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To the notorious partygate scandal in Britain, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson is waiting on bated breath to receive the report on the scandal.
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There has been a great hue and cry about the Prime Minister and his staff defying decrees they imposed on the country back in 2020, the inception of the pandemic.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now on pins and needles, lavishing his attention on the infamous "partygate" scandal, of which investigators are trying to reach a conclusion.
Senior civil servant Sue Gray is combing through photos purporting to suggest that Johnson and his staff members held a boozy birthday bash and office parties while the entire country was under lockdown.
This, as Johnson faces what is considered ignominy -- Conservative lawmakers are all for Johnson's resignation after this embarrassing scandal was laid bare.
Gray is believed to have seen to the inquiry, but has yet to tell the public when she will submit her final report to the government. Word has it that the delay is partly thanks to Gray wanting to run the document past lawyers and the Metropolitan police to ensure the document can be published in full.
But during this time as the public awaits the report, Johnson isn't enjoying a temporary reprieve from this scandal.
Standing near the dispatch box, one MP did not mince words in interrogating and pressuring the embattled Prime Minister to step down.
{Soundbite} KEIR STARMER, Labour Party, U.K.: Ministers who knowingly mislead parliament will be expected to offer their resignation. Does the Prime Minister believe that applies to him?
Faced with questions that are never ending, Johnson appears to be flinching from setting the record straight.
{Soundbite} BORIS JOHNSON, U.K. Prime Minister: Of course, but let me tell the House that I think he's inviting a question about an investigation which is, you know Mr. Speaker, I can't comment.
The leader of the Labour Party is wary of the Prime Minister publishing the entire report, not an edited one. But trying to pursue a change of heart, Johnson promised he will publish the full report upon receiving it.
{Soundbite} KEIR STARMER, Labour Party, U.K.: So can the Prime Minister confirm that he will publish the full Sue Gray report as he receives it?
{Soundbite} BORIS JOHNSON, U.K. Prime Minister: Of course, when I receive it, I of course I will do exactly what I said.
The "partygate" allegations have Britons incensed because the parties took place as Britain was witnessing a spate of COVID infections. While tens of thousands of people were fined by the police for flouting the rules, the Prime Minister is getting preferential treatment despite that concatenation of events.
Currying favour with those tasked with probing into the allegations is certainly not what the Prime Minister can do to ameliorate the pernicious effect this scandal has on his administration.
Like it or not, critics say Boris Johnson will have to learn how to play his cards right during the days leading up to the publication of the Sue Gray report.
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