Lorraine Kelly has hit out at the "appalling" arrogance of government MPs who refuse to be held accountable by the public.
16.01.2022 - 13:15 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Boris Johnson is reportedly preparing to axe members of his inner circle over the partygate affair as another Conservative MP calls for him to resign.
The Prime Minister is believed to be devising a policy announcement blitz and a cull of his top team as he looks to survive the publication of senior civil servant Sue Gray's report into lockdown-busting parties in No 10, The Sunday Times reported.
Martin Reynolds, the Prime Minister's principal private secretary who sent an email inviting staff to "bring your own booze" drinks in the Downing Street garden during the first covid lockdown, and his deputy Stuart Glassborow are likely to be forced out of Downing Street, according to the newspaper.
No 10 chief of staff Dan Rosenfield's position could also be at risk but officials in No 10 refused to be drawn on the reports of a staff shake-up when these were put to them.
It comes as a sixth Conservative MP on Saturday called for Johnson to quit over the way he has handled the revelations.
Former children's minister Tim Loughton, in a post on Facebook, said Johnson's position had become "untenable" and that his "resignation is the only way to bring this whole unfortunate episode to an end".
Apologising for the "great hurt" caused to his constituents by the allegations, the East Worthing and Shoreham MP added: "Frankly the issue for me is not how many sausage rolls or glasses of prosecco the Prime Minister actually consumed.
"The reason for my conclusion in calling for him to stand down is the way that he has handled the mounting revelations in the last few weeks.
"Obfuscation, prevarication and evasion have been the order of the day when clarity, honesty and contrition was what was needed and what the British people deserve."
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Lorraine Kelly has hit out at the "appalling" arrogance of government MPs who refuse to be held accountable by the public.
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Boris Johnson – check it out below.For their latest release, the satirical duo repurposed Rage Against The Machine‘s 1991 protest anthem ‘Killing In The Name’ in response to recent allegations that Downing Street hosted various parties during lockdown.The clip begins with the PM asking the British public to “limit contact with other people” during a coronavirus press conference. “Now you do what I tell you,” Johnson adds over an instrumental of the classic Rage single.“As you comply, I socialise/ With cheese and wine, and forty guys/ From ‘Next slide please’ to wine and cheese/ The rules you see, don’t apply to me,” Johnson says in the style of the original track.
Boris Johnson must take responsibility for a party at Downing Street during strict lockdown measures in May 2020 and resign, according to West Dunbartonshire’s MP.