Should Prime Minister Boris Johnson resign or not resign? That's the question.
Yes, Boris Johnson broke the law about the quarantine. Still, he didn't invade Scotland or Wales, start a war, hasn't leveled any cities in either country, hasn't bombed any maternity hospitals, churches, theaters, bridges, roads, apartments, buildings, train stations, shooting randomly, killing men, women, and children, in short, he isn't Vladimir Putin, who remains safely ensconced in office.
During the coronavirus lockdown period, Boris Johnson had a drinking party in Number 10.
The drinks party at Number 10 is now known as Party-Gate. Sweet! Land of Shakespeare, you'd think England could come up with something more original.
Getting back to Party-Gate, the opposition insists that Great Britain deserves better. That the Prime Minister must resign. There should be a vote of confidence taken in Parliament. Would there be enough Conservative members of Parliament to vote against Boris? It isn't very likely.
The Labor Party MP David Lammy said, "The Tory line that Johnson can't resign because of Ukraine is ridiculous. Chamberlain resigned during WW2…."
Well, umm, Chamberlain didn't exactly resign because of a drinking party at Number 10...
Labor Party MP Lammy continued, "During a crisis, it's more important than ever we don't have a law-breaking liar in Number 10."
Ouch!
But if lies mattered, Donald Trump would have resigned over a thousand times during his four years in the White House.
And here comes the deluge of criticisms of how The United Kingdom maintains a higher standard and morality than that which is practiced in the colonies.
Maybe.
Prime Minister Johnson has paid his fine and apologized. So the case is hopefully closed. However, a gin and tonic should never cause the collapse of a government.
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