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It is instructive to have clear examples of people telling lies
I agree in general but what we have seen with this government is that they have minimised the impact of big lies by constantly telling small ones. By focusing on trivia like this, the Press dilutes the impact of the stuff that matters. Particularly here, given that we know that Johnson never focused on the red boxes whether or not he was on holiday.
Why do people care? Would he produce any tangible positive change by being in the office? Civil service caretaking without random top-down political initiatives is probably the best we can hope for.