Another scandal strikes Downing Street.
At the height of the pandemic, and before the restrictions were relaxed, there would be meetings in the courtyard of the prime minister's London residence between staff members of Prime Minister Tory Boris Johnson.
According to witnesses, on May 20 of that year BoJo himself, with the first lady Carrie Symonds, would have intervened at a certain point: in total 100 invitations that the head of the Prime Minister's personal secretariat, Martin Reynolds, would have addressed to as many officials and collaborators to participate in a meeting in the garden presented as "a spaced drink" to relax after the fatigue of the very first period of the pandemic: everyone would have to bring a drink.
A big deal about the Johnson administration, which only from June 1st eased the restrictions on outdoor social gatherings.
Hence the accusations of the opposition, from Labor to the Liberal Democrats, who accuse Johnson and his staff of having blatantly violated the rules of caution set by the executive for the entire duration of the lockdown and imposed on millions of Britons amid suffering and limitations. The story had already emerged in the newspapers, together with that of other alleged meetings, or parties, also held in May 2020 in Downing Street.
But now we add Reynolds' emails and the confirmations on the incident anticipated a couple of days ago by Dominic Cummin, the former Brexit guru who became Johnson's sworn enemy after being torpedoed over a year ago from his position of eminence. gray of Prime Minister Tory's entourage.
As reported by the BBC during the night, at the moment the police have not considered opening official investigations, but have nevertheless contacted government officials to investigate the facts and verify if there are still relevant legal profiles a year and a half later.
(Unioneonline / D)
