{"id":1218062,"date":"2022-01-15T13:50:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T18:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1218062"},"modified":"2022-01-15T13:51:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T18:51:04","slug":"bojo-on-the-ropes-labour-leader-tory-mps-call-on-boris-to-resign-over-boozy-lockdown-scandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bojo-on-the-ropes-labour-leader-tory-mps-call-on-boris-to-resign-over-boozy-lockdown-scandals\/","title":{"rendered":"BoJo on the Ropes? Labour Leader, Tory MPs Call on Boris to Resign Over Boozy Lockdown Scandals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbojo-on-the-ropes-labour-leader-tory-mps-call-on-boris-to-resign-over-boozy-lockdown-scandals%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1218062&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-457996158-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and several Tory MPs have demanded that Boris Johnson resign over the litany of apparent boozy breaches of lockdown by the government.<\/p>\n<p>The leader of Britain\u2019s left-wing Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, has called for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign after reports of regular \u201cwine-time Friday\u201d gatherings at the Prime Minister\u2019s Downing Street residence during lockdown.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>In a speech delivered to the Fabian Society in London on Saturday, Starmer called the prime minister\u2019s position \u201cuntenable\u201d and demanded Johnson \u201cdo the honourable thing and call it a day for the good of the country,\u201d&nbsp;Sky News<em>&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/sir-keir-starmer-says-says-ousting-boris-johnson-over-partygate-scandal-in-national-interest-12516479\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s government has been accused of multiple lockdown breaches throughout the pandemic and even held two Downing Street parties on the 16th of April 2021, the night before Prince Philip\u2019s funeral. The UK government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/14\/boris-johnsons-office-apologies-to-the-queen-for-partying-on-eve-of-prince-philips-funeral\/\">apologised to Queen Elizabeth II&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;this week after the gatherings were revealed in the press.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having been embroiled in his own alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/14\/sir-keir-starmer-branded-hypocrite-by-conservative-commentators-over-his-own-covid-rules-breach\/\">rule-breaking scandal<\/a>, Starmer branded Johnson as a \u201cbroken spectacle\u201d who is \u201cmired in deceit and deception\u201d, and therefore is \u201cunable to lead\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Labour leader \u2014 who previously served in radical socialist Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s shadow cabinet \u2014 called for Conservative MPs to dethrone Johnson if he is unwilling to step down by his own accord.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It\u2019s]&nbsp;very important that the Tory party does what it needs to do and gets rid of him [Johnson],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer did admit that there would be a \u201cparty advantage\u201d for Labour should Johnson resign, but claimed altruistic intentions in calling for Johnson to step down, saying that it is \u201cnow in the national interest that he goes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The barrage of leaks surrounding lockdown breaches by the government has coincided with a significant gain for the Labour Party in opinion polls.<\/p>\n<p>The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/yougov.co.uk\/topics\/politics\/articles-reports\/2022\/01\/14\/voting-intention-con-29-lab-40-12-13-jan\">poll<\/a> from YouGov \u2013 a British data analytics firm founded by now-government minister Nadhim Zahawi \u2013 has shown the Labour Party at 40 per cent with an 11-point lead over the Conservative Party.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The poll, which was conducted on the 12th-13th of January 2022, also showed that 35 per cent of voters would prefer Keir Starmer over Boris Johnson (22 per cent) as prime minister. Yet, 40 per cent of the 1690-person sample were \u201cunsure either way\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nigel Farage Warns Boris Johnson May Be Out \u2018Sooner Than Anybody Thinks\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QGH3E3xaVd\">https:\/\/t.co\/QGH3E3xaVd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1472948591987732480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>In response to the political peril facing the prime minister, Number 10 has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy100.com\/politics\/boris-johnson-operation-big-dog-b1993760\">reportedly<\/a> launched \u201cOperation Save Big Dog\u201d \u2013 apparently named by Johnson himself \u2014 to counteract the narrative of government hypocrisy.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme could include the sacking of senior government officials, including Johnson\u2019s private secretary&nbsp;Martin Reynolds, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/09\/uk-government-accused-of-having-yet-another-lockdown-party\/\">sent<\/a> an email to over 100 staffers inviting them to a \u2018bring your own booze\u2019 party at Number 10 during the UK\u2019s first lockdown in May of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>This planned move has yet to protect Johnson from criticism from his party, however, with veteran Conservative MP Peter Bone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10405425\/Boris-Johnson-toast-Tory-fury-grows-Partygate-DOZEN-MPs-issue-public-criticism-PM.html\">calling<\/a> for the PM to be&nbsp;\u201cto be sacked\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Douglas Ross MP, the leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/13\/boris-johnsons-conservatives-drop-ten-points-behind-labour-in-opinion-poll\/\">said<\/a> that Johnson\u2019s position is \u201cuntenable\u201d as it was the PM, himself, who \u201cput these rules in place\u201d and therefore he \u201chas to be held to account for his actions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Freshman MP Lee Anderson also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=450709033394364&amp;set=a.323930262738909\">weighed<\/a> in on Johnson\u2019s rule-breaking saying in a post on Facebook, \u201crule-makers&nbsp;should not be lawbreakers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Influential Tory MP Tobias Ellwood went so far as to give Johnson an ultimatum: \u201cLead, or get out of the way and step aside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Nokes MP branded Johnson \u201ca liability\u201d who was&nbsp;\u201cdamaging the Conservative brand\u201d, calling on Johnson to resign \u201cfor the good of the party\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that there could be up to 30 letters of no-confidence already sent by MPs to Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the Conservative\u2019s 1922 committee. If over 15 per cent of the 360 Conservative MPs (54 MPs) submit a letter to Sir Graham, the Conservative Party will be forced to hold a leadership election.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wheels Falling Off Boris Johnson\u2019s Bandwagon? Tory MPs Reportedly Sign Letters of \u2018No Confidence\u2019 Against PM <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZbOkdz73Do\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZbOkdz73Do<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1463838627306381317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and several Tory MPs have demanded that Boris Johnson resign over the litany of apparent boozy breaches of lockdown by the government. 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