Boris Johnson snapped drinking at party during lockdown


ITV news revealed photographs of Boris Johnson at a party in November 2020. Photo: ITV
New photographs of the British Prime Minister have again called into question his claims he did not know about his colleaguesâ illegal parties and that âall guidance was followed completely in No.10â during the pandemic.
ITV News has published pictures of Boris Johnson holding a glass and appearing to be offering a toast at an event the media outlet reported was on November 13 during the 2020 lockdowns.
Eight people are standing closely together, as well as the photographer, for the photographs taken during a farewell party.
Bottles of sparkling wine, gin, and party food are pictured in front of the Prime Minister.
At the time, Britainâs coronavirus rules prevented gatherings of more than two people from separate households.
Mr Johnson has previously said he would pay a fine for attending a separate event â his birthday bash â in Downing Street and offered a âfull apologyâ for the lockdown-busting event.
He said it âdidnât occurâ to him that the gathering in the Cabinet Room on June 19, 2020, to mark his 56th birthday was a violation of coronavirus rules.
More than 120 other workers from the government headquarters have been fined for breaching lockdown rules. The PMâs wife was also fined over the illegal party.
Tweet from @PaulBrandITV
âThere was a brief gathering in the Cabinet Room shortly after 2pm lasting for less than 10 minutes, during which people I work with kindly passed on their good wishes,â he said of his birthday party.
âI have to say, in all frankness, at that time it did not occur to me that this might have been a breach of the rules.â
He added: âI now humbly accept that I was.â
According to the BBC, at least one person has been fined for the November event â but not Mr Johnson.
The PM is expected to publicly address the issue of the illegal lockdown events this week when a report into so-called âpartygateâ will be handed down by official Sue Gray.
A spokesperson for No. 10 told ITV: âThe Cabinet Office and the Met Police have had access to all information relevant to their investigations, including photographs. The Met have concluded their investigation and Sue Gray will publish her report in the coming days, at which point the Prime Minister will address Parliament in full.â
Last Thursday, Met Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Helen Ball, said: âOur investigation was thorough and impartial and was completed as quickly as we could, given the amount of information that needed to be reviewed and the importance of ensuring that we had strong evidence⊠this investigation is now complete.â
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