Letters - Monday, December 13, 2021

Well, anyone who got a fine last Christmas for attending an illegal wedding reception or party under the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions that were in place at the time should ask for their fines to be reimbursed after the illegal knees-up at No.10 Downing Street with allegedly up to 80 people present.

But, don’t despair, Boris Johnson and umpteen of his Tory sycophants surfed all the airways to assure us that “no rules were broken”, didn’t deny that it ever took place, but claimed they had no knowledge of it. Really?

Even Dominic Raab, the deputy prime minister, denied all knowledge and said that the police wouldn’t look into this matter retrospectively because it happened last year. That means that, according to Mr Raab, if someone out there murdered anybody a year ago you are absolutely fireproof.

But, on a serious point, it looks like the the police are shying away from looking into any wrongdoings at all concerning the Conservatives with their refusal to look into the cash for honours fiasco which appears to be an open and shut case.

I noticed this week that our “great leader”, with the help of the police, is cracking down on drug gangs around the country, but according to the Speaker of the House Lindsay Hoyle he has called in the “old bill” because they have not got to look any further than the numerous toilets dotted inside Parliament and the evidence left by drug users therein.

It seems to me that whatever things happen in Parliament, whether its contentious legislation or watching each others’ backs, these Tories – even when they know something is wrong – are more interested in keeping their jobs and staying quiet and not rocking the boat.