The prime minister is facing increasing anger in response to reports that a number of pre-Christmas parties were held last year in defiance of COVID-19 restrictions.
during what was apparently a rehearsal for a TV media briefing.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called on Mr Johnson to"come clean and apologise" and COVID-19 Bereaved Families For Justice UK has accused the PM of"set a culture where breaches of the rules are laughed about and the rules only apply to some".in the run-up to Christmas last year while indoor mixing was banned in London.
It has also been reported that the prime minister gave a speech at a crowded leaving party for a senior aide in November, when the same restrictions applied.about the two parties last year, saying:"It is our policy not to routinely investigate retrospective breaches of the COVID-19 regulations, however the footage will form part of our considerations."
And on Wednesday, the Daily Mirror reported that former education secretary Gavin Williamson threw a party and delivered a short speech at an event on 10 December while London was under the same restrictions. In response to that allegation, a Department for Education spokeswoman said:"While this was work-related, looking back we accept it would have been better not to have gathered in this way at that particular time."
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