save oneself? Johnson launched the "Rescue Big Dog Action", British netizens: this code name is "national embarrassment"

Source: Global Times

The "Partygate" scandal continues to ferment, and Johnson's position as British prime minister is shaky. According to a number of British media reported on the 15th, No. 10 Downing Street plans to launch the "Save the Big Dog (Big Man) Action", hoping to save Johnson from water and fire.

Johnson infographic. Image source Visual China

British media such as the London Broadcasting Corporation reported that the "Save the Big Dog" operation included finding "scapegoats", and after the investigation report of senior civil servant Gray on "Party Gate" was released, some officials were fired to the anger of civilians. In addition, some British cabinet ministers will "line up" for interviews to publicize Johnson's "difficult decisions" and achievements during the epidemic, and highlight that the leader has "repented".

Downing Street declined to comment on whether the Johnson administration enacted the "Save the Big Dogs" campaign. Asked about the code name of the operation, a British government spokesman said he had never heard of it. Many British netizens are interested in the name of this operation. Some say the code name is "national embarrassment" and maybe it's time to "'kill' that dog."

After the "party door" was revealed, the British people held several protests to demand that Johnson step down. British Labour Party leader Stammer said on the 16th that Johnson violated the law and should resign. The fermentation of the scandal has led many Conservatives to regard Johnson as a "negative asset" and hope to "sweep the leader out" after the investigation report of senior civil servant Gray on the "party door" is released. Gray's report is expected to come out this week.

The British "Sun" quoted sources as saying that at least 35 Conservative MPs have written to the chairman of the "1922 Committee" of the party's parliamentary group, asking for a vote of no confidence in Johnson, which is not far from the 54 people who initiated the voting request. According to the Guardian, although most Conservative MPs said that they would not make a decision on the prime minister's whereabouts until the "party door" investigation report was released, many people privately admitted that they had made up their minds to let Johnson "go" and were now just "going through the process". A poll conducted by the British newspaper The Observer shows that british people's satisfaction with Johnson has fallen to the lowest point of the administration with former Prime Minister Theresa May. Among voters who supported the Conservative Party in the 2019 election, 46% believe Johnson should resign.

According to the British "Daily Mirror" broke the news, 10 Downing Street has always had the "tradition" of "drinking on Fridays", and during the epidemic, this activity is more popular. Sources said government workers spent £142 to buy a refrigerator to hold alcohol during the pandemic. Not only did Johnson "encourage" government workers to drink to "vent their emotions," but he himself attended several times. According to The Times, a government worker said Johnson had fostered a top-down culture of defiance of lockdown rules in Downing Street. Some sources said that during Johnson's second self-isolation period, the British prime minister still wanted to "mingle" with the staff from time to time, so the staff of 10 Downing Street had to put two chairs in front of the prime minister's apartment and install a "puppy door" for the prime minister to stop the leader from running around. (Li Meng)