“Hi everyone, after what has been an incredibly busy period it would be nice to enjoy the beautiful weather,” he wrote. principal private secretary Martin Reynolds on May 20, 2020. ‘We are organizing a 1.5 meter drink in the garden of No10. Join us from six o’clock and bring your own drink!’
In May 2020, the British were only allowed to meet one person in the open air. ITV reported that 40 employees showed up. The day after the meeting, Johnson told his compatriots at a press conference that meetings with friends or colleagues were not allowed.
Lockdonw drinks at the Johnsons
The big question now is whether the architect of the strict rules was also present. According to former top adviser Dominic Cummings, the likely leak of the email, both Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie were present. If this was really the case, the prime minister would be in trouble again.
It is the umpteenth revelation about the lockdown drinks at the Johnsons. Recently, a photo surfaced of employees having a nice drink in the said garden, complete with cheese and wine. Johnson then sat at the table with his wife and Cummings. The prime minister claimed that it was a work meeting.
At the end of last year there were several reports of Christmas drinks on Downing Street and in some departments. Those reports caused anger because many Britons adhered to the lockdown rules and made the necessary sacrifices because they were not allowed to go to funerals, weddings or visits to the sick.
Dismissal
Johnson has always denied the allegations. He did, however, fire one of his spokespersons, who during a rehearsal for a corona press conference made fun of an ‘illegal’ drink that had been held shortly before. Johnson had an investigation launched, but it has now emerged that his researcher, the cabinet secretary, had also been for a drink.
Johnson’s hopes that the affair will blow over on its own has proved futile. It is suspected that Cummings, who wants to overthrow his old boss in revenge for his firing, has even more information. Cummings himself has also violated the lockdown rules, but Johnson was satisfied with his explanation at the time.
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