Boris Johnson

Get ready to party !!! - If Johnson and his staff can party then we can too when he goes !!!


Boris Johnson’s resignation inevitable, says Scottish Tory chief whip
Craig Paton
23 January 2022, 11:41 am



The resignation of the Prime Minister as a result of the parties held in and around Downing Street during lockdown is “an inevitability”, the Scottish Conservative chief whip has said.

Pressure is mounting on Boris Johnson as the investigation by senior civil servant Sue Gray into a number of gatherings continues, with her findings reportedly set to be published this week.

But regardless of the outcome of the investigation, Stephen Kerr said it will likely spell the end of Mr Johnson’s tenure in Number 10.

When asked if the Prime Minister can survive, the Tory MSP said: “No.”

He told BBC Scotland’s Sunday Show: “I think the longer it takes for the Sue Gray report to come out, the more detail there’s going to be in it, the more investigation that will have taken place.

“I think there’s an inevitability to what happens next and it gives me, as you can imagine, no joy whatsoever about a Conservative Prime Minister having to leave office, but I think that is where this ends up.”

Even if Mr Johnson survives a confidence vote in his leadership by fellow Tory MPs, Mr Kerr said he sees the end of the current Prime Minister’s time in office following that of his predecessor.

“Regardless of the outcome of that vote, as we saw with Theresa May, there’s an inevitability of what follows,” he said.
Ms May survived a confidence vote triggered by her own MPs in December 2018, but later resigned.

The Scottish Tories have been among the loudest voices in the party calling on the Prime Minister to step down, but Mr Kerr said his leader Douglas Ross’s position is not up for debate should Mr Johnson continue on.

“Douglas Ross’s mandate comes from the Scottish Conservative Party and its membership – it’s a completely separate issue,” he said.

“Douglas is staying put – Douglas is there for good.”

Some within the party – including former MSP Adam Tomkins – have suggested the Scottish Tories should form a breakaway group independent of their Westminster contingent if the Prime Minister does not step down to isolate them from the actions of the Conservatives at a UK level.

But Mr Kerr said: “There’s no discussions whatsoever, at any level, within our party’s leadership about any of that, I can assure you.”

The idea was proposed in 2011 by MSP Murdo Fraser, who was then running for the leadership of the Scottish Tories against Ruth Davidson.

The proposal was at the time supported by Scottish Secretary Alister Jack, who at that point was yet to enter politics.

 

Like I said he was very very far from a Saint. Did some terrible things. But he was the only leader in Britain at the time who was not afraid to stand up against the Nazi regime and all the atrocities they were doing. War criminal or war hero, it's unimaginable to think how the world we live in now would be like. I'm not saying him and Britain were the only factor in the outcome but had we not declared war against them as early as we did, Germany would have been so much closer to winning the war in Europe and they would probably have succeeded in developing the atomic bomb before USA.

 

I wouldn't say they do it for the money either. It's not a super big pay packet. Being a politician does open doors to greater opportunities though.

 

Unfortunately there are some politicians that do do it for the money. The pay as an MP is reasonable, but on top of that there are expenses that can be claimed too, and a number of politicians have 'fiddled' their expenses to inflate their income. In addition some politicians are recruited by large companies to sit on the board of directors or to act as an adviser and that leads to all sorts of conflicts of interest. If I had my way, I'd put a stop to all secondary jobs and incomes !!!

 

Can it get any worse for this stupid bastard ???


PM hit with lockdown birthday party claims in fresh alleged breach

Sam Blewett
24 January 2022, 6:51 pmBoris Johnson was facing fresh allegations of breaking coronavirus rules after it emerged a gathering to wish him a happy birthday was held inside No 10 during the first lockdown.

Downing Street said staff only “gathered briefly” in the Cabinet Room after a meeting, after a report from ITV News suggested up to 30 people attended what it described as a birthday party.

But the broadcaster suggested the Prime Minister’s wife, Carrie Johnson, had organised the surprise get-together complete with a chorus of “happy birthday” on the afternoon of June 19 2020, when indoor social mixing was banned.

The PA news agency was told that Lulu Lytle, the interior designer behind lavish renovations of his No 10 flat, briefly attended while undertaking work in Downing Street.

A No 10 spokeswoman said: “A group of staff working in No 10 that day gathered briefly in the Cabinet Room after a meeting to wish the Prime Minister a happy birthday. He was there for less than ten minutes.”

ITV news also reported that later that evening family friends were hosted upstairs to further celebrate the Prime Minister’s 56th birthday in his official residence.

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Downing Street said: “This is totally untrue. In line with the rules at the time the Prime Minister hosted a small number of family members outside that evening.”

Soane Britain, the luxury designer co-founded by Ms Lytle, said she was “present in Downing Street on June 19 working on the refurbishment”, which has been subject to multiple investigations into its funding.

“Lulu was not invited to any birthday celebrations for the Prime Minister as a guest,” the spokeswoman said.

“Lulu entered the Cabinet Room briefly as requested, while waiting to speak with the Prime Minister.”

Sir Keir Starmer said the latest revelations were “yet more evidence that we have got a Prime Minister who believes that the rules that he made don’t apply to him”.

“The Prime Minister is a national distraction and he’s got to go,” the Labour leader added.

It came as senior civil servant Sue Gray was working on her inquiry into a series of claims of rule-breaking parties in No 10.

With the Prime Minister facing calls to resign from some of his own Tory MPs, the fresh allegations will present a further challenge to his bid to hold on to power.

Ms Gray’s inquiry, which could prove pivotal for the Prime Minister’s political survival, is expected to be published this week.

It was not immediately clear whether the latest allegations will further delay its publication, or whether the official had already been aware of it.

ITV News said that picnic food from M&S was eaten during the afternoon gathering lasting for up to 30 minutes, while Mrs Johnson and Ms Lytle presented the PM with a cake.

Martin Reynolds, Mr Johnson’s under-fire principal private secretary, was also said to have attended.

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Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, a staunch ally of Mr Johnson, questioned whether the gathering would have broken the rules in place at the time.

“So, when people in an office buy a cake in the middle of the afternoon for someone else they are working in the office with and stop for ten minutes to sing happy birthday and then go back to their desks, this is now called a party?” she tweeted.

Social gatherings indoors were forbidden under lockdown laws at the time, with a relaxation of the regulations permitting gatherings of up to six people to take place outside.

Around 17 allegations of rule-breaking events have now been levelled across Downing Street, wider Government and the Tory party.

Jo Goodman, the co-founder of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice campaign, said she remembers June 19 “vividly”, with it being the day before what would have been her father’s 73rd birthday, had he not died with coronavirus.

“It was a horrible time for my family, but we stuck to the rules, not even being able to hug to comfort each other,” she said.

“It’s completely sickening that the Prime Minister spent the evening sharing cake with 30 friends indoors and though we’re not even surprised any more, it still brings fresh pain. Whilst dozens sang happy birthday to him, families couldn’t even sing in memory at their loved ones funerals.

“Regardless of any report, the Prime Minister clearly needs to resign. He’s lost all credibility.”