The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Keep Calm and Party On - Boris Johnson in Hot Water

Episode Date: January 23, 2022

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces calls for his resignation and major political backlash over revelations he attended secret parties during lockdown for the COVID-19 coronavirus. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. You may remember the outrage across Britain a couple of months ago when Boris Johnson was accused of throwing a secret party in the middle of lockdown. Against his own COVID rules, by the way. But the truth is, there wasn't a secret COVID party. Turns out there were many secret COVID parties, and now Boris may have partied himself right out of a job. And the wall seemed to be closing in on Boris Johnson. A new poll, in fact, for the Observer newspaper shows

63% nearly two of every three Britons want Johnson out. As many as 20 conservative members of parliament say they plan to submit letters of no confidence. Fifty-four letters are required to trigger a no-confidence vote in parliament. Prime Minister Johnson has faced calls to resign after reports that number ten Downing Street hosted parties over the past two years. The events were held when the United Kingdom government imposed strict COVID restrictions on gathering. I recognise the enormous sacrifice that people have made. I apologise for misjudgments that may be made in number 10 by me and anybody else, but

please can I ask him to wait for the inquiry to conclude. One misjudgment that really hurts the apology to her Majesty the Queen over parties allegedly held in Downing Street the night before Her Majesty sat alone at the funeral of her husband. You know this sucks for Queen Elizabeth. I haven't seen her that disappointed since she found out what Prince Andrew did on his vacations. Apparently these are not the only photos, Andrew. And I can hardly blame her, you know? I mean, her husband had just died, and here they were throwing parties without her.

I mean, come on, this is her first chance in 70 years to catch some fresh dick and no invite. No, that shit is messed up. Oh, you don't think people move on? You need to grow up. But you can see why so many people have turned on Boris over his scandal, because while he was having parties, the people of Britain were dealing with severe lockdowns. And I'm not talking about American lockdowns.

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Honestly, I was shocked when I read this. Mostly because I didn't know it was that easy to stop British people from going places. Turns out if Africa just put a couple of chairs in front of England who could have stopped colonialism. So as of now, Boris is in big trouble, or as they say in England, trouble. And really if you're a prime minister who's been breaking the lockdown rules that you imposed on everybody else, you you have to resign. Or you can do this. New this morning, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the end of all pandemic restrictions in the United Kingdom, saying that people will no longer be asked to work from

home, masks no longer required in schools, the mandate to wear mask in public, removed as well. According to the Guardian, the swift change is seen as th the the the the to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the the to to to to to to to the, the, the, the, or the, or the, or the, or the, or the, or, or, or, or, or, or, or, or, or, or, or, or, or, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their.eauii.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e. theire. theire. their, their, the schools, the mandate to wear mask in public removed as well. According to the Guardian, the swift change is seen as an attempt by Johnson to quell conservative anger over his lockdown breaching parties at Downing Street. Having looked at the data carefully, the cabinet concluded that once regulations lapse, the government will no longer mandate the wearing of face masks anyway. Oh shit! Boris went from BYOB to DGAF.

You can't break the rules if there are no rules. That's right, everybody, no restrictions and no more haircuts, bitches. And yet you could argue that suddenly lifting restrictions is just a cheap and dangerous attempt to curry public favor at the cost of spreading a lethal virus. But on the other hand, restrictions are lifted, baby. So break out the liquor, Britain. It's time for a work event. Watch the Daily Show, week nights at 11 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central, and stream full

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