This is not the first occurrence of a scandal from this government; and it's not the first time that they have thrown out as many back-burner ideas as possible

This is not the first occurrence of a scandal from this government; and it's not the first time that they have thrown out as many back-burner ideas as possible in the rush to replace the headlines with something more palatable. In a notable previous instance, the prime minister's wife announced her pregnancy in the hours following a scandal breaking. Months later, they announced the birth of the child shortly after another scandal broke out. Hence this fairly amusing parody tweet: https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson_MP/status/1480833995021692930 https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson_MP/status/14808339950216929...