British Prime Minister Boris JohnsonMOSCOW, Jan 17Senior civil servant Sue Gray questioned British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in connection with the parties that were held on Downing Street during the quarantine restrictions, the Telegraph newspaper reports, citing sources. possible violations. What kind of parties were discussed during the interrogation, as well as other details are not reported. A report on the situation around the alleged violations should be published this week. Johnson's entourage, the newspaper writes, is already planning to respond to the findings of the investigation, promising to reconsider the «culture of drinking» and the possibility of leaving a number of high-ranking figures. Previously, the former head of the press service of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, James Slack, apologized for the party he threw on the occasion of the transition to another job during the lockdown in April 2021. We are talking about a party that took place at the government residence on Downing Street on April 16 last year, when Britain was under strict restrictive measures due to the spread of coronavirus infection. According to British media reports, the party was attended by about 30 government employees, who were having fun all night. The outrage of the British public was caused not only by the fact that the civil servants who imposed the restrictions violated them themselves, but also by the fact that the party took place on the eve of the funeral of Prince Philip, when Queen Elizabeth II had to sit alone at the memorial service in the church due to the existing restrictions. .Earlier, Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized for attending a mass event on May 20, 2020 for 25 minutes to thank employees for their work. According to him, he thought it was a working event that took place in the garden on Downing Street. The leader of the opposition demanded that Johnson resign. The Mirror newspaper previously wrote that on December 18, 2020, about 40 people took part in a large party on Downing Street, where employees drank alcoholic beverages, talked and had fun until late at night, despite the introduced rules .
Video of Boris Johnson dancing outrages Britons
