New photographs of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson drinking at a leaving party at his Downing Street residence are published, reigniting opposition accusations that he breached his own COVID-19 lockdown rules.
New photographs of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson drinking at a leaving party at his Downing Street residence have been published, re-igniting opposition accusations that he breached his own COVID-19 lockdown rules.The photos were taken at a gathering for an outgoing Downing Street official in November 2020
The photographs, obtained by ITV News, were taken at a gathering in honour of Downing Street's outgoing director of communications, Lee Cain, in November 2020, an event previously investigated by police for potential breaches of the law. Reuters could not independently verify when or where the pictures were taken. Mr Johnson's office has said that police had access to all information during their investigation, including photos.
The Cabinet Office — which has been handling a separate government investigation into the parties — declined to comment.
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