A film that shocks the British – a full concert during the pandemic – Sydsvenskan

The British Parliament will vote on Monday on whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deliberately lied about sharing the pandemic at 10 Downing Street. If Parliament votes yes, it could result in Johnson not having free access to Parliament House Westminster in London – something that usually applies to former British MPs, he writes. BBC.

Boris Johnson resigned as an MP last week after a committee investigation found he deliberately misled Parliament about his knowledge of the “party door”.

Johnson himself has long vehemently denied that he would have lied about pandemic parties and described the committee's investigation as a “show trial”.

One of the poignant details in the “Partygate” story is footage taken in December 2020 of a Christmas party at the Conservative Party headquarters in London, which the British newspaper published at the weekend. woman.

The film shows two people dancing merrily in front of a sign reading “Be friendly and keep your distance” before crashing into a buffet table. In the background, someone can also be heard saying: “As long as we are not broadcasting live, we are breaking the rules…”

The birthday party, attended by at least 24 people, took place while Britons were living under very strict pandemic restrictions. Among other things, there was a ban on hanging out with people other than pure family members indoors.

The footage is also the first to emerge publicly from pandemic parties allegedly hosted by various members of the Conservative Party, according to The Guardian.

The video sparked great anger within the Conservative Party as well as among political opponents, including Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the Labor Party.

She told the BBC: “They have openly mocked the rules by which British people operate. The Conservatives see themselves as above the rules that apply to everyone else.”

It remains unclear whether the country's current prime minister, Conservative Rishi Sunak, will vote – and if so how. Labor leader Keir Starmer, who has described Johnson's behavior as “unacceptable”, is urging Sunak to take part in Monday's vote.

Starmer said: “If the Prime Minister wants to show leadership, he should vote in the parliamentary amendment this afternoon to show where he stands on this issue.” BBC Breakfast On Monday morning.