British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to resign by senior Conservative politicians after he admitted attending a social gathering in the Downing Street garden during England’s first COVID-19 lockdown. At Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Jan. 12, Johnson said he attended a gathering in the garden for around 25 minutes to “thank groups of staff,” as he “believed implicitly that this was a work event.” According to UK media reports, Johnson and his wife Carrie were among about 30 people who attended the event on May 20, 2020, after his principal private secretary Martin Reynolds emailed Downing Street employees inviting them to a garden party and asking them to “bring your own booze.” At the time, England was under strict CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions banning groups from meeting socially outdoors. Johnson apologised for attending the event, but insisted it “could be said …
UK’s Johnson Faces Calls to Resign From Senior Conservatives Over Lockdown Party
January 12, 2022
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