Reining in an errant prime minister is tough. Boris Johnson has weaved past all of the traditional sanctions
first reported that parties had been held in Downing Street during Britain’s covid-19 lockdown. At least 16 such gatherings were held across government premises. The Metropolitan Police have issued 50 fines for: the recipients include Boris Johnson, the prime minister, his wife, and Rishi Sunak, the chancellor. Mr Johnson thus became the first prime minister to be found to have broken criminal law in office. His ratings, as well as Mr Sunak’s, have collapsed.
Ministers are supposed to check themselves. Those who violate the Ministerial Code—the rules by which ministers should abide—are expected to resign. Two clauses are pertinent in Mr Johnson’s case. One states that there is an “overarching duty on Ministers to comply with the law and to protect the integrity of public life”. The other says that ministers “who knowingly mislead Parliament will be expected to offer their resignation to the Prime Minister”.
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