UK lawmakers OK probe into PM Johnson's alleged lies

I suppose sooner or later some parrot will come along regurgitating the "it was only a party, get over it" line. It wasn't just a party. It was several parties, instigated or attended by the Prime Minister, in violation of the rules imposed by his own government, which he then repeatedly denied took place. Other members of his administration have resigned for less. There are no excuses for him.

UK lawmakers OK probe into PM Johnson's alleged lies

Well, they'll have their work cut out there as he's been lying through his teeth since he was born. He was fired by Rupert Murdoch from the Times for fabricating quotes and fired again by his own party for lying about an affair with a colleague's wife. He's a liar and lying is what he does.

https://boris-johnson-lies.com/

Can't they just approve a permanent subcommittee? Meets on a weekly or monthly basis, just to review the weekly or monthly excess bin waste material? Be more efficient, don't you know?

UK lawmakers OK probe into PM Johnson's alleged lies

I like the word "Alleged" for lies. Everybody saw the pictures and realized Boris was lying start to finish. He is a lying sack of ****.

“I have absolutely nothing, frankly, to hide,” Johnson told Sky News during his visit to the western Indian state of Gujarat.

Unless even worse stuff went on at those parties than what has already come to light, which wouldn't totally surprise me as it's a Tory MP we're talking about, that statement does appear to be factually correct. There's already more than enough evidence available to condemn him, even other Tory MPs seem to be admitting it. I guess we'll also get someone dismissing it all as left-wing hysteria, but look at where some of the most damning criticism is coming from.

Any recent PM in memory that didn't lie?

Thatcher escaped punishment for her collusion in the killing of a human rights lawyer.

Blair lied to parliament about Saddam and WMD, but went unpunished.

Johnson ate cake and paid his fine.

That's it. Done.

Move on.

Boris is gone. Bring on the next PM, please

Replace with who? The other Tories toffs are just the same, and the opposition leader is owned by Israel.

where is Jeremy when we need him.

painkillerToday  08:09 am JST

Johnson ate cake and paid his fine.

The same old predictable excuse. Same old disingenuous omission of the most damning facts. Just as expected.

If Labour are smart, and that is a big if, they will allow Boris to keep his job but continue to keep his lies and partygate in the front pages. Its the biggest election tool they have.

Make the next election a vote the BS merchant out referendum.

Nice picture. Is this a new UK boy band?

The head of state (Queen, in this case) should be the one to remove a prime minister and any other minister who lies to parliament. That should be one of her jobs.

RodneyToday  08:14 am JST

Replace with who? The other Tories toffs are just the same, and the opposition leader is owned by Israel.

where is Jeremy when we need him.

Whether Johnson stays or goes there's no prospect until the next general election of anyone replacing him except another Conservative MP.

If the police had not been intimidated by politicians and done the job they are paid to do by seriously investigating the sex, lies and money scandal of Johnson's sordid dalliance with Jenny Arcuri, Johnson would have ended up in a prison cell instead of No 10 and the long-suffering people of the UK might have been spared the prolongation of the Tories' Punch and Judy show of austerity and Brexit, not to mention the tens of thousands of lives lost to Johnson's inept handling of the pandemic.

If Labour are smart, and that is a big if, they will allow Boris to keep his job

The question is whether his own party will allow him to keep his job.

A common saying, used frequently around the world.

'How can you tell a politician is lying? His lips are moving.'

Doesn't say much for the public perception of politicians!

Labour leader Keir Starmer said the move sought to uphold “the simple principle that honesty, integrity and telling the truth matter in our politics.”

Has the UK ever had a PM who didn't lie to the people?

The incredible thing is that people are acting as if this is the first time something like this was done by their leader.

painkillerToday  11:01 am JST

Has the UK ever had a PM who didn't lie to the people?

So it's the "they all do it so that makes it okay" line of defence. How do you feel about Democratic Presidents lying and getting away with it, by the way?

The incredible thing is that people are acting as if this is the first time something like this was done by their leader.

It is. We've never had a PM who was fined by the police, and certainly not for attending a few parties that there would be no problem with if his own administration hadn't banned any and all such activities. We've never had a PM before who said he didn't know he was breaking the law his own government had made, in spite of doing it several times and denouncing anyone else who resigned for doing the same thing or even just making jokes about it.

The incredible thing is that people are acting as if this is the first time something like this was done by their leader.

Because something has happened before doesn’t make it any less of a crime. Children can understand this basic concept.

Bob FosseToday  11:30 am JST

Because something has happened before doesn’t make it any less of a crime. Children can understand this basic concept.

So do certain right-wing types when they're talking about bad stuff that left-wing or liberal politicians have been getting up to. It's amazing how quickly they lose their moral compasses when it's one of their own.

Has the UK ever had a PM who didn't lie to the people?

Johnson is the first Prime Minister to be found to be a criminal while in office.