Thread by @MetroUK

‘Thanks to a decade of cuts, we are seeing nine out of 10 crimes in the country go unsolved.’

‘Perhaps the Prime Minister wants to improve those numbers by owning up to his Downing Street parties?’

@Keir_Starmer writes exclusively for @MetroUK

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The leader of the opposition has launched a scathing take down of Boris Johnson after it emerged the government held up to seven (yes, seven) Christmas parties last December while the rest of the country followed strict Covid rules.

‘While the British people followed the rules and made deep personal sacrifices during each lockdown, the Prime Minister’s staff laughed about covering up their Christmas party.’

‘The country is no longer laughing. The jokes aren’t funny anymore. Serious times call for serious leadership, and it is clear that this Prime Minister isn’t up to the job.’

‘Instead of being honest, the Prime Minister has chosen this week to keep up the charade about parties being held in Downing Street during lockdown.’

‘Instead of coming clean, he continues to take the British public for fools.’

As government ministers were ‘too ashamed to defend their leader’s behaviour’ there was no one to assure and inform the public about Omicron, Starmer says.

‘Because the leader of our country doesn’t think the rules apply to him, people missed out on vital public health messaging during a crisis.’

‘When I think back to Her Majesty the Queen, who sat alone whilst she marked the passing of the man she’d been married to for 73 years, the contrast in leadership couldn’t be starker.’

‘This week we’ve heard the Prime Minister issue denial after denial in the hope the story goes away.’

‘It won’t wash… the British people made huge sacrifices and followed the rules, they had a right to expect their government was doing the same.’

‘In a week where the Omicron variant threatens to cause serious problems for our NHS, and the public is being asked to follow tighter Covid-19 rules, the Prime Minister’s lack of moral authority is undermining public confidence and, as a result, the fight against Covid-19.’

‘The Prime Minister started the week dressed in police uniform attempting to persuade the nation that he has crime under control. He is finishing the week with no control at all.’

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