Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing new allegations of his office partying while citizens were being told not to gather for social events because of COVID-19.
The Daily Telegraph says the latest gatherings took place on April 16 last year – the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral – despite rules limiting the size of gatherings both indoors and out.
Johnson is already under pressure, with some in his party calling for his resignation after he admitted on Wednesday that he attended a staff drinks gathering during the May 2020 lockdown. He told parliament that he thought it was a work event.
Boris Johnson has to go now. He broke the rules and presided over an arrogant culture of one rule for the Tories and another for the rest of us.
Tory MPs have a duty to remove him from office. It is their integrity on the line – and they won’t be forgiven if they refuse to act. https://t.co/JsPrHGiVFF
— Ian Blackford (@Ianblackford_MP) January 13, 2022
Dozens of people in the basement with a DJ, dancing and a suitcase full of booze? I still can’t conceive how anyone – anyone – thought any of this was OK. Especially when the rest of the country was doing their damndest to play by the rules, often at great personal cost. https://t.co/GvhFE32utY
— Ruth Davidson (@RuthDavidsonPC) January 13, 2022
