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Published 15:45 5 Nov 2021 GMT
Updated 15:53 5 Nov 2021 GMT
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On Thursday, the government was forced into a humiliating climbdown over a decision not to suspend "egregious" lobbyist, Tory MP Owen Paterson.
Following 24 hours of public backlash, the government abandoned plans to create a Tory-dominated standards Committee.
On Thursday, Tory MPs were furious to discover the PM Prime had withdrawn his support for Paterson, less than 24-hours after ordering them to support a controversial anti-sleaze amendment to protect him.
By Friday morning, a Cabinet Minister was forced to apologise for the government's attempt to rewrite the rules on sleaze.
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi, backtracking, said it was the "grown-up thing to do".
Leaked footage of the Health Secretary canoodling with his aide took the internet by storm.
The rendezvous had been captured in May, while indoor hugging was still banned under government guidance.
Ministers leaped to Hancock’s defence, but the government was eventually forced to concede the pictures weren’t great for national morale.
Hancock resigned as Health Secretary.
“We don’t want to ban Christmas, to cancel it, and I think that would be frankly inhuman and against the instincts of many people in this country,” Johnson promised.
Four days later, Christmas was cancelled.
Last month it was alleged a friend of Johnson’s wife, Carrie Johnson spent Christmas in Downing Street. London was under strict Tier 4 restrictions in November, meaning there was a ban on indoor visitors aside from support bubbles.
It’s possible Johnson broke his own restrictions.
Mid-pandemic, the government announced it would not be extending its free school meals programme throughout the summer holidays.
The voucher scheme, worth £15 a week to recipients, was introduced to help poorer families eligible for free school meals feed their children during lockdown.
The government was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after Manchester United Player Marcus Rashford launched a campaign to reinstate the vouchers.
Despite the U-turn, in October some tory MPs were still arguing against providing the vouchers. Tory MP Mark Jenkinson said: “I know in my constituency that, as tiny a minority as it might be, food parcels are sold or traded for drugs.”
Another Tory, Ben Bradley, in a now-deleted tweet, said: “At one school in Mansfield 75% of kids have a social worker, 25% of parents are illiterate. Their estate is the centre of the area’s crime. One kid lives in a crack den, another in a brothel. These are the kids that most need our help, extending FSM doesn’t reach these kids.”
There is no tangible evidence for either claim.
Early on in the pandemic, the government vetoed plans to continue mass coronavirus testing, despite advice the World Health Organisation expressly advising that it was vital.
Shortly thereafter, Hancock announced a screeching U-turn, embarking on a mission to convince the country to stick swabs up their noses.
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