his point, he will clarify what is going on, and he will settle his position with Parliament.

We have an energy crunch, and we have a lot. It’s going to be very difficult, and I think people will realize that. But I do think that when it comes to choosing between the Conservatives and Labour, it will be important to score this government, the leadership opportunities of Boris Johnson, and the fact that we will achieve a lot. So yeah, I’m sure of that, but we have to do the right thing in the two years we have left.”

DUP leader Sir Geoffrey Donaldson has refused to accede to demands for the prime minister’s resignation to be fined for violating Covid-19 ban rules. Sir Geoffrey said he personally had a hard time when his father passed away in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020.

He also welcomed an apology issued by Boris Johnson, which he says has bypassed former First Deputy Secretary of State Michelle O’Neill, who attended Republican President Bobby Store’s funeral during the lockdown. Northern Ireland’s attorney general has decided not to punish anyone for attending a historic funeral.

Sir Geoffrey told the media in Bangor, Co-Down on Wednesday: “It was a very difficult time for all of us and when I think about the boundaries we were facing at the time – we couldn’t get up, there were only 10 people. There were only 10 people at the funeral and we obeyed all the rules. So , I feel like people get angry about it when they break the rules.”

“I congratulate the Prime Minister for his apology, that is, he went further than, for example, our first deputy minister, who said he would not apologize for attending the funeral, which we think he did. Very upset. The rules around the Covid regulations.”

He added: As for the future of the Prime Minister, this is a matter for him and the Conservative Party. I have no intention of joining the team because in the end I cannot influence the Prime Minister’s decision.

“He has to make that decision, but what we need now in the UK is stable government. We need leadership.”