Challenged by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions over the festive bash for Downing Street staff, the prime minister said: “All guidance was followed completely.”
The Labour leader said: “The prime minister doesn’t deny there was a Downing Street Christmas party last year ... He says no rules were broken. Both of those things can’t be true. He’s taking the British public for fools.”
Sir Keir quoted from the “clear” Covid rules in place when London was under tier 3 restrictions, which stated: “You must not have a work Christmas lunch or party.”
He added: “Does the prime minister really believe that while the country was banned from seeing loved ones at Christmas last year, it was fine for him and his friend to throw a boozy party at Downing Street?”
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