WATCH: Tory MP insists he doesn’t know if Johnson should quit if he misled the govt
"I’m just asking you whether, if he misled the House, should he resign? And the answer, as you know, is yes," presenter Kay Burley said.
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
"I’m just asking you whether, if he misled the House, should he resign? And the answer, as you know, is yes," presenter Kay Burley said.
Jo Maugham said the government had treated the pandemic as a chance "to enrich its associates and donors at public expense".
"Despite all the scandal, all the corruption, spineless Government Ministers have continued to blindly follow Boris Johnson."
The Telegraph says the PM is "losing Tory support", while The Sun runs with "It's my party and I'll lie low if I want to".
Meanwhile, Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf accused the PM of “mocking” those who lost loved ones to the virus.
From the newsletter: Regional inequality - not Partygate - will determine Boris Johnson's fate.
“Let's celebrate having something we already had!," one actor exclaimed after Boris Johnson and Nadine Dorries boasted about free roaming.
There were 807 fixed penalty notices issued for breaches of Covid rules in England and Wales in the week between May 15 and May 21 2020.
"We must not forget all the cabinet ministers who have fallen over themselves to support him. The whole rotten lot need to go."
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