Owen Paterson dispute
A House of Commons committee suggested Owen Paterson, a conservative MP at the time, be suspended for 30 days in October 2021.
According to the committee, he violated lobbying laws in an effort to help the firms that paid him.
However, the Conservatives, who were led by the prime minister, opted to suspend him temporarily and form a new committee to review the way investigations were conducted.
Following a clamour, Mr. Paterson was forced to quit. Later, Mr. Johnson acknowledged that his handling of the issue had “crashed the automobile.”
A tax hike and the difficulty in living expenses
Inflation in 2022 increased significantly, reaching its current level of 9.1 percent.
There were several factors that Boris Johnson had no control over. For instance, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased the cost of food and oil.
Additionally, even while the government has taken some action, such as decreasing gasoline duty by 5p per litre, it still pushed ahead with a tax increase in April. 1.25 pence more per pound was added to national insurance.
The government said that the tax increase would pay for health and social care, and this week’s revisions helped to lessen the damage. However, those who make more than £34,000 a year would still pay higher taxes.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer stated in April that the government “chooses to hike taxes on working people in the heart of the biggest cost of living crisis for decades.”
Lack of ideas and effort
Get Brexit Done, Boris Johnson’s clear and simple policy platform, helped him win a sizable majority.
But since then, his detractors claimed, Downing Street has lacked direction and inspiration.
Dominic Cummings, his former advisor who is now his worst opponent, frequently compared him to an out-of-control shopping cart that was drifting from one position to another.
Others questioned if the prime minister had a philosophy at all. Former minister and Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt charged that Mr. Johnson lacked “ethics, competence, and vision” in June.
Before a vote of confidence, which Mr. Johnson won, Mr. Hunt was speaking, but the protests were growing louder.
The by-election losses persisted. Mr. Johnson declared that he would not go through a “psychological metamorphosis” after the most recent.
Conservative MPs, though, are not now worried about it. After speaking, the prime minister is leaving.
Chris Pincher’s scandal
The deputy chief whip for the Conservative Party at the time, Chris Pincher, attended a private members’ club in London on June 29. He “drank far too much” and “embarrassed himself,” in his own words.
He was accused of groping two guys, which sparked a wave of claims, some of which were made years earlier. It sparked a series of actions that led to the prime minister’s resignation.
First, Downing Street said that when Mr. Johnson named Mr. Pincher as deputy chief whip in February, he was unaware of “particular accusations” against him. Even though it was ultimately revealed to be false, ministers continued to repeat this statement.
Mr. Johnson was aware of a formal complaint. The prime minister had been informed of the allegation in person, according to a former government official named Lord McDonald the next day.
Then, Mr. Johnson admitted being informed in 2019 and regretted for selecting Mr. Pincher to serve as deputy chief whip.
The prime minister received a penalty in April for violating the lockdown regulations after attending an event on his birthday in June 2020.
During the initial lockdown, he also expressed regret for attending a “bring your own wine” party in the Downing Street garden.
He paid a police fine for lockdown parties
In all, 126 persons received penalties from the Metropolitan Police for violating the lockdown regulations in Downing Street and Whitehall.
Additionally, a study by senior civil servant Sue Gray detailed a number of social gatherings hosted by political staff members that violated lockdown regulations.
For this culture, she added, “the senior leadership at the centre, both political and official, must share responsibility.”
Mr. Johnson stated in the Commons in December that “all guidance was followed completely in No 10” A Commons committee is currently looking into him to see if he intentionally mislead the legislature.
