British Prime Minister Johnson sings "I will survive" with the new PR director

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is under increasing pressure to resign after a party at the prime minister's office during lockdown and controversial remarks in the House of Commons, sang "I will survive" in front of the new communications director. It became clear that The lyrics are from Gloria Gaynor's hit song "I Will Survive". Gut Hari, director of public relations, who has just arrived, made the announcement in a news site article on the 7th.

From the 3rd to the 4th, five staff members, including Mr. Johnson's long-time aide, resigned one after another at the British Prime Minister's Office, which was shaken by problems such as parties during the lockdown. Gut Hari, a Welsh native and former reporter for several media outlets including the BBC, has been appointed to replace Jack Doyle. Mr Hari told Welsh-language news site Golwg 360 that he had met with Prime Minister Johnson at his residence on Saturday.

An old acquaintance of Mr Johnson, Mr Hari, who was also the head of public relations when he was mayor of London, said he sang the lyrics of the popular song "I Will Survive" with Prime Minister Johnson "laughing" at each other, according to "Golwg 360". ' said.

Mr. Hari said he saluted as he entered the official residence office, saying, "Prime Minister Gut Hari, I have arrived." The prime minister then stood up and began to salute him, but said, "What am I doing? I should be kneeling before you."

Mr. Hari, who is also a former BBC reporter, resigned from British conservative media "GB News" last year. It all started when the station accused him of kneeling while discussing racism against black British footballers.

Regarding this exchange with the Prime Minister, when I asked, "Will you survive?" Mr. Hari revealed that he had sung it.

"Obviously (the continuation of the lyrics), I was urging him to continue, 'I will live my life to the fullest,' so when I did that, (the prime minister) continued, 'I can give you plenty of love.' And that's how I sang Gloria Gaynor for a while."

After laughing and singing, Hari said, the two "sat down and have a serious conversation about how to get the government back on track and how to move forward."

Hari added, "Ninety percent of what we talked about was very serious, but he's a unique individual, so we have some funny interactions. Some people are like [about Mr. Johnson]. I have a false image of him as a devilish person, but that's not the case."

He also said that the prime minister was "not a fool at all" and that he was "a very well-liked person."

"I Will Survive," a perennially popular dance number since its release in 1978, has lyrics about a lover who treats him badly, saying, "I was scared I couldn't live without you, but now I know that's not the case." I will survive. So go out."

Opposition sees ties with Chinese companies as a problem

Regarding Mr. Hari's revelation of these exchanges, Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: criticized it as "not fun at all" and "disgusting" at a time when the company is struggling with the coronavirus and high prices.

British Prime Minister Johnson

Likewise, a spokesperson for the main opposition Labor Party said, ``While the prime minister's new team has been touted as a 'turnover,' they have once again started a turnaround with a silly buffoonery." criticized.

In response, a spokesman for the prime minister's office said Hari was "very focused on advancing the government's policy agenda."

The Labor Party also takes issue with Mr. Hari's experience working as a lobbyist for Huawei Technologies Co., a Chinese telecommunications giant. Deputy leader Angela Rayner said there should be full transparency about Mr Hari's work history.

Several Western governments, including the British government, have excluded Huawei equipment, which has close ties to the Chinese Communist government, from government procurement for security reasons.

Regarding this, the spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office said, ``We will not exclude people with valuable experience and expertise from the government,'' and Mr. Hari has ``provided advice to private companies as clients. "This is completely legitimate and public," he said.

The Chief of Staff also changed

Meanwhile, the new Chief of Staff, Cabinet Office Minister for Foreign Affairs Steve Berkley, gathered all the staff of the Prime Minister's official residence, including those in charge of cleaning and security, on the 7th. , "I think the past few weeks have been difficult," thanked him for his hard work, and said that he would like to focus on policy issues that are important to the prime minister in the future.

The prime minister also told reporters on the same day that "everyone in the office and the Treasury Department is working together to address the big issues facing our country."

In addition to the series of party problems at the prime minister's office, Prime Minister Johnson announced in parliament on January 31 that the TV presenter Jimmy Saville, whose numerous sexual crimes had come to light after his death, was replaced by opposition Labor Party leader Sir Kier.・He said without showing evidence that Sturmer did not indict when he was the Director General of the Public Prosecutor's Office.

This baseless rumor about Leader Sturmer has been circulating online as a right-wing conspiracy theory. The prosecutor's office said Starmer was not in charge of the case as prosecutor general, nor was he involved when it was reviewed in 2013.

For this reason, the ruling and opposition parties said that the prime minister should retract his remarks and apologize, and Mr. Johnson said by the 3rd, "(President Starmer) was not in a position to personally make such a decision. I know very well," he said, softening his tone.

However, Mounira Mirza, who served as Johnson's aide for 14 years since he was mayor of London, resigned on the 3rd after severely criticizing the prime minister's initial remarks on the 31st as "vulgar slander." Public Affairs Director Jack Doyle, Chief of Staff Dan Rosenfield and Chief of Staff Martin Reynolds also resigned, followed by education policy adviser Elena Narozanski (all titles at the time).

On the 7th, in front of the parliamentary office building near the Capitol, there was a group surrounding the leader of the party and taunting him, and two people were arrested. Video footage from the scene shows the party leader being yelled at, saying things like "traitor" and "protecting pedophiles."

(English article Boris Johnson sang 'I Will Survive' to new communications chief Guto Harri)

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