The Police will reconsider their first decision not to investigate this party
The British newspaper ‘Daily Mirror’ has published this Wednesday a photograph in which Prime Minister Boris Johnson can be seen near a bottle of champagne at one of the alleged parties that were held in Downing Street during the pandemic.
The photograph in question seems to show a meeting held at Christmas, since one of the three people who appear – two members of Johnson’s team and the ‘premier’ himself – wears tinsel around his neck, while another wears a hat Santa Claus.
The ‘Daily Mirror’ ensures that the photo was taken on December 15, 2020, in a “virtual” contest held on the occasion of Christmas. The same newspaper published a photo from the same event in December, which showed Johnson with two colleagues at a table, but no alcoholic beverages appeared.
At the time, the British government said that the prime minister “briefly and virtually participated” in the meeting to thank his team for their work during the pandemic, the BBC recalled.
Meanwhile, Johnson’s former adviser Dominic Cummings has assured on his Twitter social network account that there are “better” photos of the prime minister. In parallel, he has assured that “they will come out”.
After the publication of this photograph, Scotland Yard has announced that the Police will reconsider their first decision not to investigate this party, recalls the Sky News chain.
Although the Police initially ruled out carrying out an investigation since the evidence available was insufficient, after the latest revelations “that evaluation is now being reviewed.”
If you change your mind, the meeting on that December 15, 2020 would be the thirteenth that would be under investigation. At that time, level 2 restrictions were in force, among which was the prohibition to meet with non-cohabitants.
The alleged parties in Downing Street have put Johnson on the ropes. Sue Gray’s report on the matter, partially published, concludes that the Johnson Government made “failures of leadership and judgment”, while stressing that the Executive’s behavior around the meetings “is difficult to justify”. Johnson has apologized but has shown no intention of resigning. The Metropolitan Police are currently investigating a total of 12 gatherings.
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