YASMIN QURESHI Flagrant breach of the law is a slap in the face
Last week, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, were found to have broken the coronavirus laws. While they told us we had to "stay at home" and "protect the NHS," to "save lives", they were partying in the workplace. This flagrant breach of the law is a slap in the face to working families; it's not easy to forget the sacrifices so many of us made. Many of us couldn't attend funerals, visit sick relatives in hospital, or care for loved ones. People spent Christmas, Eid, and Diwali alone. At times when people would usually celebrate with loved ones, we all did the right thing. Yet some Conservatives don't see an issue. Michael Fabricant turned fire on nurses and teachers, claiming they also partied. Not only is this untrue, but it is also disgusting to treat some of the hardest working in our society as a political football to deflect from this serious issue. In ...