In the week in which more will become clear about ‘party gate’, British media are again writing about a party by Prime Minister Johnson. During the first lockdown in the United Kingdom, he is said to have celebrated his birthday on Downing Street with thirty employees.
According to ITV News, a birthday cake and ‘picnic snacks’ were eaten in the Cabinet Room and the Prime Minister sang. At that time, mid-June 2020, indoor gatherings were banned. Also, companies were not allowed to sing, because it would increase the chance of spreading the corona virus.
For Johnson, the party would have been a surprise, organized by his wife. The meeting reportedly lasted half an hour. Later in the day, relatives are also said to have been at the official residence to celebrate Johnson’s birthday.
A spokesman for the prime minister told ITV News that a group of staff briefly gathered in the Cabinet Room after a meeting to congratulate the prime minister. “The Prime Minister has not been there for ten minutes.” The spokesperson contradicts that there was also a party with family members. The family would only have been received outside.
Research report
Earlier there was already a fuss in the United Kingdom about a Christmas drink and several garden parties that Johnson and his associates have allegedly kept, against corona rules. This has put Johnson under pressure, including in his own Conservative Party. A will be released later this week research report on social gatherings in Downing Street during the pandemic.
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