British Conservatives’ New Sex Scandal Challenges Sunak
As the British prime minister tries to repair the Tories' lost credibility in a critical election year, the revelations of a new sex scandal in the party have once again challenged Sunak. |
The 36-year-old representative sent his unconventional photos to a contact he met on a dating app for gay men. A prominent vice-chairman of an important parliamentary group committee, he has now admitted that he was blackmailed by the sexual images: Varag admitted to sharing the private phone numbers of other Conservative MPs out of fear of the material becoming public. . He has not been suspended yet.
English media are now raising the question of how big this case will be. As The Times reported, in addition to Rugg, another agent is said to be involved in the case. Other figures in the London parliamentary constituency of Westminster, such as political advisers and journalists, are also said to have received deceptive messages. In the polls, the Conservatives have long trailed the opposition Labor Party. Now, they are likely to be decisively defeated in the parliamentary elections scheduled for this year – no exact date has yet been set – and a number of representatives will lose their powers.
In recent years, the number of infamous cases among conservative politicians has increased. Charlie Elphick, former member of Parliament, was sentenced to prison on charges of sexual assault, and Imran Khan, former member of parliament, was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a 15-year-old teenager. Conservative Parrish was seen watching pornography in the boardroom, Christopher Pincher was fired when he was very drunk and engaged in sexual behavior. About a year ago, the opposition Liberal Democrats published the “Alphabet of Conservative Crimes and Scandals” and listed several cases.
Hannah White of the Institute of Government think tank at the end of 2023 to the “Politico” portal. He said: Better protection mechanisms are now in place and more cases are being identified that were previously swept under the carpet. According to him, no one has yet dealt with the main causes of these issues.
In this way, the closer England gets to the time of parliamentary elections, the more difficult the situation is for the ruling conservative party, and the dominoes of scandals of this party that It will lead to a weakening of its position and become more widespread.
However, the situation for the Conservatives in England is extremely precarious in an election year. The far-right wing of the party is particularly unhappy with Sunak, and on the right of the party spectrum, another party, UK Reform, is now increasingly competing with the Conservatives.
UK Reform aims to “destroy” the Conservatives. Karan has put Richard Tice, the leader of this party, recently confirmed this issue. He stressed that he wants to ensure that the Conservatives “never get a majority again”.
Britain’s reforms with slogans such as “Let’s make Britain great” or “Let’s save Britain” attract voters. It attracts.
This party is not a new actor in the UK, of course: it was founded in 2019 as the Brexit Party. Brexit activist Nigel Farage joined the party shortly after it was founded, leaving the UK Independence Party (UKIP) over a dispute over its leadership. The aim of this party was to stop Prime Minister Theresa May’s soft Brexit process. New restrictions on protests in England We are going
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