British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was heard by Sue Gray, the senior independent official who leads the party-gate investigation, to whose conclusions the fate of what remains of the current government leadership is in fact postponed.
This was revealed today by the Daily Telegraph, citing ministerial sources.
The conservative prime minister has revealed what he knows, reads the pro-Tory newspaper, pending the rapid publication of the report on the series of events held by officials in Downing Street and other institutional offices in apparent violation of the anti-Tory measures. -Covid in force in those circumstances. And the situation for the conservative leader could escalate, as new revelations emerge at a rapid pace. The latest is that of the Daily Mirror, a newspaper close to the Labor Party, according to which Johnson gave a speech at an event to celebrate the departure from Downing Street of Captain Steve Higham, defense consultant, in the fateful days before Christmas 2020. already accused for some parties organized despite anti-Covid restrictions.It is understood that the prime minister remained "there for a few minutes to thank him for his service" and that a small number of employees of no. 10.
There was also talk in the press of a last chance announcement plan, renamed Operation Red Meat, to overcome this moment of serious difficulty facing the head of government, focusing on a series of popular or populist measures.
Indication denied by the Minister of Education, Nadhim Zahawi, according to which "the executive certainly does not act in this way" and therefore there is no connection between the adoption of the new measures and the immediate political gain.