The former prime minister reportedly made these comments during a “drunken” celebration in Downing Street in November 2020, while Covid-19 restrictions were in place.
Boris Johnson joked about a party at number 10 during the coronavirus epidemic, calling it “the most socially distant party in the UK right now”. According to the report, Johnson made these comments at a “drunken” celebration in Downing Street in November 2020, while Covid-19 restrictions were in place.
Broadcaster ITV stated that ITV quoted Johnson when it posted the listing. Johnson was then forced to resign by the Tories after the Partygate scandal.
I heard the Prime Minister speak and that’s when I heard the quote: ‘This is the least socially distanced party in the UK right now’ and everyone was laughing about it.” This is one of many damning new claims, alongside the claim that evidence was destroyed by Downing Street staff and some were also seen “getting on” at a party just before Prince Philip’s funeral in 2021.
However, Johnson was fined by the Metropolitan Police for the Downing Street party.
The fine was for attending her birthday party in June 2020, and not the one that took place on November 13, 2020. It was a violation of staff policy and the staff was fined. Two other staff members also reportedly “groped” each other in the Downing Street kitchen at the meeting.
ITV reported that the complainants claimed that staff “corroborated” their stories to the police about their involvement in meetings to break the rules.
The sources say that the evidence and documents were destroyed before the official investigation by the police investigators.
Johnson’s spokesman did not respond to the claims, but claimed that Johnson “led our country through the most dangerous peacetime crisis in living memory, during the Covid-19 pandemic.” He served as Prime Minister in a 24-hour national emergency and worked tirelessly to ensure that the government did everything possible to protect lives and livelihoods.
