British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologised for attending a social gathering in the Downing Street garden during England’s first COVID-19 lockdown, though he refused to admit he broke lockdown rules. According to UK media reports, Martin Reynolds, Johnson’s principal private secretary, sent an email in May 2020 to more than 100 Downing Street employees inviting them to a garden party and asking them to “bring your own booze.” Johnson himself and his wife Carrie were reportedly among about 30 people who attended the gathering on May 20, 2020, when England was under strict CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions banning groups from meeting socially outdoors. At the Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Jan. 12, Johnson acknowledged the public “rage” over the incident, but insisted it “could be said technically to fall within the guidance.” He said he attended the gathering for around 25 minutes to …