Boris Johnson Accused of Breaking Lockdown Again with Alleged Wine and Cheese Party
In another emerging ‘rules for thee, but not for me’ scandal, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of breaking coronavirus restrictions for allegedly hosting a cheese and wine party while the rest of the country was locked down.
A photo has emerged, allegedly from May of last year appearing to show Mr Johnson enjoying cheese and wine with his then-girlfriend, now wife, Carrie Johnson née Symonds and at least 17 staffers on the terrace at Number 10 Downing Street while the rest of the country was in lockdown, The Guardian reported.
Downing Street has insisted that the event depicted in the photo was not a party and instead was a “work meeting”.
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab defended the gathering, saying on Monday: “If you think how hard [people in Downing Street] are working under the pressure of the week, they sometimes have a drink, and that’s what’s happening there.”
The pro-lockdown governing party of Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP), have branded the event a “sleaze and wine” party and called again for an investigation into the government’s alleged multiple breaches of lockdown rules. – READ MORE
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