British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today took “full responsibility” and reiterated his apology for the parties in Downing Street, which has been in lockdown due to the covid-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2021.
According to Briton, her participation in the parties “did not violate the rules”, except for the birthday event. “I take full responsibility for everything that happens in my presence,” he told Parliament. He emphasized that everyone should “take responsibility”.
Johnson’s statement comes after senior official Sue Gray published an internal report on the scandal involving parties at the government headquarters during the health emergency known as “partygate”.
The 37-page document includes nine images of the festivities, including four from Johnson’s June 2020 birthday party, which resulted in fines for Prime Minister and Treasury chief Rishi Sunak.
Other photos are from the November 2020 farewell party of former journalist Lee Cain, then government’s Director of Communications. The event, which Johnson also attended, came just days after a second incarceration in the country was announced. To the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Many of these incidents should not have happened,” the report says, and denounced excessive alcohol at corporate headquarters, noting that “some of the less experienced employees found their participation in the presence of a high leader acceptable.”
The photos show Johnson holding a toast at a time when social gatherings were banned and chatting with several people around a table with bottles of wine and food.
In a stern speech to the House of Commons, Labor opposition leader Keir Starmer stressed that it was time for the Conservative prime minister to “pack his bags” and step down “because the game is over”.
According to Starmer, those who both pretend to make laws and break them can’t stand still.
source: Noticias
