Lorraine Kelly has hit out at the "appalling" arrogance of government MPs who refuse to be held accountable by the public.
12.01.2022 - 14:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk
As Boris Johnson is claimed to have attended a Downing Street garden party in May 2020, the number of Covid-19 deaths in West Dunbartonshire moved towards 100.
On May 19 2020, the day before the alleged party, the Lennox told how an unspecified number of deaths had been recorded at Balquhidder House Care Home in Alexandria, with the total number of deaths recorded from Covid-19 locally sitting at 99.
We also reported on a spike in domestic violence over lockdown, the increasing link between social deprivation and Covid-19 deaths and how kind-hearted locals were leaving supportive messages on Dumbarton Bridge to help those struggling with lockdown measures.
Yesterday furious West Dunbartonshire MP Martin Docherty-Hughes called on Boris Johnson to resign, as he highlighted the heartbreaking death toll in the area.
Speaking to Parliament he said: "As of yesterday, across Clydebank, Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven, 300 men and women—my constituents—have died of covid-19.
"Most were intubated, the vast majority were alone, and many were without access to the burial traditions of our ancestors.
"I ask the Paymaster General whether they agree that if a Tory party in Downing Street took place during a global public health emergency, and if the Prime Minister participated and/or sanctioned it in any shape or form, and if senior members of the British civil service in Whitehall did the same, or were even invited and did nothing to advise against it, that is a fatal blow not only to the Prime Minister’s premiership but to the independence and impartiality of the civil service in Whitehall?"
And talking afterwards, Mr Docherty-Hughes added: "My constituents have sacrificed so much during this pandemic. Back in May 2020 many here in West
Lorraine Kelly has hit out at the "appalling" arrogance of government MPs who refuse to be held accountable by the public.
The Sue Gray report today found 'failures of leadership and judgement' over Downing Street lockdown parties that 'should not have been allowed'.
coronavirus restrictions. The episode raises serious questions about Johnson’s leadership and political accountability.But what gives it extra bite — and gives humorists much to chew on — are the often ludicrous details: political aides hauling suitcases of wine into the prime minister's residence, or drunkenly breaking a swing set belonging to Johnson’s toddler son.One recent newspaper cartoon captured the collision of tragedy and farce by depicting Johnson as the betrayed Roman ruler Julius Caesar, stabbed in the back with corkscrews.Martin Rowson, a political cartoonist for The Guardian newspaper, says mockery is one of the trade-offs in democratic societies between government and governed: “They have power and we have the right to laugh at them.”Britain has a long and proud tradition of political satire.
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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.