'What a joke': Keir Starmer berates Johnson over Partygate apology

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An apology by Boris Johnson for breaking Covid lockdown rules was on Tuesday called 'a joke' by the opposition leader, Keir Starmer. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The debate in parliament came after Johnson was fined by police for attending a party in No 10 during lockdown in June 2020. Starmer said the public had 'made up their minds, they don't believe a word the prime minister says'. In her intervention, the Labour MP Angela Eagle asked why Johnson was holding himself to lower standards than Matt Hancock, who resigned for breaking lockdown rules, or Allegra Stratton, who resigned for joking that a party could be described as a business event – a defence that Johnson is now using himself Boris Johnson’s ‘dishonest’ excuses over Partygate fine an insult to public, says Starmer – UK politics live ►. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/apr/19/boris-johnson-partygate-covid-lockdown-fine-uk-politics-live#top-of-blog The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram/guardian #Covid #Coronavirus #Partygate #CovidParty #LockdownParty #BorisJohnson #Criminal