The leader of the Labor opposition once again demanded the resignation of the Conservative leader on Tuesday.
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The penalty fell. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak will be fined for breaking rules aimed at preventing Covid-19 contagion at parties in power circles in 2020 and 2021, a announced Tuesday April 12 a spokeswoman for Downing Street.
Following this decision, the former mayor of London apologized, while refusing to resign. “Let me say right now that I have paid the fine and once again offer my full apologies”he told British television, adding when asked about the calls to quit: “I now want to continue and fulfill the mandate that is mine”.
The Labor opposition leader immediately called for the resignation of both men on Twitter. “They both need to step down. The Tories are utterly unfit to govern. Britain deserves better”, he wrote. Boris Johnson has already made his mea culpa in front of the deputies but ruled out any resignation, calling to wait for the conclusions of the police investigation.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public.
They must both resign.
The Conservatives are totally unfit to govern. Britain deserves better.
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) April 12, 2022
This scandal, known as “partygate”, has rocked the government in recent months. The British were at the time asked to drastically reduce their social interactions and sometimes confined to fight against the spread of Covid-19. Twenty fines have already inflicted as part of the investigation into these illegal parties.