But justice secretary says he has been assured by prime minister no Covid restrictions were breached
A “formal party” in Downing Street last December would have been contrary to Covid-19 guidance, the justice secretaryBut the lord chancellor told BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show he had been assured by Boris Johnson that no rules had been broken over the reported“Let’s just be clear what we’re talking about here, something that took place a year ago, unsubstantiated anonymous claims being made,” he said.
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