The party scandal involving British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is still brewing.

Not only have there been constant calls from inside and outside the Conservative Party for Johnson to step down, but there has also been a phenomenon of Conservative Party members defecting to the Labour camp.

　　Conservative MP Christian Wakeford has announced his departure from the party to join the opposition Labour party.

Labour welcomes this.

Wakeford said in a statement that the Conservative Party has always performed poorly in many areas such as epidemic prevention and people's livelihood. The recent party scandal has made him completely disappointed and made the decision to leave the party.

File:British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Party scandal ferments British PM in serious crisis

　　British media described Johnson as experiencing the worst crisis since taking office in 2019.

　　The British media have recently exposed three consecutive waves of illegal gatherings at the Prime Minister's Office during the epidemic. The first was exposed on May 20, 2020. The Prime Minister's Office illegally held a "bring your own drink" garden party. About 30 people responded to Johnson's Chief Private Secretary , attended the event, and the Johnsons were among them.

Facing the pressure of public opinion, Johnson admitted to the party and apologized when he was questioned in the House of Commons of the British Parliament on January 12, 2022.

　　Then, the media revealed that on April 16, 2021, the staff of the Prime Minister's Office held two parties to bid farewell to the departing employees, with about 30 people participating, and the party was held on the day before the funeral of the late Prince Philip in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is in a period of mourning, and social gatherings of non-family members are prohibited due to the need to prevent the epidemic.

　　On January 14, 2022, the "Daily Mirror" broke the news about the "Friday Wine Party" at the Prime Minister's Office.

According to the report, the staff of the Prime Minister's Office held a party on the 14th, drinking and having fun. Johnson himself knew about it and attended many times. He also encouraged the staff to "vent their emotions".

　　Party scandals continue to ferment, the British people and opposition parties have increased their calls for Johnson to resign, and even the Conservative Party has voiced calls for Johnson to step down early, so as not to drag down the Conservative Party's local council elections in May this year.

According to the British "Daily Telegraph" report on the 18th, 20 Conservative MPs met privately and planned to submit a letter of no confidence in Johnson.

The Prime Minister's Office has not yet responded to the report.