Partygate: ‘People are bored’ says Jeremy Kyle
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Sue Gray’s report, released on Monday during England’s coronavirus lockdown, said gatherings “represent a serious failure to observe not just the high standards expected of those working at the heart of Government but also of the standards expected of the entire British population at the time”.
The Prime Minister apologised and said immediate changes would take place in No 10. But German media mocked Mr Johnson’s apology.
Die Bild branded Mr Johnson’s apology to MPs on Monday “weak”.
The outlet said: “For him, it seems, a faint ‘sorry’ is all that follows a devastating preliminary investigation report.”
Bild’s report then added: “He got Brexit done, he got the economy back on track, he built 14 hospitals and he stands side by side with our allies against Vladimir Putin’s aggression.
“Johnson as you know him.”
Spanish daily newspaper El Pais mocked up a photo of Mr Johnson clad in hi-vis driving a forklift on Tuesday’s front page.
It came with the headline: “Report on parties deals another blow to Johnson: The report on gatherings held amid the pandemic condemns alcohol consumption.”
A report from the outlet noted Mr Johnson “apologised”.
More Spanish papers commented on the Prime Minister, with business daily Expansión running a feature entitled “Goodbye, Boris”, while El Mundo’s inside headline read: “Little leadership and much beer.
La Repubblica, an Italian paper, declared “Boris now risks his career”, and claimed the PM “has officially entered his darkest hour”.
Russian media outlets also poured scorn on the Prime Minister, after it emerged Mr Johnson postponed a phone call with Vladimir Putin to deal with the release of Ms Gray’s report.
On Tuesday, Mr Johnson arrived in Ukraine to show support for Kyiv amid fears of war with Russia, but was asked by the international press about ‘partygate’.
Standing next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mr Johnson was asked whether he would commit to publishing the full inquiry.
The Prime Minister said: “Yes, of course we’ll publish everything that we can as soon as the process has been completed, as I said yesterday.”
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki also answered questions about ‘Partygate’.
When asked if Mr Biden has ever been “ambushed by a cake”, Ms Psaki laughed the question off.
When pressed on whether ‘Partygate’ could harm his effectiveness as a leader in efforts to combat Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Ms Psaki said Mr Biden had not discussed the issue with her.
She added Mr Biden “is confident in the important partnership we have with the United Kingdom [and] the role they play as an important partner in making clear to Russia the unacceptable nature of the buildup of troops and their bellicose rhetoric as it relates to Ukraine”.
She then said: “That certainly has not changed despite cakes in anyone’s faces.”
Additional reporting from Monika Pallenberg
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