Johnson must go

 

Ed Davey says: “Against the backdrop of the pandemic, when the Government was asking citizens to accept far-reaching restrictions on their lives, some of the behaviour surrounding these gatherings [in Downing Street] is difficult to justify.” That’s the first finding of the update on Sue Gray’s report, published this afternoon. But thanks to a last minute intervention from the Metropolitan Police, swathes of information have been withheld. Even this heavily redacted update doesn’t hide the simple truth. Boris Johnson’s authority is in tatters. It’s time for him to go. Sign the petition  ➜ "[The gatherings] represent a serious failure to observe ... the high standards expected.” "It seems there was too little thought given to what was happening across the country." “There were failures of leadership and judgement." Even this heavily-redacted version of events is damning. His MPs are openly plotting. He's had to apologise to the Queen. And last weekend, former minister Nus Ghani came out and told us how she lost her Government role - just for being a Muslim. We deserve better than a lame duck PM who lied to us, broke the rules at every opportunity and presided over a culture of intolerance in government. What message does it send to the rest of the country if there are no consequences for his disgraceful behaviour? Boris Johnson needs to go. Now. Sign the petition  ➜ The PM’s strategy of having friends in high places won’t protect him from the consequences of his actions forever. As our incredible win in North Shropshire showed, there's no running from the voters. People are fed up with the Tories. And together, we're getting closer and closer to showing them the door.