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Originally Posted by Damien
All of this is the same argument as before though.
Either the police find this was exempt under the necessary or work/campaigning or they don't. That it was preplanned doesn't change the legality of that defence.
I think it'll come down to 1) can they prove they were working during/after the meal 2) there was no realistic prospect of eating outside of the end of the work day. You can bet Labour HQ is desperately trying to find a call or e-mail then went out after the time of that takeaway delivery.
I honestly don't know what the police will do. It's 50/50. If he is fined he should - and sounds like he will - resign.
The only good thing out of all of this is that the Daily Mail - haven't said that Johnson's multiple parties weren't a big deal - have finally decided actually we should hold politicians to account.
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No, they are pointing out Labour’s rank hypocrisy. Johnson is still not 100% safe, he could still be ousted if further fines come his way, but equally, Starmer has to fall own his own sword, calling on Johnson to resign back in January because he was under criminal investigation, Starmer is now too, only differences is, Johnson hasn’t said he’ll go any time soon or promised to resign regardless if he’s fined. So Starmer has set his own precedent, that can now unpick his leadership.
Also there is no 50/50 about it, Starmer broke the rules. The amount of lies he and Labour have told over this, and now been found out, it’s like Nixon saga all over again, it’s not the crime itself that could undo him but the coverups and lying, that may do.