Football legend Chris Kamara spoke for the nation on Tuesday evening by joking he doesn't have a clue what's going on at 10 Downing Street.
Boris Johnson's Tory government is in chaos after Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid left their respective positions. Their resignations came just minutes after the PM admitted his regret at appointing Chris Pincher to a government role.
Pincher has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple men and the PM was aware of an allegation against the Tamworth MP before appointing him as deputy chief whip in February. No.10 initially denied all knowledge of the allegations against Pincher.
The disgraced politician was forced to resign from the government last week after 'drinking far too much' and 'embarrassing himself' at a private members' club. It was later alleged that Pincher had groped two men at the club, something he denies.
Johnson handling of the row has been criticised - with Gary Neville and Gary Lineker insisting his time is up - and Kamara has become the latest sporting icon to highlight the PM's perilous situation by jokingly tweeting: "'What's happening Kammy?' I dunno Jeff."
Kamara is referring to a famous gaffe he made while reporting on a Premier League game between Portsmouth and Blackburn for Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday show, admitting he didn't realise Pompey's Anthony Vanden Borre had been sent off to presenter Jeff Stelling.
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Johnson's premiership has been overshadowed by various scandals in recent months, most notably the 'Partygate' affair. Several Tories - including Johnson and Sunak - were fined by the Metropolitan Police for attending gatherings during Covid lockdowns.
The PM recently narrowly survived a vote of no confidence among his own MPs and oversaw humiliating by-election defeats in Tiverton & Honiton and Wakefield last month.
"We [Conservative party] may not have always been popular, but we have been competent in acting in the national interest," wrote Javid in his resignation letter. "Sadly, in the current circumstances, the public are concluding that we are now neither.
"The vote of confidence last month showed that a large number of our colleagues agree. I regret to say, however, that it is clear to me that this situation will not change under your leadership and you have therefore lost my confidence too."
In his resignation letter, Sunak wrote: "I publicly believe the public are ready to hear that truth. Our people know that if something is too good to be true then it's not true. They need to know that whilst there is a path to a better future, it is not an easy one. In preparation for our proposed joint speech on the economy next week, it has become clear to me that our approaches are fundamentally too different."
Johnson apologised for appointing Pincher on Tuesday evening. "In hindsight it was the wrong thing to do and I apologise to everyone who has been badly affected by it," he told reporters. "I just want to make absolutely clear that there's no place in this government for anybody who is predatory or abuses their position of power."
