Bosjohnson stood up in parliament and said, sorry for attending a lock busting party. His excuse, which sounded kind of absurd, was that he didn't realize it was a party. A lot of people found the idea of tending a party by mistake quite laughable. People shouldn't be surprised that boys johnson has broken the rulls, because he's built his career on that. It's been part of his appeal. Why is it such a big deal this time? The main difference with this scandal is that people really care about it.
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