“This was the usual press office on Friday night for laundry. “Boris came in a whisper, in a red box, and gathered the staff around the press desk table, which actually had bottles of alcohol on it. “He said he wanted to say a few words about Lee and started pouring drinks for people and drinking himself. “She made him a toast.” A photographer reportedly was present throughout the event and took pictures of Mr. Johnson. “He was on Downing Street, people around the table and there was plenty of alcohol. “If you put this photo on the front pages, I think a lot of people, MPs, who have priced a lot of things will not have priced it, because it looks like a huge p —- up.” Mr. Johnson’s alleged presence at the social event would be difficult to equate with his previous statements to the public about rallies during the lockdown and his initial insistence that “all the rules have been followed.” Asked by the public if there had been a party on Downing Street on November 13, 2020, he said: “No, but I’m sure that whatever happened, the instructions were followed and the rules were followed at all times.” Labor has accused the prime minister of “degrading his position”, with Angela Rayner, a member of parliament and vice-president of the party, saying: at least one of them. “He has deliberately misled the British people at every step.” A former Conservative minister said no one in the party wanted to “rock the boat” before the May local elections, but warned that if the Tories did poorly, it could be a “catalyst” for new attempts to overthrow their leader. .
