Over the past few days, the Prime Minister’s Office has been trying to quash reports that Johnson’s office workers violated social distancing rules while partying in December 2020.
According to many UK media organizations, this party took place on 18 December last year when any kind of gathering was banned in closed places in London and a day earlier the rules regarding Corona were tightened so that people would be more crowded during Christmas. Don’t do it
“The Christmas party was not held,” the Prime Minister’s Office said after footage aired on ITV on Tuesday. Always followed the rules of Covid.
At the same time, in a video dated 22 December 2020, the then Press Secretary Allegra Starton was seen making fun of the illegally organized party in the Downing Street office of the Prime Minister. It appeared from the video that a press conference organized by the government regarding the pandemic was being practiced. In this video a journalist turned journalist asks Starton if there have been reports on Twitter that a Christmas party was held in Downing Street on Friday night, would you confirm this.
To this Starton laughs, “I went home” and asks the colleagues what should be the answer? On this someone says, “Just cheese and liquor were arranged.”
Leader of the Opposition Kerr Starmer said the prime minister should clarify his position on the matter and apologise. He said, “People across the country followed the rules of lockdown, kept away from their families. Couldn’t even say goodbye to my loved ones. The government is also expected to follow the same. It is shameful to lie and make jokes about this.” The Johnson-led government was earlier also accused of neglecting lockdown rules.
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