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Who is Boris Johnson?

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson

He was in the news

Watch the following video, of a reaction to this news. Can you guess what happened?

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Ask any questions about the content and help each other understand.

Vocabulary

Boris Johnson was facing renewed anger from MPs and bereaved families on Monday after the disclosure that his fiancee threw him a surprise lockdown birthday party, as sources said an official inquiry had uncovered “appalling evidence of mismanagement” at the heart of Downing Street.

Sue Gray, the senior civil servant leading the inquiry into Downing Street parties, is expected to make deeply critical recommendations on overhauling No 10’s operation after hearing of repeated failures of leadership, according to a Whitehall source who spoke to the inquiry.

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In the latest alleged breach of rules, No 10 admitted that Carrie Johnson held a party for the prime minister and up to 30 staff on 19 June 2020 despite Covid rules banning indoor social gatherings. Outdoor gatherings were limited to groups of six.

ITV reported that the prime minister attended the party in the cabinet room at No 10 at 2pm on his 56th birthday, and that the interior designer Lulu Lytle – who was not a member of No 10 staff – was there.

The room was said to have been laid out with Marks & Spencer party food and a birthday cake, with staff singing “Happy Birthday” and staying for 20-30 minutes

Now up to you (in pairs)

1. Just like in the previous slides, mark at least 10 unfamiliar or difficult words. (each a different page)

2. Look up the unfamiliar words you have marked so you know the meaning

3. Quiz you neighbour on the meaning of your marked words

Discussion questions

1. Do you think it is bad that there were parties during covid (when it was not allowed) ?
2. Do you think it is worse when an authority (prime minister, king, president) breaks the rules?

3. In the Netherlands, our own king had a smiliar incident (daughter's birthday party), how do you feel about this?

4. Should Boris Johnson resign (as some people want) ? Why (not)?
5.  Would you trust a leader that broke the rules? 

More questions

 6. Do you agree with the covid measures?

7. What should our government do now, more restrictions or maybe no restrictions? What is your solution
8. Are the current covid restrictions effective?
9. What do you think will happen in the future, regarding covid?

How to prepare this article

- Understand the covid measures at the time

- Understand how people feel about Boris Johnson

- know what happened after

- study vocab realted to politics, covid, restrictions..