In the picture, Johnson is sitting at a desk with an open bottle of champagne and a packet of crisps as he reads the Christmas raffle questions to the British Government residence teams.
For this event, the Metropolitan Police faces new requests to investigate, arguing that it is not included in the general investigation of the meetings that were held in Downing Street during confinement.
Johnson was accused of personally breaking the Covid-19 laws for participating in various festive events.
In question session in the House of Commons today, Labor MP Fabian Hamilton asked if Johnson handed this photograph over to the police for investigation.
“In the last few minutes a photo has emerged of the PM in Downing Street on December 15, 2020 surrounded by alcohol, food and people wearing garlands. It looks a lot like one of the Christmas parties he told us never happened.”he underlined.
The prime minister assured that this meeting has already been submitted for investigation, but denies that he broke the rules, since it was a virtual event.
British police are investigating possible breaches of the law at 12 meetings in Downing Street, three of which the politician is known to have attended.
A fourth event, at his Downing Street apartment, is also being investigated, and the prime minister has refused to say whether he attended.
Police said they had been handed over 300 photographs of events in Downing Street and 500 pages of evidence.
Johnson also promised that the full report by Cabinet Office official Sue Gray, who was asked to investigate the breach of the rules, will be published once the police work is complete.
According to The Guardian, Dominic Cummings, Johnson’s former adviser, Brexit mastermind and currently one of his biggest critics, said better images than that would be released soon.
“There are much better photos than this one, even in the apartment”he tweeted.
Following the party scandal at the official government residence, several advisers have resigned, while a group of 15 Conservative MPs are demanding the prime minister’s resignation.
John Armitage, a financial businessman and major donor to the Conservative Party, told the BBC that leaders who lose moral authority should resign.
He assured that Boris Johnson passed the point of no return and should resign; and he considered that the challenges facing the West require “serious and committed” politicians.
Source: Ambito
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