“I know the rage they feel with me and with the Government I lead when they think in Downing Street itself the rules are not being properly followed by the people who make the rules. In the Commons, Mr Johnson admitted that he attended the May 20 gathering for around 25 minutes to “thank groups of staff” in the garden, and that he "believed implicitly that this was a work event".īut he added: “With hindsight I should have sent everyone back inside, I should have found some other way to thank them, and I should have recognised that – even if it could have been said technically to fall within the guidance – there would be millions and millions of people who simply would not see it that way. He faced calls to resign eight times in just over half an hour in the House of Commons, with many of his own MPs reportedly writing to the influential 1922 Committee, headed by Sir Graham Brady, which can decide whether there will be a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister if it receives 54 letters from Tory MPs. READ MORE: Boris Johnson apologises for Downing Street lockdown party and confirms he attended Mr Johnson has been under intense pressure from all sides over recent days after an email from his principal private secretary, Martin Reynolds, invited colleagues to “socially distanced drinks” on May 20, 2020, to “make the most of the lovely weather” – urging them to “bring your own booze”. The Prime Minister admitted at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, January 12, that he had attended what he thought was a "work gathering" in the garden of Number 10, but despite apologising he said in hindsight he would have told staff to leave. Derbyshire Live readers think Boris Johnson should resign after news broke that he attended a boozy party in Downing Street at the height of the first lockdown - but some have sympathy for his actions.
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