Local Green Party candidate Mike Turner has questioned Gareth Davies, local MP for Grantham and Stamford, over his stance on the Partygate scandal.
With Boris Johnson being accused of lying to Parliament over parties held in No.10 Downing Street while the country was in lockdown, the Green Party has said that it is past time for the Prime Minister to resign.
The Green Party’s Mike Turner said, “Boris Johnson’s desperate attempts to cling onto power are making a mockery of our democracy. What was left of his disintegrating integrity has now gone. The vast majority of people now think he should resign because of his shameful behaviour. It is hugely unfortunate that our local MP, Gareth Davies, has decided to remain silent.
“No matter what has been said by his Conservative colleagues in the recent days, I think the people of Grantham and Stamford, and Britain as a whole, do care deeply about this issue. Those of us who obeyed the rules, with many heart-breaking stories of what that isolation meant for millions of Brits, are justifiably outraged. The least Mr Davies can do is tell us where he stands on the matter.
“Boris Johnson’s failure of leadership is not only damaging trust in public health measures, but he is also allowing other very urgent issues that are spiralling out of control including the cost of living, international diplomacy, and the climate crisis.
But the Green Party also warned that replacing Boris Johnson with another untrustworthy MP as Prime Minister would not solve the problem. He said,
“We should be under no illusion that just getting rid of Boris Johnson will fix the culture of hypocrisy and entitlement that has taken hold in our political system. I am worried that we will end up with one bad apple replacing another.
“Whoever is our next Prime Minister should be subject to rigorous scrutiny. They should not, like Boris Johnson and his colleagues, apparently see no problem in lying to the public and to other MPs.”