Wartime hero's son furious at gathering
Daily Record|January 12, 2022
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
Wartime hero's son furious at gathering

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.

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