The prime minister will be forced to address the issue of fines and lockdown parties at No. 10 before his MPs when Westminister returns on Tuesday. The prime minister’s close allies told the Times that Mr Johnson accepted that “mistakes were made”, but predicted that Mr Johnson would tell lawmakers that “there was always an exception for work and people were working very close to No. 10 for a long time”. many hours. “. Explaining the prime minister’s view, the source told the newspaper: “If you go from meeting to meeting and it’s something around 2pm, people would not call it a party.” They added that in Johnson’s view “it’s his workplace” and that “he went to work events”. “This is the way he will present it, and many people understand that,” the source said. Mr Johnson’s statement to lawmakers is also expected to highlight the government’s work to support the Ukrainian government. It will also brief parliament on the government’s new energy strategy. Mr Johnson’s planned message of contempt at Partygate will be followed by new reports that he not only participated but actually led the celebrations at one of the Downing Street events. He is said to have served drinks at a retreat for his former communications director, Lee Cain, on November 13, 2020. A source told the Sunday Times that the rally started as the press office drank drinks to end the week, but turned into a party as soon as the prime minister arrived.
