Labor is soaring in the polls following Johnson's party scandal

The largest opposition party in Britain has opened the biggest gap in nine years over the Conservative Party, which continues to lose ground.

Despite this, its chairman stands, at least at this stage, alongside the prime minister and promises that he will work to change the culture on Downing Street

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16/01/2022

Sunday, 16 January 2022, 14:21 Updated: 16:04

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"The facts speak for themselves."

Opposition leader Kir Starmer, today (Photo: Reuters)

The Labor Party, the largest opposition in the UK, has opened the largest gap in polls on the ruling Conservative Party since 2013, following a series of scandals involving Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his bureau staff. Almost daily there are reports in the kingdom of parties or events attended by Johnson or his aides while violating the corona restrictions imposed by the prime minister himself, and even within the Conservative Party there are growing voices calling for him to step aside.

Labor leader Wall Starmer today (Sunday) accused Johnson of breaking the law and lying about the "industrial-scale parties" held at the Prime Minister's residence on Downing Street. He rejected the calls of the Conservative government to wait for an internal investigation it is conducting - whose conclusions are expected to be published in the coming days - to find out if criminal offenses have been committed during the same parties in the past two years.

"The facts speak for themselves, and the state has made a decision," Starmer said in an interview with the BBC.

He said, "I think he broke the law, I think he actually admitted he broke the law."

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In the video: Johnson apologizes for his participation in the party during the closure (Photo: Reuters, Editing: Aviad Ballali)

After continued pressure, Johnson was forced to thank Parliament last week for attending a drinking party in the courtyard of his residence in May 2020, in the midst of the first and strict closure in the kingdom. He claimed he believed it was a work meeting, but admitted: "Looking back, I should have sent everyone back inside."

However, as he tried to put out this fire, other problematic events were uncovered at his residence contrary to instructions. On Friday his office apologized to Queen Elizabeth, after it was reported that Johnson's office workers were celebrating at two parties the night before her husband Prince Philip's funeral, in April last year. The prime minister was not present at any of the events, but his spokesman said it was "extremely unfortunate that this happened at a time of national mourning".

Yesterday, former Secretary of State Tim Lepton became the sixth MP to publicly call on Johnson to resign, saying he could no longer defend his position.

In order to hold internal Bezeq elections, at least 54 of the 360 ​​conservative lawmakers must file letters of no confidence in the party's 1922 committee chairman. According to the Telegraph, up to 30 such letters have already been submitted, Johnson and said he is committed to changing culture at the Prime Minister's Residence.

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