Fury erupted after reports suggested staff, including Chancellor Rishi Sunak, shared cake and sang "happy birthday" to the Prime Minister, despite social mixing indoors being banned. But it has now been highlighted that The Times actually reported the event on the day after Mr Johnson’s birthday. The Times article, published online on June 20, read: “Boris Johnson celebrated his 56th birthday yesterday with a small gathering in the cabinet room. “Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, and a group of ladies sang him Happy Birthday before they tucked into a Union Jack cake. Boris Johnson's approval ratingRevelations of revelry, including boozy parties in Downing Street, suitcases of supermarket wine, a broken children's swing, a wine fridge and jokes by staff about how to present such parties to reporters, have hammered Mr Johnson's approval ratings.

Source: The Times January 29, 2022 06:45 UTC