but there was a feeling that this sort of crescendo was building, and there has been keen interest. obviously the whole world has been looking at lockdowns and what was happening. the us had theirs, australia was seeing what s happening over there and what has happened. and the uk was also seen as one of the strictest places around the time that this party, or work meeting, was happening. so, there was a crescendo, and then i think it was on the new york times, just in the week, they said, the prime minister yet again is accused of breaking his own rules. and then when the apology finally came yesterday, they reflected, they were very interested in the sounds that were being heard in parliament thejeers, the groans during prime minister s questions, the finger pointing, and the grand cacophony of noise. they said, this is quite remarkable, you don t see this sort of confrontation in the same way. and the report on cnn said, this is a prime minister who looks cornered. eric albe