He has been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for just under three years. Just a few weeks shorter than her predecessor Theresa May. Now it looks like Boris Johnson is done. He is known as an eccentric type. The man with the disheveled fringe usually always has a pointed line and a clever smile. Johnson has been compared several times to his former US counterpart, Donald Trump. But as for Trump, it has accumulated scandals. It started with Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and Health Minister Sajid Javid. They no longer trusted Johnson. – Enough is enough, said a resigned Javid in the prime minister’s question time after the departure became known. But what was “enough”? Pincher case Chris Pincher off Downing Street. Photo: Aaron Chown / AP In February, Johnson appointed a new whip for the Conservatives’ parliamentary group: Cristopher Pincher. Last week, Pincher had to resign, after admitting that he had “made someone else inconvenient” out on the town. He allegedly raped two men at the Conservative Party’s member club, the Carlton Club in London. The entrance to the Carlton Club in London. Photo: Wikimedia Commons – As I said to the Prime Minister, I got way too drunk on Wednesday (June 29, ed.) And made myself and others ashamed. “I’m really sorry about that,” Pincher told the BBC. It turned out that Pincher had been accused of sexual harassment several times before. There was much speculation as to whether Johnson knew about these allegations when he appointed Pincher to the whipping job in February. – The Prime Minister was not aware of any specific accusations, was the message from the Prime Minister’s office. A former administrative head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs then appeared on Tuesday morning. According to Lord McDonald, Johnson was personally briefed at the beginning and end of an investigation into the allegations. Pincher was not acquitted in the investigation, which took place in 2019. If one is to believe Lord McDonald, Johnson therefore knew that he appointed a whip with accusations of sexual harassment against him. “Partygate” Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak have a beer at a brewery in London, October 27, 2021. Photo: DAN KITWOOD / AFP In the middle of the corona pandemic, the British sat at home with a strict message not to have people visit. At the same time, a number of parties were held with the Prime Minister in Downing Street. Plenty of alcohol and vomit, was the description an official gave about some of the parties. Boris Johnson at what looks like a party during the shutdown in the UK. Photo: ITV NEWS / Reuters Up to nine parties have been arranged, in the middle of the closure. In addition, there were eight other parties that violated general infection control rules. Johnson was fined by police for attending a birthday party. He also had to lament to Queen Elizabeth that a party was being held in Downing Street the night before Prince Philip was buried. Johnson repeatedly claimed that he knew nothing about illegal parties. Parliament is still investigating the extent to which Jonson misinformed the representatives about this. Protesters stand outside 10 Downing Street with placards saying “Partygate”, “Guilty” and “Throw him out”. Photo: TOLGA AKMEN / AFP Porn in parliament There have been other sex scandals among Johnson’s conservative MPs. Former British Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan is on his way to trial where he was found guilty of raping a 15-year-old boy. Photo: PETER CZIBORRA / Reuters In April, the former chief whip Imran Ahmad Khan was found guilty of raping a 15-year-old boy. On June 23, another whip, Neil Parish, had to retire after being caught watching porn in the middle of the House of Commons. Former Conservative MP Neil Parish was caught watching porn by female colleagues in the House of Commons. Photo: RICHARD TOWNSHEND / AFP Parish, who was a farmer before he became a politician, claimed that he initially sat and watched tractors of the Claas Dominator type. Then he must have come to a “website with a very similar name.” Another Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of, among other things, rape and sexual assault. The politician was released on bail in May, and has not been named for reasons of the victim’s identity.
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