British Prime Minister Boris Johnson LONDON, Jan 31British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, speaking in Parliament, apologized after the publication of a report on an internal investigation into Downing Street parties during the lockdown. Earlier on Monday, the British Prime Minister's office released a report on the results of an internal audit conducted by senior civil servant Sue Gray. According to the investigation, some of the gatherings in Downing Street violated the lockdown rules and the UK government should consider the lessons learned from these violations without waiting for the completion of the police investigation. jpg» />»Retired for drinking!» The British Prime Minister was caught red-handed, and more than once «First of all, I want to say» I'm sorry. «I regret the things that we did wrong, and for the way we solved this situation,» Johnson said in Parliament. According to him, he fully agrees with the general conclusions of the investigation. In addition, the prime minister said that he understands the anger that people feel in connection with the information about the holding of meetings during the period of coronavirus restrictions. «It is not enough just to apologize, we must look at ourselves in the mirror and learn the lessons,» Johnson said. Johnson was under fire and threatened with losing his post over the party scandal at the government residence on Downing Street during the nationwide lockdown. In this regard, it launched an internal investigation into violations of sanitary rules during parties, after the transfer of the case file to the police, Scotland Yard announced on January 25 that it had launched its own investigation. Reports that parties were held at the government residence during the national lockdown appeared in December last year. However, in recent days, the scandal has gained momentum when it became known about other mass festivities. The Prime Minister was forced to make a public apology in Parliament for attending one of the events on May 20, 2020, Johnson said that he considered the event to be working. The opposition is demanding his resignation. The situation worsened when it became clear that two more parties took place on April 16, 2021 — on the eve of the funeral of Prince Philip, when restrictions were still in place in Britain and national mourning was declared in the country. Queen Elizabeth II then had to sit alone at a memorial service in the church. The Cabinet had to apologize to the royal family.
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