Apology is too little too late.

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to Michael Gove's comments on Sophy Ridge regarding the Conservative HQ Christmas party during lockdown, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:

“Gove’s apology is too little too late, it will bring cold comfort to the millions of people who stuck by the rules in the darkest days of the pandemic. 

“If the Conservatives knew about this scandal why on earth did those Boris Johnson honours get the green light from Rishi Sunak? 

“Those honours should all be removed, the Government can do that.

“People are fed up with these out of touch Conservatives, it’s time for a change.”

ENDS

Notes to Editor

Michael Gove on Sky News with Sophy Ridge here.

An honour can be removed after it has been awarded, on the advice of Ministers. This process is called forfeiture. The object of forfeiture is to preserve the integrity of the honours system. (House of Commons Library)