Wartime hero's son furious at gathering

THE son of a Bletchley Park codebreaker whose funeral was on the same day as an alleged Downing Street party has said he is “totally gobsmacked” by the claims.

- HENRY JONES

Ann Mitchell, who was part of the World War II code-breaking team at the country house near Milton Keynes, died on May 11 last year, aged 97, having tested positive for Covid-19.

Her funeral took place on May 20, the day Boris Johnson’s private secretary is alleged to have arranged a lockdown-busting drink gathering in the garden at No10.

Her 63-year-old son, Andy Mitchell, told how just five people were able to attend her funeral, which took place in Edinburgh.