The cascade of resignation in the UK government in recent hours joins the ‘Partygate’ scandal, which has haunted the Prime Minister for months
Boris Johnson has reached the end of his remarkable career at the head of the British government. The controversial leader has been in the spotlight for months over illegal party scandals amid the worst coronavirus pandemic. The resignation of fifty senior and middle positions from his Executive over a sexual scandal, as well as pressure from his own party’s deputies, have left him with no choice but to resign. These are some of the events that have brought Johnson into this impasse in recent months.
The ‘Partygate’: Sprees During the Pandemic
The scandal known as ‘Partygate’, the celebration of celebrations at number 10 Downing Street, the Executive’s headquarters, and other government facilities, will hit the press in November 2021. Scotland Yard is opening a police investigation. An internal investigation has also been ordered by senior official Sue Gray.
The government’s response was clear: close ties to the prime minister. Johnson has repeatedly defended himself in parliament and denied the facts. According to him, the rules had been followed “at all times”. However, a trickle of leaks in the form of videos and images of the illegal parties exposes the lies of the prime minister and his government. In the coming months, there are several positions that the Executive will leave due to the scandal.
A preview of Gray’s report will be made public in January 2022, highlighting that 10 Downing Street has broken the rules of the pandemic and pointing to “leadership failure”. In April, a parliamentary committee will investigate whether the prime minister has lied to deputies.
In May, Scotland Yard announced the completion of its investigation, which has seen a total of 126 fines imposed on 83 people. At the end of that month, Gray’s report is made public. The document urges the country’s leaders to take responsibility for the violations committed during the incarceration. In early June, Johnson survives a vote of censure by his own party for these events. His leadership is badly damaged.
sex scandal
A few weeks later, another scandal, this time of a sexual nature, shook the government. One of Johnson’s most loyal Conservative MPs, Chris Pincher, has been suspended from the Parliamentary faction as allegations are investigated that he tried to grope two colleagues on a drunken evening at the elite Carlton Club. He is the fifth Conservative legislator to face charges of wrongdoing so far this year.
On this occasion, the scandal is that Downing Street – and Boris Johnson in particular – was aware of the allegations against Pincher before entrusting him with the important role of deputy in control of the Conservative parliamentary group. The opposition criticized Johnson’s delay in punishing his loyal associate. However, the Executive repeatedly denied that he knew anything about the matter.
It was the peak. Early this week, a cascade of layoffs from senior and mid-level executives – around 50 – became a bloodletting impossible to stop. Several deputies publicly called for the resignation of the prime minister, who barricaded himself in Downing Street until the pressure was unbearable. This will bring an end to a three-year mandate marked by Brexit and ongoing scandals.
Source: La Verdad
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