I have a relative who I know to have been pretty strict with following Covid restrictions and making sure her young adult children did the same. She is definitely on the cautious side compared to a lot of Brits.
However, I am told by her children that she frequently complains about the Downing Street parties being mentioned and thinks it should all be forgotten about. She voted Tory last time but she is not a lifelong Tory by any means and voted Labour not so long ago.
AIBU to think she wouldn't defend many other Tory or indeed non-Tory politicians for what Boris has done? It's quite notable that some committed Tory members have criticised Johnson in public, yet she and seemingly many others on here and in the media seem to think "Boris will be Boris"?
It seems like there is a personality cult around him encouraged by parts of the media, and he can do no wrong in some people's eyes.