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. Back then, 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 also 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”.
Source: Nachrichten
