U.K. PM Johnson shredded ministerial code with lockdown breaches: constitutional expert

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Boris Johnson has thrust Britain into a constitutional crisis by breaking law he set for pandemic restrictions, constitutional expert says.

Peter Hennessy, a historian and member of the upper house of parliament, said Johnson had become “the great debaser in modern times of decency in public and political life” after he was fined by police for attending a social gathering in Downing Street while lockdown restrictions were in place.

Johnson has been accused of misleading parliament over the matter by opposition lawmakers after he told parliament last year that all rules were followed in Downing Street during the pandemic. He will appear in the House of Commons on Tuesday to explain why he was fined by police.Article content “I think we’re in the most severe constitutional crisis involving a prime minister that I can remember,” Hennessy told BBC Radio, asking why anyone in public life would adhere to the rules when the prime minister did not.

 

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How about Scrutinizing OUR P.M. for the exact same violations. Oh, he's not a conservative. OH it's different. FUDGE OFF YOU F'N CLOWNS. This isn't my liberalism.......

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