The Trail of Evidence

“I always paid the full amount of tax.
On Covid, we were short of PPE.
Reporters have made scurrilous attacks,
cast vicious slurs on my integrity
but my sole motive then was to obtain
vital equipment. Yes, he was a friend
but there’s no question of financial gain.
Work gatherings, of course, I did attend,
sometimes in gardens, and you would expect
hard-working ministers to let off steam
but when Prince Philip died we showed respect.
And as for bullying staff, I’d never dream
of it. I have high standards, but I swear
that is the truth.” 
And leaves it, lying there.