While for some the Metropolitan Police decision to fine 20 people for lockdown violations is a confirmation of the law for which Johnson will have to answer, others said they were “annoyed” by the reactions to the case or saw no reason. to keep in the past. Waiting for an Uber and protected from the strong wind, Mohsin Khan, 29, said that if the prime minister had an ounce of respect for the country and democracy, he would resign. Kahn, whose grandmother died during the coronavirus pandemic, expressed anger that he could not see her in her last moments, while Johnson “sat in the garden and drank a few beers.” Mohsin Khan. Photo: Graeme Robertson / The Guardian “Even if they say we were only there to sing for many years, I did not have time to say goodbye to my grandmother, so I do not understand again why it is acceptable to him and not to anyone else,” Hahn said. who lives in Slough and was visiting Uxbridge for work. “To be honest, the best thing he can do is give up.” With Johnson facing calls within his party to resign, Kahn said the fact that he was still in power and that he refused to resign “shows that he is a dictator” and said he was unhappy “he feels he can get away with anything”. He added: “I think he is an absolute idiot and I would never have said that at the beginning, when he became prime minister, but now I say that because I have seen how he is.” Alexandra Zamboulitsa. Photo: Graeme Robertson / The Guardian When asked if he voted for the prime minister, Kahn said “no”. Although he did not vote for Brexit either, Kahn voted for Labor in the previous election and now feels that change is needed, especially as the young community evolves and needs to be given a chance. “If this is the Labor Party,” he said, “then so be it.” Standing at a kiosk waiting for her lunch, Alexandra Zabulica, 22, said that while she was disturbed by the alleged violation of the prime minister’s rule when others were being held in strict quarantine, “there is nothing we can do about it.” Zabulica, who lives near Wembley and has never voted, and does not think she will vote in the future, said it would be “good” for Johnson to be “expelled” and someone else elected. “Even if I cared, I could not say anything, no one would listen,” he said. Outside Uxbridge Underground Station, 54-year-old Sarah Smith said she got bored watching Partygate on TV every week. Sarah Smith. Photo: Graeme Robertson / The Guardian “He sets a bad example,” he said of Johnson’s alleged behavior, “but I just think a lot of people disobeyed the rules.” Both Sarah and her 60-year-old sister, Sharon, said they did not break the rules themselves and sympathize with Johnson, who “has done a lot.” The prime minister was attacked by Covid in 2020, lost his mother in 2021 and welcomed a daughter to his partner, Carrie Johnson, months later. Born and raised in Uxbridge, the sisters are Labor voters. “I feel a little annoyed,” Sharon said. “People keep saying, ‘My mom was in the hospital and she was dying and I couldn’t go see her,’ and I think that’s a different matter. It’s not the same.” He added: “If he had gone to his mother’s death bed at the same time, then I think that argument would count.” Sharon Smith. Photo: Graeme Robertson / The Guardian When asked if politicians should be obeyed at a higher level to follow the rules they impose, the sisters agreed that “they probably never did”, but “only now have people been caught up in it”. “I think all people are wrong,” Sarah said. Uxbridge resident Simran Kaur, 21, said legal action should be taken against the prime minister and that he should face “the same” fine as others. “He was relaxed, he literally enjoyed life when we were fighting and staying at home,” said Kaur, who said “of course” that she cared about the Partygate scandal as she could not visit family friends at Christmas under strict restrictions. “Rules are rules. “It follows from everyone,” said Kaur, who voted for Labor in previous elections and plans to vote in the next one. “It does not mean that he is prime minister and does not follow rules. It must be equal. “
