09-12-2021, 11:30 AM
Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN
Updated 0007 GMT (0807 HKT) December 9, 2021
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For the past week, the British Prime Minister has been buffeted by multiple claims that social events were held inside 10 Downing Street in the runup to Christmas 2020, when the country was under coronavirus regulations that outlawed such activities.
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CNN has established that social gatherings were indeed held on the two days in question -- November 27 and December 18 -- and has confirmed a Daily Mirror report that Johnson himself gave an impromptu speech at the first one.
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The accusations are damaging for the government as it seeks to enforce tougher coronavirus restrictions.
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Against this backdrop of rising cases, the charge of government hypocrisy is potent
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Until now, the government had maintained its line that no party had taken place. But on Wednesday, referring to the video, Johnson apologized in parliament on Wednesday "unreservedly for the offense that it has caused."
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"There are simply no words to describe how upsetting and shameful it is to then hear Boris Johnson's team laughing about breaking the rules they had made, whilst others followed them and could only say goodbye to their loved ones through a screen," the Bereaved Families group said in a statement. "It's the behaviour of people who think they're above us."
Much better to read the full long report: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/08/uk/bo...index.html
Updated 0007 GMT (0807 HKT) December 9, 2021
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For the past week, the British Prime Minister has been buffeted by multiple claims that social events were held inside 10 Downing Street in the runup to Christmas 2020, when the country was under coronavirus regulations that outlawed such activities.
......
CNN has established that social gatherings were indeed held on the two days in question -- November 27 and December 18 -- and has confirmed a Daily Mirror report that Johnson himself gave an impromptu speech at the first one.
......
The accusations are damaging for the government as it seeks to enforce tougher coronavirus restrictions.
......
Against this backdrop of rising cases, the charge of government hypocrisy is potent
......
Until now, the government had maintained its line that no party had taken place. But on Wednesday, referring to the video, Johnson apologized in parliament on Wednesday "unreservedly for the offense that it has caused."
......
"There are simply no words to describe how upsetting and shameful it is to then hear Boris Johnson's team laughing about breaking the rules they had made, whilst others followed them and could only say goodbye to their loved ones through a screen," the Bereaved Families group said in a statement. "It's the behaviour of people who think they're above us."
Much better to read the full long report: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/08/uk/bo...index.html