and here s another conservative mp, nigel mills. when this story first broke injanuary, i said that anybody who was guilty of attending or organising a party during the strictest lockdown, the worst of the pandemic, couldn t possibly be in a position of authority. i think now the fines have been issued and the investigation s been done, they ve accepted the fines and paid them, they should both go. i mean, i can t see how you can be the senior lawmakers in the country, on tv exhorting the rest of us to obey these laws and then be caught breaking them in your place of work. it s just not acceptable. i think we have a right to expect higher standards than that. and it saddens me. i backed boris. they ve both done tremendous work during the pandemic, but i m afraid laws are laws, and if you break them, there has to be a consequence. for more on the resignation ofjustice minister lord wolfson, here s david wallace lockhart in westminster. a blow because this is the first government ministe
broken the law need to go. when this story first broke injanuary, i said that anybody who was guilty of attending or organising a party during the strictest lockdown, the worst of the pandemic couldn t possibly be in a position of authority. i think that the fines have been issued and the investigation s been done, they ve accepted the fines and paid them, they should both go. i mean, i can t see how you can be the senior lawmakers in the country, on tv exhorting the rest of us to obey these laws and then be caught breaking them in your place of work. it s just uncomfortable. i think we have a right to expect higher standards than that. and it saddens me. i backed boris. they both did tremendous work during the pandemic, but i m afraid laws are laws, and if you break them, there has to be a consequence.
as everybody else that these events could take place, not least because i couldn t see my own dad, who i didn t know whether we d see again ever. so, i completely get it. i also know that it wasn t done out of malice or with intent. it was a mistake, an error. more than 70 conservative mps have expressed their support for borisjohnson since he was fined. that includes some who have previously called for him to go. only one has publicly said the prime minister should resign, nigel mills. when this story first broke injanuary, i said that anybody who was guilty of attending or organising a party during the strictest lockdown, the worst of the pandemic couldn t possibly be in a position of authority. i think now the fines have been issued and the investigation s been done, they ve accepted the fines and paid them, they should both go. i mean, i can t see how you can be the senior lawmakers in the country, on tv exhorting the rest of us to obey these laws and then be