‘Boris Johnson & team are taking the country for fools’- UK MP
This is according to Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner following allegations that United Kingdom Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson personally attended a drinks party in the garden of No 10, the headquarters of the Executive Arm of the British Government, during the first lockdown.
Boris broke the rules again?!
Senior civil servant Sue Gray is investigating the May 20, 2020, event as part of her inquiry into numerous allegations of rule-breaking events being held in No 10 during the coronavirus pandemic.
According to PA Media on January 8, 2022, allegations of that gathering, said to have been attended by 40 people, emerged this week when Dominic M. Cummings, the former Chief Advisor to PM Johnson, said he had warned at the time the “socially distanced drinks” would likely be against the rules and “should not happen”.
But the front-page report suggesting Mr Johnson himself was present will add to the seriousness of the claims.
PA Media said Downing Street did not immediately deny a report in the Sunday Times alleging that the Prime Minister attended the potentially rule-breaking event with wife Carrie in May 2020.
The newspaper cited three sources stating Mr Johnson’s principal private secretary, Martin Reynolds, emailed officials with an invite adding “BYOB”, meaning bring your own bottle, or booze.
‘Culture of total disregard for the rules’
Rayner said: “The culture of total disregard for the rules seems to have been embedding into life in Downing Street from the very start of the pandemic.
“When much of the country was struggling with empty shelves and a total lockdown with no meeting with other allowed, it seems No 10 we’re hosting parties from the very start.
Ironically, Johnson has backed a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Virgin Islands based on unsubstantiated claims of corruption and victimisation.
The CoI was called by a governor who was accused of being antagonistic towards the democratically elected Virgin Islands Party Government led by Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1).
The CoI has not uncovered any clear instances of corruption or victimisation.
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