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From The Socialist newspaper, 9 February 2022
Tories' 'partygate' crisis continues - kick them out
Boris Johnson Estonian presidency/CC (Click to enlarge)
Katie Simpson, Northampton Socialist Party
Five Tory aides have quit. The Boris Johnson government faces growing anger for partying in 10 Downing Street, as people were forced to stay at home or pay hefty fines for breaking lockdown rules.
The Tory party is riven by splits. And the row over 'partygate' is revealing this even more openly.
The public have not been satiated by pitiful apologies from Boris. He's only 'sorry' because he got caught.
Tory MPs have angered constituents by defending Johnson. Peter Bone, Tory MP for Wellingborough, said that his constituents had "moved on", and described Boris's party as "accepting cake and eating it".
In reality, Boris and his cabinet broke numerous rules during the height of the lockdown. From Dominic Cummings "testing his eyesight" by driving to Barnard Castle, to Matt Hancock's inability to socially distance himself from a Tory aide. All this while people missed birthdays, weddings, funerals and the chance to be by their loved ones side as they passed.
It is unlikely that a new Tory prime minister will be able to put a lid on the growing frustration among the public. But with pro-austerity Sir Keir Starmer leading the Labour 'opposition', people are looking for another political alternative.
The working class deserves an electoral choice which represents their interests. That's why the Socialist Party is backing and standing candidates under the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) banner. We're ordinary working-class activists, who stand against cuts and privatisation, and if elected as MPs, like Dave Nellist in Birmingham Erdington, we would only take an average worker's wage.
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In The Socialist 9 February 2022:
TUSC
No one in Westminster backs a pay rise for us...
Preparing for the council and Erdington elections
News
Cut our fuel bills - nationalise energy
'I'm dreading trying to live on a nurse's salary'
Cuts created NHS waiting list crisis
Oxfam 'Inequality Kills' report
Tories' 'levelling up' falls well short
Tories' 'partygate' crisis continues - kick them out
What we think
Catastrophic energy bill hike - a crisis made by capitalism
Workplace news
Force back Serco and Barts management!
Support the university strikes!
Tesco slashes jobs and customer service
Just Eat couriers drive chief exec out of town as strike spreads
Scunthorpe scaffs mark 100 days of strike action with protests
Perfect storm brewing in education
PCS consultative pay and conditions ballot - vote 'Yes'
Campaigns news
King's student union refuses to back staff strike and NUS walkout
A socialist voice in Stanwell North
Tamil Solidarity protest against repressive Sri Lankan regime
Socialist Party youth meeting: Mood is changing - socialist ideas growing
Swansea Trades Council pledges to fight local government cuts
The Socialist: 25 years of assisting workers' struggles and fighting for socialism
International news
Pro-market Socialist Party wins Portugal's election
Debate
Does the fight for Trans rights conflict with women's rights?
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