{"id":158093,"date":"2022-05-23T17:59:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T17:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=158093"},"modified":"2022-05-23T17:59:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T17:59:09","slug":"boris-johnson-pictured-drinking-raising-a-toast-in-new-lockdown-busting-downing-street-party-pics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/boris-johnson-pictured-drinking-raising-a-toast-in-new-lockdown-busting-downing-street-party-pics\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson pictured drinking & raising a toast in new lockdown-busting Downing Street party pics"},"content":{"rendered":"
BOMBSHELL new photos show Boris Johnson and top aides surrounded by bottles of booze at one of the Partygate gatherings.<\/p>\n
The PM is seen leading a wine toast with a handful of staff at a leaving do for his comms chief Lee Cain on November 13, 2020.<\/p>\n
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They are all gathered round a table crowded with several bottles of plonk with the PM's red box propped up on a chair.<\/p>\n
At the time meetings between people from separate households were prohibited – unless they were in an "exclusive support bubble".<\/p>\n
Cops did NOT fine Mr Johnson over the event and only stung him for a single birthday bash in the Cabinet Room.<\/p>\n
Scotland Yard detectives trawled through more than 500 pics during their \u00a3435,000 Partygate investigation.<\/p>\n
But the latest snaps obtained by ITV News gives the\u00a0PM a fresh headache as publication of the Sue Gray report looms within days.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Ms Gray is set to tear into the culture in Downing Street during lockdown\u00a0that led to several rule-busting bashes.<\/p>\n
No10 were today forced to admit that they recently instigated a meeting with the Whitehall enforcer after initially saying the opposite.<\/p>\n
The PM and Ms Gray met last month to discuss "the process" of how she will publish her report, which is expected to name senior officials.<\/p>\n
More pictures could surface with the report. Embittered ex-aide Dominic Cummings warned snaps would emerge regardless.<\/p>\n
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Labour's Angela Rayner – who is facing her own Currygate probe with Sir Keir Starmer – tore into the PM tonight.<\/p>\n
She said: "While the British public were making huge sacrifices, Boris Johnson was breaking the law."<\/p>\n
Lib Dem MP Daisy Cooper piled in: "People will rightly be furious to see pictures of Johnson drinking at what is an obvious party, when he repeatedly told us that the rules were followed at all times.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese photos show Boris Johnson has taken the British people for fools. While the public made huge sacrifices, he partied in Number 10."<\/p>\n
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