‘Rife’ Cocaine Use Reported in U.K. Parliament

DR. WHO KNEW? –

Dec. 5, 2021 – “The accounts of drug misuse in parliament given to the Sunday Times are deeply concerning,” Lindsay Hoyle, House speaker, told Sky News on Sunday. “I will be raising them as a priority with the Metropolitan Police next week.” The Metropolitan Police service did not immediately return a request for comment.

The report came just as Johnson was set to announce a 10-year plan to hold drug offenders responsible and combat crime in England and Wales. On Monday, he was pictured with police in the city of Liverpool while wearing a dark uniform and a black hat with “police” stitched in white across the front — an image that caused a stir on social media as #cocaine became a top Twitter trend in the United Kingdom. In Britain, cocaine is a “Class A” drug, the most serious classification. Those found to be in possession of the substance face up to seven years in prison. Those supplying or producing the drug can face a life sentence.

Yet the Sunday Times reported that “there is a cocaine culture in parliament” from well-known lawmakers to young staffers — on both sides of the political spectrum.