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Vix Lowthion from the Isle of Wight Green Party shares this open letter to the Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Bob Seely. Ed
Your party leader, our Prime Minister, broke the law. Today the Met Police have issued a fixed penalty notice to Boris Johnson for breaking Covid Lockdown rules – rules that he was responsible for creating and imposing on the nation.
Rules that he insisted (on record in the House of Commons) that he had not broken. He is a proven liar.
We felt the sense of duty and collective responsibility
Throughout the pandemic, millions of us followed these rules. We stayed home to protect the NHS and save lives. We missed first hugs and last goodbyes.
We took great sacrifices because we felt the sense of duty and collective responsibility to keep people safe.
The first PM in office to break the law
And now it’s clear that Boris Johnson does not have any sense of duty or morality. All along he has believed that such Covid rules were for us, the little people, and not for the likes of him. And now the justice system has caught up with him.
He is the first PM in office to break the law and he must – for the sake of justice, fairness and honour – resign from office immediately.
He is not fit to be our Prime Minister.
You broke Lockdown rules
In May 2020 you also broke Covid lockdown rules. You attended a low-brow social occasion for the sake of a buffet and a chat, whilst many Islanders had not seen our family for weeks.
This is a serious misdemeanour.
You too should resign
400 Islanders have lost their lives to this virus in the last two years, and many others are grieving loved ones and struggling with long-term physical and mental ill health.
Like Boris Johnson, as an elected law-maker you failed to follow the rules. You too should also set an example and resign.
Your law-breaking is an attack on democracy
Such lies and law-breaking tarnishes all politicians, local leaders and campaigners. Voters incorrectly now believe that everyone who puts their name on the ballot paper must be a liar, a cheat and only in it for themselves.
The law-breaking is not only an attack on the memories of the victims of Covid, but an attack on democracy itself.
I urge you to publicly call for the resignation of the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and all MPs who broke Covid lockdown rules.
Starting with yourself.
