There s a lot of angry colleagues of mine who really resent being put in the position that they re being put in, who ve got serious worries about the credibility of what s coming out of downing street, who dread coming to the office every day for whatever the latest revelation is actually going to be, and want this thing brought to a head sooner rather than later. many mps still swear their loyalty to borisjohnson. yay! vote johnson. this is an early test of public sentiment after partygate. there s a by election next month for this ward in great grimsby being defended by the conservative party. lia nici is the local mp and helping in the election campaign. i ve been here a0 years and i had two lucks one, i had good money from maggie thatcher.
And i had two lucks one, i had good money from maggie thatcher. oh, really? and furlough i had furlough, beautiful. oh, god. so i think he s doing well, the guy. he needs a second chance, and let s see. is there any light at the end of the tunnel? are you in a forgiving mood this morning with the prime minister? yes. - why s that? because i think everyone reacted the same. when you re under pressure and, i mean, they were working long hours. - lia nici told me she d raised partygate with her boss, borisjohnson. i did talk directly with the pm and said you ve got to understand, if you work in a food factory or you re a teacher, you don t stand and have a glass of wine with work. this is not watergate. we ve had a pm who s working incredibly hard and i think people realistically in places like grimsby know that. he s a man doing hisjob. so, you think it s a fuss over nothing? course i do. - load of rubbish.