British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a birthday celebration inside Number 10 during the first COVID-19 lockdown, Downing Street has admitted. ITV News reported on Monday that 30 people attended the indoor event and shared a cake after Johnson’s wife Carrie organised the surprise get-together on the afternoon of June 19, 2020. Downing Street later admitted that staff “gathered briefly” in the Cabinet Room following a meeting. At the time, social gatherings indoors were forbidden under lockdown rules, though gatherings of up to six people were permitted to take place outside. A Downing Street spokeswoman said: “A group of staff working in Number 10 that day gathered briefly in the Cabinet Room after a meeting to wish the prime minister a happy birthday. He was there for less than 10 minutes.” ITV News also reported that, later that evening, family and friends were hosted in the prime minister’s official residence …