The British prime minister is said to have met with almost 20 people despite contact restrictions.
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London After reports of lockdown parties in the UK government headquarters, a photo of Prime Minister Boris Johnson with almost 20 people in the garden on Downing Street has emerged. On the recording published on Monday by the Guardian, which comes from a time with strict contact restrictions, Johnson can be seen at a table with his wife Carrie and two employees. Spread across the garden you can see other groups, there is wine and cheese. A government spokesman said it was a working meeting.
At that time, in May 2020, only a maximum of two people were allowed to meet in England, outside and at a distance of two meters. Working meetings should only take place “if absolutely necessary”.
The photo joins a series of reports of parties that are said to have taken place on Downing Street during the lockdown. Boris Johnson therefore lacks the political authority to defend stricter corona measures. Labor Vice-Leader Angela Rayner called the picture a “slap in the face of the British public”.
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