【Text/Observer Network Ju Feng】
The "party gates" that have pushed a series of scandals in the British government to the peak are still fermenting. Johnson's belated apology was to no avail, he was fiercely criticized inside and outside the party, public resentment boiled over, and the prime minister's position could be precarious. At this time, the Independent reported exclusively on the 15th that Johnson was drawing up a self-help plan, which he himself called "Operation Save Big Dog". Officials have begun to use the code name for the operation.
The Independent reported that Johnson was working on a list of officials who planned to fire them and take responsibility for the "party gate" scandal to avoid the outcome of his own ouster.
The Huffington Post sarcastically said, "Apparently, Johnson has given himself a new name... But under pressure from political opponents and social media, the dog appeared to be out of the kennel. ”
Screenshot of the Huffington Post report
This rather comedic code of action has caused a lot of complaints on social media. Pulling out a poster for the comedy film Beethoven, one freelance journalist said, "Operation Dog Rescue sounds familiar..."
One Labour MP tweeted that Johnson's intention to frame government officials to save himself was "too humiliating" and that "Johnson has disgraced the prime minister's position." ”
Johnson's chief of staff, Dan Rosenfield, and the chief private secretary, Martin Reynolds, who sent group party invitations, were thought to be "backstabbers" who may have left the company.
The Independent learned that Operation Big Dog also included having government officials highlight Johnson's achievements and "tough choices" under the pandemic after the investigation report was released. So far, the Johnson administration has not responded to Operation Big Dog, and the spokesman denied hearing the code name of the operation, but recently a number of government officials have indeed made statements in support of Johnson.
It is unclear why Johnson chose "Big Dog" as the code name for the operation, but the Scottish newspaper The National reported on the 15th that this was because the employees of 10 Downing Street had used a "puppy gate" to associate the head in the study to avoid contact with the staff - because Johnson refused to follow the quarantine rules.
"He was going to come out all the time, so we blocked the door with two chairs, like a dog fence," the source said, "and he didn't think about following the rules of epidemic prevention at all." ”
After being called down by various parties, the British media "The Economist" also came to add fire, issuing three commentaries in a row, bluntly saying that Johnson was a liar, a "party animal", and "a cynical person who longs for power".
"Hidden under that thin hair is never a competent manager," the Economist is full of fire, "he is in office, you can imagine the future of the British... The UK chose a party animal as its leader. Now, the aftermath comes. ”
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