Thread by @SOPHIEBREESE

Letter to my MP Matthew Offord #PartyGate #MinisterialCode #JohnsonOut

Dear Matthew,

Thank you for your letter dated 27th April, wherein you stated that 'there is currently no evidence' [that the PM misled the House of Commons], and that a vote of no confidence...

...'would [not] be helpful in advance of the Met Police completing their investigations and the release of Sue Gray's full report'. Now that the Met have completed their investigation & the report has been released, I am keen to hear how you intend to proceed.

#JohnsonOut

We have irrefutable evidence that Boris Johnson lied to the House (in January & on 29th March). Johnson stated that he had been 'repeatedly assured...that there was no party...and that no rules were broken.' His statement was demonstrably untrue...

#JohnsonOut

...as we know from Sue Gray's report, the 126 fines issued, and the Downing Street whistleblower accounts given last week.

My first question is whether you have yet written to the 1922 Committee; if not, when do you intend to stand with your colleagues (12 & counting) & do so?

On the 27th April you wrote 'if the PM lied, he knows he will have to go'. I'm afraid that your apparent faith in Boris Johnson seems again misplaced, given that he clearly has no intention of resigning, despite demeaning his office in a way that continues to insult UK democracy.

...It made chilling reading to learn two days ago that our PM has rewritten the Ministerial Code to remove the ministerial obligation to resign following a breach.

#JohnsonOut

...He has also removed all references to integrity, honesty and transparency from the foreword. In my view this is a sickening additional affront to our political system, and demonstrates how far Johnson is prepared to go to retain power.

#JohnsonOut
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...My second question is what your view is on this 'rewrite the rules' approach to Johnson's own failings: does this sit right with you, @Offord4Hendon?

#JohnsonOut
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My father lay dying in hospital alone while the PM flouted his own laws. This is an unforgivable & unforgettable insult.

#JohnsonOut

As long as you are MP, @Offord4Hendon, I will not stop asking you to stand up for democracy & rule of law, which look more like tongue-in-cheek allusions than 'Tory values' by the day.

#JohnsonOut
#BorisJohnsonMustResign
#VoteOfNoConfidence

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