London, 04/21 (Prensa Latina) Britain’s Parliament will debate today whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson lied about his attendance at Downing Street parties during the Covid-19 quarantine, despite the ruler’s refusal to resign.
The motion, presented by the opposition, lists several of the statements Johnson made in the House of Commons over the past year, where he has denied on more than one occasion that he or his staff breached health rules set by the government to stop the spread of the coronavirus impede . . .
However, an internal investigation following the outbreak of the so-called Partygate found that the prime minister and his staff committed a lack of leadership and judgment by holding social gatherings at the official residence when the country was in strict lockdown due to Covid-19 .
London’s Metropolitan Police also took action in the matter, fining the Conservative ruler, his wife Carrie and several others for failing to comply with applicable regulations, although he clarified he was still investigating.
The text, which could be voted on later this Thursday afternoon, advocates referring the matter to the Privileges Committee for that parliamentary body to decide whether Johnson misled MPs.
The Prime Minister, who repeatedly apologized in Parliament for his participation in the parties on Tuesday, will miss the debate and subsequent vote as he is in India on a two-day official visit.
However, in press statements accompanying him on the flight to the Asian country, Johnson reiterated that he has no intention of resigning and intends to lead the Conservative Party in the general election originally scheduled for May 2024.
I believe the best thing we can all do is focus on the things that really change and improve voters’ lives and stop talking about politicians, the president said.
Under Conservative Party rules, Johnson would have to resign if at least 54 of the 360 MPs on his bench vote against him if an internal motion, so far pushed by just two weeks of his co-religionists in Parliament, succeeds.
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