Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak were among those fined for attending gatherings under investigation for violating the government’s own pandemic restrictions, the prime minister’s office confirmed on Tuesday.
who else has been fined, what parties they attended, or even if the 50 fines have gone to 50 different people. But as the investigation is ongoing, more fines for more attendees for more gatherings are possible — including for Johnson., including ones that involved quiz games, wine and cheese celebrations, “BYOB” invitations — and alcohol that was brought in via wheeled luggage.
Johnson’s critics will hammer away that the prime minister is a hypocrite, a dissembler, even a liar, who cannot be trusted. In the hours after the fines were announced Tuesday, the prime minister’s press office highlighted Johnson’s role as a wartime leader, offering reporters a readout of a call with President Biden. Johnson tweeted anBut support for the prime minister could now wane within his party, if his fellow Tories feel like he has made fools of them.
On the other hand, Fielding said, “we knew before Boris Johnson became prime minister that he lies, he tells mistruths to people to get to where he wants to be. This has been a long time coming and we expected it.” Some commentators have questioned whether, given the war in Ukraine, now is the right time for the U.K. to change its leaders. Others point out that Britain did change prime ministers during World War I and World War II.
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