Grimsby reacts as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak reject calls to resign
After it was revealed yesterday that both the Prime Minister and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been fined over parties held at Downing Strete during the covid national lockdown, both officials have refused to resign.
Borish Johnson, Rishi Sunak, and the PM’s wife Carrie Johnson all received fines yesterday but it has not been disclosed which events they have been fined for.
Mr Johnson is now the first Prime Minister to be sanctioned for breaking the law.
Although all three parties have apologised, calls for the resignation have only become louder.
The PM said he felt “an even greater sense of obligation to deliver”, while the chancellor said he was “focused on delivering for the British people”.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and the first ministers of Scotland and Wales demanded the pair step down.
However, all tory cabinet ministers have backed Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak – including Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who said they were “delivering for Britain on many fronts”.
Others who called for him to resign earlier in the year, including Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross, have now said they don’t think he should.
Grimsby had their fair share of reactions to the news that the PM and chancellor had broken the law, with many being unsatisfied with their apologies.
After the PM said the was ‘mortified’, one local replied saying: “He wasn’t mortified when he was denying it ever happened. This man will twist anything to stay in power. I know how people struggled for so many reasons during the lockdown days.”
Calls only increased for their resignation, with another angry local stating: “Mortified that it’s only 50.00 where as the least normal people fined was 200.00. Him and his cronies will claim it back as expenses. Every person who partied away in Downing Street needs to resign.”
Another added: “A fine isn’t enough they partied and the people were in lockdown not allowed to see anyone. They should both resign.”
As the situation in Ukraine is still extremely volatile, many will argue that a swap in leadership will only lead to distraction and pull focus and aid away from refugees.
On the other hand, the argument stands that the PM broke the law and that he and the chancellor must atone for what they have done.
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