Politics

Matt Hancock said Boris Johnson shouldn’t resign over Partygate and everyone’s irony meters broke

Although the Met Police are still investigating allegations of lockdown parties in Downing Street and Westminster, they have confirmed 20 cases of rule-breaking, resulting in fixed penalty notices.

Boris Johnson is not among those in this first wave of fines.

While the police haven’t revealed which parties are involved, questions are being asked about Boris Johnson’s claims in the House of Commons that no rules were broken.

Among those defending the PM is former Health Secretary and well-known Lothario-about-town, Matt Hancock, who told just about anybody who would listen that Johnson should remain in post to steer the country through its current difficulties.

via Gfycat

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