Boris Johnson hopped onto Zoom for video calls with his wife Carrie, their two young children, and their dog Dilyn, in photos released by Downing Street on Christmas Day.
The Prime Minister and Mrs Johnson were pictured sitting on a sofa next to their scruffy dog in a living room in Chequers, Mr Johnson’s official country residence, speaking to NHS vaccination ‘heroes’ administering millions of Covid booster jabs.
Mr Johnson addressed health staff including Dr Laura Mount director of Central and West Warrington while his wife Carrie wore a Christmas jumper and held their newborn ‘rainbow’ daughter Romy, Wilf’s baby sister.
They were surrounded by family decorations including Christmas cards, a homemade sign which read ‘Wilf and Romy’, and what appeared to be children’s art.
The Prime Minister’s authority has come under serious challenge among backbenchers and Cabinet colleagues over a number of scandals. Mr Johnson’s key ally Lord Frost sensationally quit the Government last week, apparently in opposition to fresh Covid restrictions imposed in response to Omicron.
Tory MPs criticize him also for introducing curbs such as compulsory facemasks or Covid passes. These are considered to be a threat to personal liberty, damage the economy and his handling of Owen Paterson’s lobbying scandal.
It is being challenged by the Government that allegations have been made that several parties held at Whitehall and Downing Street, which violated Covid rules.
Boris Johnson joined Zoom to make video calls with Carrie Johnson, his two children and dog Dilyn. Photos were released by Downing Street Christmas Day
Mrs Johnson, the Prime Minister and Mrs Johnson are pictured sat on a couch next to their scruffy pet dog in Chequers.
The Sunday Mirror front page features an image showing Prime Minister Boris Johnson in front a laptop at the 10 Downing Street Library in London.
Last week, Mr Johnson insisted that a photo of a gathering in the No10 garden – where staff were seen eating cheese and drinking wine – taken in May 2020 showed people ‘working’.
The Sunday Mirror also captured another photo of the Prime Minister holding a Christmas quiz at Downing Street. The Prime Minister was joined by two of his coworkers, one dressed in Christmas tinsel, and the other in Santa hats, at No10 Library. According to a source, many employees were sitting in Downing Street offices, chatting on computers and sipping alcohol as the quiz took place.
Some pundits suggested that the scandals were responsible for the Tory’s defeat in the North Shropshire By-Election earlier this month.
MailOnline today revealed that 66% of UK adults want to see Johnson expelled.
A poll found broad support for the Tories getting rid of Mr Johnson as leader, with a quarter backing the idea and another 35 per cent saying they felt ‘strongly’ it was the right thing.
Mr Johnson addressed health staff including Dr Laura Mount director of Central and West Warrington while his wife Carrie wore a Christmas jumper and held their newborn ‘rainbow’ daughter Romy, Wilf’s baby sister
They were surrounded by family decorations including Christmas cards, a homemade sign which read ‘Wilf and Romy’, and what appeared to be children’s art
This is a bad sign for the Prime Minster, as more than half of Conservative voters whose 2019 win was a landslide triumph want him to go, and 26% strongly supporting his removal.
The research by Redfield & Wilton Strategies suggest that Chancellor Rishi Sunak would be the preferred replacement in No10.
Some 29 per cent thought he would be better and a further 14 per cent saw him as a ‘significant’ upgrade.
48% viewed Sir Keir Starmer, Labour leader as an improvement. 25% thought he was worse.
Asked to pick a new Tory leader from a range of potential candidates, a third of the party’s supporters plumped for the Chancellor. Only nine percent chose Liz Truss, Foreign Secretary.