Lorraine Kelly has hit out at the "appalling" arrogance of government MPs who refuse to be held accountable by the public.
12.01.2022 - 16:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Boris Johnson has been told “the party is over” after he admitted attending a rule-breaking party in the gardens of Downing Street at the height of the 2020 covid lockdown.
The Prime Minister’s future hung in the balance yesterday as he issued a grovelling apology but sought to excuse himself by saying he thought he was attending a “work event” outside his office and home.
Although he wriggled away from anger of opponents in the Commons, Johnson twice opened up the possibility of resigning by telling MPs they should not pre-judge the outcome of Sue Gray’s inquiry into the Downing Street parties.
If he is found to have misled the House with previous denials the Prime Minister would, by convention, be forced to stand down.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has already said that the Johnson should go for even attending the rule-breaking event.
Former Scottish leader Ruth Davidson said the PM's apology would do little to stem public anger.
She tweeted: "I'm not convinced today drew a line under anything either."
Labour’s Keir Starmer told Boris Johnson the “party is over” as he asked the Prime Minister to resign before he is kicked out by voters or Tory MPs.
The SNP’s Ian Blackford said that the public overwhelmingly thinks the Prime Minister should resign.
Blackford said: “Trust has been lost and the public will not forgive or forget.”
Offering a simultaneous apology and a defence of his actions, Johnson said he believed at the time that the party he attended was a “work event” permitted under the rules when he “went into that garden”.
He said: “I want to apologise. I know that millions of people have made extraordinary sacrifices over the last 18-months.”
“I know the rage they feel with me and with the government I lead
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