Because of a party at the prime minister's residence in May, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being "forced" by some MPs to resign "decently".
From the perspective of political common sense, at a time when the British government is demanding that the people of the whole country abide by the prevention and control measures, the head of state is holding a large party, which is obviously a very detrimental to the credibility of the government.
Whether johnson attended the party or not, whether he knew it or not, he could not blame it, there was no doubt about it.
The question that really embarrassed the British, or made it difficult for the media to guess, was whether the British should resign for such a "trivial matter"?
Yes, this is indeed not a trivial matter in countries with strict prevention and control.
But in britain, where many people still insist on so-called "herd immunity" and refuse to wear masks to avoid the spread of the virus, Johnson and his staff violate the national epidemic prevention and control measures, whether it is a small problem of "harmless elegance", or a big trouble affecting national policies, or a question that needs to be discussed.
More specifically, if the epidemic prevention and control policy is violated, the place where the party is held is not Downing Street, and the person involved is not the British prime minister, but other politicians or wealthy businessmen, this matter is not so much trouble, either the direct resignation of the parties or the people are not in the right place.
This shows from the side that at present, some British parliamentarians' accusations against Johnson seem to be for the credibility of the government, but in fact they are only part of the political struggle.
So, can Johnson survive this crisis?
According to his "unconventional" style in the past, the reason why Johnson was elected as the British prime minister is similar to Trump's ability to run for the presidency of the United States.
Simply put, the British are tired of the traditional elite politicians who talk and do things without leaks, who seem to never make mistakes, but also never do the "right thing". Johnson's "grounded" image of him often doing the wrong thing and saying the wrong thing, but also really wanting to do things, has catered to the dissatisfaction of British voters with politicians like the "king".
The most typical example of this is Brexit. But whether this was right or wrong for Britain, at least it became a reality under Johnson's presidency, rather than just a dead letter in bloated government agencies and a stinky and long review process.
Since Johnson has created a person for himself, he is a close-to-people image who "dares to do things", but also often does the wrong thing and says the wrong thing. Then, in the matter of "taking the lead" in violating the British government's epidemic prevention regulations and allowing the Downing Street Prime Minister's Office to hold a banquet, even if they know that they are wrong, they should not be too harsh.
To put it simply, everyone has a psychological expectation that he will make a mistake, so the disgust should not be so great.
But now the situation is a little wrong, in addition to a few opposition lawmakers, as well as political opponents to promote the waves, the British domestic media and public opinion, for this matter is quite a bit of "chasing" feeling, which is illogical. Because johnson often did not put the door on his lips in the past, reversing black and white, but did not form such a huge "forced palace" momentum, why is the response so strong this time?
On the one hand, the current epidemic situation in Western countries has begun a new round of outbreaks, resulting in many people's work and life being deeply troubled. In this realistic background, any policy and news about the epidemic may be magnified.
Ordinary people can't understand why we "paid" so much freedom last year, saying that we want to control the epidemic, but the epidemic has not been controlled so far. As a result, at this time, the news of the Prime Minister's Office holding parties during the epidemic prevention period was continuously hyped, which could easily become a target for attack.
On the other hand, the most fundamental reason is that after the "Brexit", the various downward pressures on the economy have not improved, but have become more and more serious because of the epidemic and the disputes with EU countries.
The economic base determines the superstructure, and Johnson regards "Brexit" as one of his most important "political achievements", so its glory and shame are bound to be related to this matter. Now that "Brexit" has not brought the British people the benefits they want, those voters who did not originally support Brexit naturally dislike Johnson even more. And those voters who originally supported Johnson have not supported him so much, and some have even begun to blame him.
From this point of view, the phenomenon of "forcing the palace" encountered by Johnson at present is actually no money to make trouble.
But whether this matter can ultimately bring Johnson down in disgrace actually depends on the means and intensity of the political struggle between the two sides. Because whether it is the opposition party or other politicians, no one can give a better solution than Johnson in the face of the current problem of the British economy.
Since everyone is half a pound against eight or two in terms of governing ability, this "Downing Street Party" incident is still just an ordinary political scandal, and as mentioned above, according to Johnson's own persona, the damage caused by this "mistake" scandal to his image among voters is relatively limited.
Most of the voters who originally supported "Brexit" and supported Johnson would not support politicians who did not leave the EU because Johnson did not stop the "Downing Street Party".
Therefore, the "forced palace" situation that Johnson faces this time seems to be a great threat, but in fact, it may not be able to make him step down, but behind this matter, the British people's dissatisfaction with "Brexit" is more likely to lead to Johnson being forced to resign.