Partygate: New photos appear to show Boris Johnson toasting colleague at Downing St drinks in lockdown

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Partygate: New photos appear to show Boris Johnson toasting colleague at Downing St drinks in lockdown
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'It's obvious that the prime minister was having a good time drinking wine with his mates at work, while [the public] were doing all of the things we were asked to do', says Labour's ThangamMP. Partygate latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and Freeview 233

These photos fire the starting gun on a week that will likely be very bumpy for the prime minister.

Expect Number 10 to lean heavily on responses of this sort in the coming days as more gory details and pictures emerge. Asked directly in the House of Commons whether there were any parties in Downing Street on 13 November 2020, Mr Johnson was explicit:"No, but I'm sure whatever happened the guidance... and the rules were followed at all times."The big risk for the PM now is the full Sue Gray report may throw up more mismatches of this sort.

A Number 10 spokesman said:"The Cabinet Office and the Met Police have had access to all information relevant to their investigations, including photographs.

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