Boris Johnson says Downing Street staff were unfairly maligned and some coverage was ‘absolutely absurd’
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Boris Johnson said there was nothing he could have reasonably done to stop lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street, calling media coverage and TV adaptations of these events “absurd” and “a travesty of the truth”.
In evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, which seems likely to anger bereaved relatives’ groups, Johnson argued that the gatherings primarily involved staff trying to work hard in difficult circumstances.
Continue reading…Boris Johnson says Downing Street staff were unfairly maligned and some coverage was ‘absolutely absurd’Covid inquiry live – latest updatesBoris Johnson said there was nothing he could have reasonably done to stop lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street, calling media coverage and TV adaptations of these events “absurd” and “a travesty of the truth”.In evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, which seems likely to anger bereaved relatives’ groups, Johnson argued that the gatherings primarily involved staff trying to work hard in difficult circumstances. Continue reading…