Jacob Rees-Mogg hinted at police bias in fining Boris Johnson for party number 10, while Keira Starmer and Nicola Sturgeon fled after Covid-led incidents.
The cabinet minister struck forces that “didn’t mind” what the Labor leader and Scotland’s first minister had done – while the prime minister was punished.
Welcoming Mr Johnson as a “great man”, his key ally revealed the growing frustration of conservatives that their political opponents were also not being investigated for alleged breaches of the rules.
Sir Kear was filmed holding a bottle of beer in an MP’s constituency during last year’s election campaign, but Durham police said there was a possibility of a breach to investigate.
He flatly rejected any comparisons to the parties held on Downing Street, which left Mr Johnson clinging to his work and shattering public support.
Ms. Sturgeon was warned by police after failing to wear a mask to a barber shop this month, but called it a momentary omission and said she quickly realized she needed to put on a cover.
Mr Rees-Mogg questioned police decision-making in an interview with GB News, in which he insisted that public confidence in Mr Johnson remained strong.
“You made Keira Starmer drink beer and Nicola Sturgeon not wear a mask when she thought everyone else should. The police did not mind either, but the prime minister paid the fine, “he said.
Criticism has come, although metropolitan police have been criticized for their long refusal to investigate Partygate – until evidence of a suspended investigation into Sue Gray’s cabinet has been accepted.
At the very least, this will be seen as an attempt to divert attention from the deepening crisis facing the prime minister, after he failed to block municipal investigations into whether he lied to lawmakers.
Senior conservatives predict that the challenge for Johnson’s leadership after the local elections is now inevitable, as lawmakers do not believe the dispute is over.
And a senior Tory, Steve Baker, warned that his party would “reap the whirlwind” of public anger over the parties in the ballot box on May 5.
However, a legal expert predicts that Mr Johnson will escape a fine for the “bring your own alcohol” party, which he attended in Garden № 10 in June 2020.
The Tories clash with police comes with the prime minister, embroiled in a disastrous dispute with the Archbishop of Canterbury after he condemned a plan to “hand over Rwanda” to asylum seekers.
Both Mr Johnson and Interior Minister Priti Patel also attacked the BBC for covering the dispute.
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