PHOTOS of Boris Johnson raising a glass of fizz at a No10 lockdown bash he denied ever happened have sunk his Partygate defence.
The PM now stands accused of lying to Parliament after four pics were published showing him with aides round a table laden with booze.
THE Prime Minister stands accused of lying to Parliament as four pictures show him raising a glass with aides around a table laden with booze and party food.
Sources said the photos were taken at a leaving do at No10 on November 13 2020, when people from different households were banned from mixing indoors as Covid spread.
In the Commons the following year Johnson denied a party had taken place in No10 on that date.
He was asked by Labour MP Catherine West on December 8, one week after revelations about lockdown parties, whether he would confirm the event.
He replied: "No. But I'm sure that, whatever happened, the guidance was followed and the rules were followed at all times.
Johnson already faces an inquiry by the Committee of Privileges over whether he misled parliament when he claimed no rules had been broken in No10. Ministers who knowingly mislead the House of Commons are expected to resign.
Tory MP Roger Gale said the "damning" pictures, taken at a leaving do for the PM's former spin doctor Lee Cain, meant Johnson should quit.
He added: "It's absolutely clear that there was a party, that he attended it, that he was raising a toast to one of his colleagues.
"Therefore, he misled us from the despatch box.
"And honourably, there is one answer.
This story is from the May 24, 2022 edition of Daily Record.
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