What is the case for Boris Johnson’s resignation? First, that he has been fined for hypocritically breaking the laws that millions of us dutifully obeyed. Second, that he deliberately misled parliament by insisting “there were no parties” when he was attending the merriment himself.
Third, that a lying lawbreaker cannot lead Britain at a time of crisis. He cannot muster the cross-party goodwill, nor even mobilise a cabinet whose key members are not preparing to replace him.
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